Total Crime Rate
214.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
131.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barras Green area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Upper Stoke , and the 83rd 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 Barras Green (CV2 4LY) in the last 12 months was 214.1 per 1,000 residents and was 165.6% higher than the Upper Stoke average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 131.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barras Green (CV2 4LY), the main crime hotspot is near Gun Lane. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Briton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Powell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Milton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Powell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coventry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Quarrywood Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarrywood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarrywood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarrywood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | William Arnold Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Uplands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stepney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stoke Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Briton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clay Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clay Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Briton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Terracota Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Terracota Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coventry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coventry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coventry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coventry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barras Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barras Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gun Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coventry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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