Total Crime Rate

242.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 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 242.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 65.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Canal Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Foleshill , and the 69th 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 Canal Road (CV6 5GN) in the last 12 months was 242.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% higher than the Foleshill average (137.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Road (CV6 5GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near May Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Eld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fisher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teneriffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jimmy Hill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mansel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fisher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mansel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mansel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mansel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Eld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mansel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teneriffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Eld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culworth Row —
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Data Sources

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