Total Crime Rate
265.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mary Slessor Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Binley and Willenhall , and the 61st highest crime rate of 1,014 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 Mary Slessor Street (CV3 3BZ) in the last 12 months was 265.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% higher than the Binley and Willenhall average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mary Slessor Street (CV3 3BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lorenzo Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tom Ward Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsmead Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsmead Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kingsmead Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Hall Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Langbank Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salcombe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | March Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salcombe Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorenzo Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Remembrance Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Remembrance Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Soden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Futures Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lysander Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tom Ward Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorenzo Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsmead Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tarquin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fabian Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Miranda Close | Under investigation |
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