Total Crime Rate

191.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.7 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 191.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oldham Avenue 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 Oldham Avenue (CV2 5EX) 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 Oldham Avenue (CV2 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near A4600. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oldham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ansty Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ives Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ives Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edyth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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