Total Crime Rate

1097.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1019.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1097.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1019.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 965.0 10/10
  • Public order 46.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Walsgrave Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in St Michael's , and the 5th highest crime rate of 998 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 Walsgrave Road (CV2 4HE) in the last 12 months was 1097.3 per 1,000 residents and was 354.8% higher 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 248 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 262 (≈ 1019.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsgrave Road (CV2 4HE), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Street. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 256 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walsgrave Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wren Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wren Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery King Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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