Total Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birmingham Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bablake , and the 450th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birmingham Road (CV5 9GX) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% higher than the Bablake average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham Road (CV5 9GX), 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 Birmingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Milford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Bridle Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butcher'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Butcher'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whitelaw Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitelaw Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lion Fields Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lion Fields Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Wardens Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Close Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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