Total Crime Rate

11.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.5 1/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dickens Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bablake , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 1,014 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 Dickens Road (CV6 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 11.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% lower than the Bablake average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Road (CV6 2JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wallace Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dickens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowness Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Scotchill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bablake Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bablake Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bablake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4098 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4098 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locke Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dickens Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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