Total Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 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

Newport Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Holbrook , and the 299th 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 Newport Road (CV6 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (CV6 4BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Kingswood Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newport Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Greyhound Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greyhound Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Delhi Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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