Total Crime Rate

117.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Townsend Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 267th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Townsend Road (CV3 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 117.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Road (CV3 6HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Asthill Grove. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Townsend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adare Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daintree Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orchard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Daintree Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Asthill Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asthill Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asthill Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asthill Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Townsend Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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