Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.6 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 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

Francis Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Foleshill , and the 124th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Francis Street (CV6 5BQ) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 94.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Francis Street (CV6 5BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Francis Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Trafalgar Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Francis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Trafalgar Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Webster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Webster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Eld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Morey Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Elizabeths Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Elizabeths Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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