Total Crime Rate
174.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Swancroft Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Upper Stoke , and the 138th 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 Swancroft Road (CV2 4QW) in the last 12 months was 174.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% higher than the Upper Stoke average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 112.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swancroft Road (CV2 4QW), the main crime hotspot is near Gun Lane. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dairy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gun Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newdigate Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gun Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gun Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gun Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dairy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gun Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Headborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Headborough Road | Under investigation |
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