Total Crime Rate
245.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broad Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Foleshill , and the 67th highest crime rate of 1,014 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 Broad Street (CV6 5BG) in the last 12 months was 245.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% higher than the Foleshill average (142.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -81.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broad Street (CV6 5BG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Foleshill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Culworth Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Culworth Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trafalgar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Francis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bright Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eld Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Eld Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Street East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Morey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Paul'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Webster Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Webster Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freeman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freeman Street | Under investigation |
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