Total Crime Rate
75.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wheelwright Lane area has the 38th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bablake , and the 453rd highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wheelwright Lane (CV6 4HG) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% higher than the Bablake average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wheelwright Lane (CV6 4HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wheelwright Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Glenn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Houldsworth Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Houldsworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glenn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glenn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glenn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dymond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Houldsworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Houldsworth Crescent | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Butlin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butlin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Houldsworth Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Shelton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Houldsworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briscoe Road | Under investigation |
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