Total Crime Rate

134.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.0 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 134.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Kingsway area has the 20th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in St Michael's , and the 201st highest crime rate of 998 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 4FF) in the last 12 months was 134.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (CV2 4FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Villiers Street, where police recorded 50 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 Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Harley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Clara Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Argyll Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Grantham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery King Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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