Total Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dowley Croft area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Binley and Willenhall , and the 139th 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 Dowley Croft (CV3 2UU) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% lower than the Binley and Willenhall average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2023.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dowley Croft (CV3 2UU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | The Stoop | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claybrookes Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tylney Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Stoop | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kynner Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Twickenham Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrayfield Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsholm Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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