Total Crime Rate
85.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nicholls Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in St Michael's , and the 400th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nicholls Street (CV2 4GY) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nicholls Street (CV2 4GY), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Ranby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobb Close | 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 | Public order | Lowther Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobb Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cobb Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cobb Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cobb Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobb Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobb Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brighton Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brighton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brighton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Brighton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brighton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Grantham Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Swan Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alfred Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mowbray Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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