Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 40.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Seashell Close area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Bablake , and the 296th lowest crime rate of 998 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 Seashell Close (CV5 9PG) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Bablake average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seashell Close (CV5 9PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fenton Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walmsley Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seashell Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fenton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmsley Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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