Total Crime Rate
118.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bright Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Foleshill , and the 266th 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 Bright Street (CV6 5EB) in the last 12 months was 118.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% lower 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 Robbery with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bright Street (CV6 5EB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Paul'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Helen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Red Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cromwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smith Street | 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 | Other theft | Awson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Awson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bright Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oliver Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Freeman Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freeman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freeman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stoney Stanton Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Stoney Stanton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freeman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trafalgar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Francis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oliver Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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