Total Crime Rate

198.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 198.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 60.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walsgrave Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in St Michael's , and the 91st highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walsgrave Road (CV2 4EB) in the last 12 months was 198.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the St Michael's average (241.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsgrave Road (CV2 4EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Osburg'S Road, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grantham Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walsgrave Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Clara Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clay Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clay Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Argyll Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Terracota Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Terracota Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Osburg'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Osburg'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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