Total Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Banks Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Radford , and the 315th 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 Banks Road (CV6 1JS) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Radford average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Banks Road (CV6 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Holland Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 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 | Vehicle crime | Christchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Troughton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Holland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Engleton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Matterson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Matterson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dingle Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dingle Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spires Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Matterson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Three Spires Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barkers' Butts Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lawrence Saunders Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bassett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Priory Mill Walk | Under investigation |
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