Crime Rates at The Martyrs Close, Cheylesmore, Coventry, CV3 5FL

The Martyrs Close area has the 40th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 459th lowest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Martyrs Close (CV3 5FL) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Cheylesmore average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Martyrs Close (CV3 5FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lichfield Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quinton Parade (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.