Total Crime Rate
87.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birchfield Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bablake , and the 393rd highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birchfield Road (CV6 2BN) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% higher than the Bablake average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birchfield Road (CV6 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Eversleigh Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bablake| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brackley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Swallowdean Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mapleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mapleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mapleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brackley Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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