Total Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montalt Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 333rd lowest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montalt Road (CV3 5LU) in the last 12 months was 43.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montalt Road (CV3 5LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Black Prince Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portsea Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montalt Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Galey'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poitiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Prince Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Black Prince Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsea Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poitiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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