Crime Rates at Craven Street, Coventry, CV5 8DU

Craven Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Sherbourne , and the 440th highest crime rate of 1,014 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 Craven Street (CV5 8DU) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% lower than the Sherbourne average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craven Street (CV5 8DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fife Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rushmoor Drive (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.