Total Crime Rate

176.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 176.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shortley Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Binley and Willenhall , and the 134th 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 Shortley Road (CV3 4AE) in the last 12 months was 176.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shortley Road (CV3 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near Whitley Village. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shortley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitley Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frankpledge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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