Total Crime Rate
100.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Smith Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Foleshill , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Smith Street (CV6 5EH) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Smith Street (CV6 5EH), the main crime hotspot is near Leopold Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trentham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ordnance Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ordnance Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ordnance Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newnham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Red Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ordnance Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Helen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Chantries | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Chantries | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Chantries | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ordnance Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ordnance Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ordnance Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freehold Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harnall Lane East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freehold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freehold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Freehold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Freehold Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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