Total Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tennyson Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 1,014 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 Tennyson Road (CV2 5JA) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Lower Stoke average (88.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tennyson Road (CV2 5JA), the main crime hotspot is near Uxbridge Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mellowdew Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Uxbridge Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Uxbridge Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Uxbridge Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Uxbridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Uxbridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Occupation Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wyver Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oswin Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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