Total Crime Rate

261.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 261.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.3 10/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blackwatch Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Holbrook , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 998 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 Blackwatch Road (CV6 3GU) in the last 12 months was 261.5 per 1,000 residents and was 296.8% higher than the Holbrook average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 148.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwatch Road (CV6 3GU), the main crime hotspot is near Yelverton Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackwatch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwatch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yelverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rollason Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yelverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capmartin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Capmartin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwatch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Blackwatch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rollason Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rollason Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Black Pad Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owenford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owenford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Owenford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owenford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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