Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sovereign Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Sherbourne , and the 346th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sovereign Road (CV5 6JD) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Road (CV5 6JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rushmoor Drive (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sovereign Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maplebeck Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmoor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rushmoor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maplebeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sovereign Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spon End Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winifred Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplebeck Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hearsall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hawkins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmoor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmoor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ludlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Spon End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spon End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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