Total Crime Rate
280.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Britannia 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spring Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nicholls Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | King Richard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mowbray Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mowbray Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wren Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Coronation Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coronation Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wren Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wren Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brunel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Road | Under investigation |
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