Total Crime Rate

203.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 203.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.9 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 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 10th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in St Michael's , and the 100th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (CV2 4FE) in the last 12 months was 203.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (CV2 4FE), the main crime hotspot is near Hamilton Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs King Richard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Clara Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Richmond Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chandos Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Villiers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gresham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gresham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gresham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Michael'S Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gresham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brighton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mowbray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mowbray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation

Data Sources

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