Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Lane area has the 28th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Binley and Willenhall , and the 224th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Lane (CV3 3DB) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Lane (CV3 3DB), the main crime hotspot is near Yarningale Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Jude'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Futures Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Yarningale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarningale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arnhem Corner Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlethorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgethorpe Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlethorpe Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lysander Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Soden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarningale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Upper Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Remembrance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Remembrance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lorenzo Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lorenzo Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lorenzo Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lorenzo Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorenzo Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Jude'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Yarningale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlethorpe Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Slessor Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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