Total Crime Rate

153.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 153.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Briton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 147th highest crime rate of 998 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 Briton Road (CV2 4RU) in the last 12 months was 153.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briton Road (CV2 4RU), the main crime hotspot is near St Osburg'S Road. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarrywood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clay Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Robbery Kings Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime William Arnold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoke Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Saxon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Ann'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welsh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarrywood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarrywood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarrywood Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Osburg'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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