Total Crime Rate
83.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Princethorpe Way area has the 50th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Binley and Willenhall , and the 388th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Princethorpe Way (CV3 2HE) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princethorpe Way (CV3 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Ebro Crescent. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebro Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Marston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | George Marston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebro Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebro Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ebro Crescent | Local resolution |
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