Total Crime Rate

186.1 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 186.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Other theft 27.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Scimitar Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Binley and Willenhall , and the 122nd 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 Scimitar Way (CV3 4GA) in the last 12 months was 186.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scimitar Way (CV3 4GA), the main crime hotspot is near Scimitar Way. 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 Scimitar Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scimitar Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scimitar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scimitar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Scimitar Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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