Total Crime Rate
66.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mile Lane area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 492nd highest crime rate of 998 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 5GD) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mile Lane (CV3 5GD), the main crime hotspot is near Lichfield Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cheylesmore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perchfoot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lichfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Galey'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gillquart Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Christian'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Martyrs' Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Martyrs' Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornelius Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hockett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lollard Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lichfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornelius Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Isabel'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Peckstone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Glover Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glover Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Joan Ward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | John Grace Street | Under investigation |
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