Total Crime Rate

100.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smith 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.

Crime Over Time in Smith Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Red Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trentham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newnham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Red Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stoney Stanton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stoney Stanton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ordnance Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Peel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Chantries Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Chantries Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Chantries Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ordnance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ordnance Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ordnance Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harnall Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Freehold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Freehold Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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