Total Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mile Lane area has the 38th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 447th lowest 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 Mile Lane (CV3 5GB) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mile Lane (CV3 5GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lichfield Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daventry Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cheylesmore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Daventry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Joan Ward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornelius Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Martyrs' Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Martyrs' Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Daventry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Grace Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joan Ward Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hockett Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furlong Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Furlong Road | Under investigation |
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