Total Crime Rate
36.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rees Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 261st 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 Rees Drive (CV3 6QF) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rees Drive (CV3 6QF), the main crime hotspot is near Fenside Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Jacklin Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Fenside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fenside Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rees Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jacklin Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wychwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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