Total Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 50.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nicholls Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in St Michael's , and the 406th lowest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nicholls Street (CV2 4GR) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholls Street (CV2 4GR), the main crime hotspot is near Wren Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nicholls Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ranby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Catherine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobb Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augustus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augustus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ranby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Freehold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Local resolution
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wren Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wren Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lowther Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craner'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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