Total Crime Rate

411.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 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 411.0 10/10
  • Other theft 264.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 3rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Sherbourne , and the 40th highest crime rate of 998 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 Holyhead Road (CV5 8ND) in the last 12 months was 411.0 per 1,000 residents and was 381.6% higher than the Sherbourne average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holyhead Road (CV5 8ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bevington Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holyhead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevington Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Leyland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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