Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.2 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 99.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lowther Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in St Michael's , and the 295th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowther Street (CV2 4GP) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowther Street (CV2 4GP), the main crime hotspot is near Cobb Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowther Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lowther Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Freehold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augustus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augustus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ranby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newnham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craner'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craner'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Craner'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ranby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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