Total Crime Rate
274.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abercorn Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Sherbourne , and the 59th highest crime rate of 1,014 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 Abercorn Road (CV5 8ED) in the last 12 months was 274.3 per 1,000 residents and was 212.5% higher than the Sherbourne average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 128.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abercorn Road (CV5 8ED), the main crime hotspot is near Fife Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fife Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fife Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fife Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fife Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fife Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fife Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sir Thomas White'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sir Thomas White'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sir Thomas White'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fife Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abercorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abercorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Abercorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Abercorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merrivale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Merrivale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Street | — |
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