Total Crime Rate
33.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dickens Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Bablake , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 998 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 2JS) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dickens Road (CV6 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bablake Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B4098 (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conrad Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brackenhurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chesterton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bowness Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wallace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chesterton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4098 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4098 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B4098 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addison Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bablake Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bablake Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bablake Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bablake Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chesterton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Scotchill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sadler Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Conrad Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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