Total Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 44.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Drive area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 335th 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 The Drive (CV2 5FT) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (CV2 5FT), the main crime hotspot is near Triumph Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopedale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs The Drive 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 2026Other theft Hipswell Highway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attoxhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lloyd Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lloyd Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Triumph Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Triumph Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Triumph Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Triumph Close

Data Sources

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