Total Crime Rate

129.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsway area has the 19th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in St Michael's , and the 224th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (CV2 4EX) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the St Michael's average (240.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 91.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 105.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (CV2 4EX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hugh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gresham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gresham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gresham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Villiers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Clara Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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