Total Crime Rate

144.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 144.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brightmere Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Radford , and the 175th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brightmere Road (CV6 1LS) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 108.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brightmere Road (CV6 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Hewitt Avenue. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brightmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coundon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duckham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fynford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fynford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coundon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havendale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tomson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawrence Saunders Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hewitt Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Harington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Matterson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Matterson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Matterson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hewitt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barker'S Butts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thamley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thamley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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