Total Crime Rate

49.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hipswell Highway area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 396th lowest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hipswell Highway (CV2 5FJ) in the last 12 months was 49.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hipswell Highway (CV2 5FJ), the main crime hotspot is near St Ives Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hipswell Highway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hipswell Highway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ives Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ives Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attoxhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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