Total Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Cornfield area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Binley and Willenhall , and the 393rd 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 Cornfield (CV3 1FE) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Cornfield (CV3 1FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Treforest Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chatham Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Weir Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sylvia Bird Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Loch Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sylvia Bird Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Second Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Lindfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Marjorie Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Allard Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Isadora Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Isadora Lea | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Treforest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Allard Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allard Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Cornfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Amelia Crescent | Under investigation |
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