Total Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.2 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 34.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bassett Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Bablake , and the 234th 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 Bassett Road (CV6 1LF) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bassett Road (CV6 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Murphy Gardens, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priory Mill Walk (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bassett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bassett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Reservoir Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Batsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Batsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Christchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Troughton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Reservoir Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Three Spires Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingle Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spires Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Max Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Humberstone Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Max Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Barkers' Butts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Max Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Priory Mill Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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