Total Crime Rate
119.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bright Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Foleshill , and the 248th 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 Bright Street (CV6 5EB) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% lower 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bright Street (CV6 5EB), 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.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Trafalgar Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Helen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finbarr Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoney Stanton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoney Stanton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Francis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bright Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Trafalgar Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bright Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Oliver Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cobden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Freeman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Freeman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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