Total Crime Rate
840.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Swan Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in St Michael's , and the 11th 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 Swan Lane (CV2 4GB) in the last 12 months was 840.5 per 1,000 residents and was 250.1% 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 179 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 196 (≈ 762.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swan Lane (CV2 4GB), 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.
View Crime In St Michael's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobb Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chandos Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stepney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stepney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stepney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hamilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Villiers Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wren Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wren Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandos Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hastings Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wren Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caludon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wren Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobb Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wren Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyll Street | Under investigation |
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