Total Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Parkville Highway area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Bablake , and the 297th lowest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Parkville Highway (CV6 4HW) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parkville Highway (CV6 4HW), 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.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Houldsworth Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Houldsworth Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Houldsworth Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Houldsworth Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Houldsworth Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Houldsworth Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkville Highway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Houldsworth Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Houldsworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Houldsworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broome Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broome Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheelwright Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wheelwright Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broome Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
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