Total Crime Rate

261.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 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 261.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Other theft 64.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 51.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Blackwell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Foleshill , and the 63rd 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 Blackwell Road (CV6 5JS) in the last 12 months was 261.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.8% higher than the Foleshill average (137.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwell Road (CV6 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heera Close, where police recorded 87 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 Blackwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Horndean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Webster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Webster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Heera Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foleshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heera Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heera Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heera Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heera Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Heera Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Heera Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heera Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heera Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heera Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Foleshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person May Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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