Total Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Bowness Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Bablake , and the 334th 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 Bowness Close (CV6 2LS) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowness Close (CV6 2LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowness Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rupert Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowness Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bowness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Scotchill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rupert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chesterton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chesterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chesterton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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