Total Crime Rate
191.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farren Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 95th 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 Farren Road (CV2 5EP) in the last 12 months was 191.4 per 1,000 residents and was 119.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 97.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farren Road (CV2 5EP), the main crime hotspot is near A4600. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wyken| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edyth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Macaulay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Macaulay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ansty Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Olive Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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