Total Crime Rate
60.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dawson Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 462nd lowest crime rate of 1,014 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 Dawson Road (CV3 1FX) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dawson Road (CV3 1FX), the main crime hotspot is near Parkview. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lower Stoke| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Signals Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Aldermoor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bull'S Head Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Siddeley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lodge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkview | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parkview | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Yeomanry Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stoke Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Signals Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Signals Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stoke Green | Under investigation |
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