Total Crime Rate

285.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.8 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 285.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 167.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Burglary 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ridgethorpe area has the 8th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Binley and Willenhall , and the 54th 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 Ridgethorpe (CV3 3GP) in the last 12 months was 285.2 per 1,000 residents and was 118.6% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 167.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgethorpe (CV3 3GP), 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 Ridgethorpe area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Jamescroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Laneside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgethorpe Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winnallthorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winnallthorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorenzo Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lorenzo Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Potton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lorenzo Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lorenzo Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Upper Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lorenzo Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Potton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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