Crime Rates at Sovereign Road, Coventry, CV5 6LU

Sovereign Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Sherbourne , and the 259th 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 Sovereign Road (CV5 6LU) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Road (CV5 6LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fife Road, 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.