Total Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 93.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Highland Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Sherbourne , and the 321st highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highland Road (CV5 6GR) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% higher than the Sherbourne average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Road (CV5 6GR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Earlsdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fife Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Earlsdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fife Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Earlsdon Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Earlsdon Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coniston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coniston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
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Data Sources

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