Total Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 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 33.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dickens 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dickens Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conrad Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brackenhurst Road
Apr 2026Burglary Chesterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bowness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chesterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4098 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4098 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4098 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bablake Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bablake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bablake Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bablake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chesterton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Scotchill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Conrad Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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