Total Crime Rate

102.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 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 102.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Prince Of Wales Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Earlsdon , and the 291st 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 Prince Of Wales Road (CV5 8GL) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% higher than the Earlsdon average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (CV5 8GL), the main crime hotspot is near Sunnyside Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Abercorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maudslay Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Maudslay Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunnyside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lake View Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merrivale Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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