Total Crime Rate
122.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Walsgrave Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 248th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Walsgrave Road (CV2 4BG) in the last 12 months was 122.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% higher than the Lower Stoke average (88.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walsgrave Road (CV2 4BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grenville Avenue, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dane Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burns Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grenville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Copperfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dane Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dane Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dane Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dane Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Copperfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harefield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kings Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roman Road | Offender given a caution |
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