Total Crime Rate

186.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 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 186.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Other theft 43.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 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

Shortridge Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Foleshill , and the 102nd 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 Shortridge Drive (CV6 5BF) in the last 12 months was 186.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher than the Foleshill average (137.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 202.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shortridge Drive (CV6 5BF), the main crime hotspot is near Gressingham Grove. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shortridge Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Gressingham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gressingham Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Paragon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortridge Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mirpur Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mirpur Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gressingham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pridmore Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pridmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pridmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Childer Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Gressingham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gressingham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Childer Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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