Total Crime Rate

561.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 561.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 419.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • 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

Houldsworth Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Holbrook , and the 21st 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 Houldsworth Crescent (CV6 4HL) in the last 12 months was 561.6 per 1,000 residents and was 752.4% higher than the Holbrook average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 153 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houldsworth Crescent (CV6 4HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Houldsworth Crescent, where police recorded 183 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bentley Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Houldsworth Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Houldsworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Houldsworth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Houldsworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Houldsworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkville Highway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Houldsworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Houldsworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Houldsworth Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Houldsworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houldsworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wheelwright Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloverdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloverdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelwright Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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