Total Crime Rate
62.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Barley Lea area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Binley and Willenhall , and the 482nd lowest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Barley Lea (CV3 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 62.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower than the Binley and Willenhall average (130.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Barley Lea (CV3 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near The Moorfield. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinley Fields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boxhill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Acorn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Luff Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bentree | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Round House Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Round House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Luff Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Barley Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Farmstead | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pinley Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinley Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boxhill | Under investigation |
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