Total Crime Rate

280.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 280.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Burglary 23.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 9/10
  • Robbery 18.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Britannia Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in St Michael's , and the 56th highest crime rate of 1,014 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 Britannia Street (CV2 4FS) in the last 12 months was 280.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 164.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Street (CV2 4FS), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Street. Police recorded 206 crimes here, including 191 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Britannia Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nicholls Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs King Richard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mowbray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mowbray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coronation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coronation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wren Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wren Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brunel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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