Total Crime Rate

107.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 26.8 7/10
  • Robbery 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Holyhead Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Sherbourne , and the 274th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holyhead Road (CV5 8HS) in the last 12 months was 107.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holyhead Road (CV5 8HS), the main crime hotspot is near Bevington Crescent. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holyhead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ralph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ralph Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevington Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Southbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sherbourne Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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