Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 153.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 18th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Binley and Willenhall , and the 146th 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 St James Lane (CV3 3FE) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 113.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Lane (CV3 3FE), the main crime hotspot is near Winnallthorpe. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 25 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Jamescroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Galloway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Galloway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winnallthorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Laneside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winnallthorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridgecote Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgecote Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Potton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Potton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Bailey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Bailey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Bailey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Edward Bailey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alex Grierson Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Campbell Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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