Total Crime Rate
105.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brighton Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in St Michael's , and the 312th 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 Brighton Street (CV2 4JJ) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brighton Street (CV2 4JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Wren Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 36 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Wren Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brighton Street | Local resolution |
| 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 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobb Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Villiers Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gresham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gresham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gresham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hamilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Quarrywood Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gresham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stepney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Quarrywood Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Quarrywood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarrywood Grove | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brighton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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