Total Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Martyrs Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 452nd highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Martyrs Close (CV3 5FN) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% lower than the Cheylesmore average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Martyrs Close (CV3 5FN), the main crime hotspot is near Quinton Parade. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Martyrs Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franciscan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joan Ward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hockett Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merlin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merlin Close
Sep 2025Public order Furlong Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornelius Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Joan Ward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Martyrs' Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Martyrs' Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daventry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blondvil Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Daventry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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