Total Crime Rate
14.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southbank Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Sherbourne , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Southbank Road (CV6 1FB) in the last 12 months was 14.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% lower than the Sherbourne average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southbank Road (CV6 1FB), the main crime hotspot is near Courtland Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodclose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holyhead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sherbourne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Southbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Courtland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Courtland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ralph Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ralph Road | Under investigation |
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