Total Crime Rate

400.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 400.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 107.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Burglary 51.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.0 10/10
  • Other theft 36.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.3 10/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.0 10/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Swaledale area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Earlsdon , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 998 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 Swaledale (CV4 7JS) in the last 12 months was 400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 600.6% higher than the Earlsdon average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swaledale (CV4 7JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orlescote Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bransford Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swaledale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Leam Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Orlescote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sorbus Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhododendron Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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