Total Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 17.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Longfellow Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 89th 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 Longfellow Road (CV2 5DE) in the last 12 months was 17.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfellow Road (CV2 5DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coleridge Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bronte Walk (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longfellow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Briars Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyver Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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