Total Crime Rate

170.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milford Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bablake , and the 147th 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 Milford Close (CV5 9BS) in the last 12 months was 170.6 per 1,000 residents and was 181.7% higher than the Bablake average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milford Close (CV5 9BS), the main crime hotspot is near Milford Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Milford Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Neale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingrave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Milford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Close Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft The Wardens Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lion Fields Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lion Fields Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Bridle Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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