Total Crime Rate

101.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shakespeare Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 328th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Street (CV2 4JX) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher than the Lower Stoke average (88.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Street (CV2 4JX), the main crime hotspot is near Dane Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stoke Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kings Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dane Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dane Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dane Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order William Arnold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order William Arnold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dane Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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