Total Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 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
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

Welsh Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 256th 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 Welsh Road (CV2 4LA) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Lower Stoke average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welsh Road (CV2 4LA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welsh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Coventry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coventry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stoke Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stoke Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoke Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoke Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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