Total Crime Rate
355.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marl Croft area has the 7th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Binley and Willenhall , and the 46th 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 Marl Croft (CV3 3FS) in the last 12 months was 355.7 per 1,000 residents and was 160.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 228.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marl Croft (CV3 3FS), the main crime hotspot is near Winnallthorpe. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winnallthorpe | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laneside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pondthorpe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pondthorpe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamescroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamescroft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jamescroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winnallthorpe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winnallthorpe | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winnallthorpe | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winnallthorpe | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandythorpe | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marlcroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlcroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laneside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlcroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Laneside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Ride | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgethorpe | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ridgethorpe | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridgecote | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridgecote | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgecote | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Potton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ridgethorpe | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Ride | Under investigation |
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