Total Crime Rate
167.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 19th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Foleshill , and the 150th 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 This (CV6 5PP) in the last 12 months was 167.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% higher than the Foleshill average (142.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode CV6 5PP, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mercia Gardens, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guild Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guild Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guild Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pridmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marion Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cotton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guild Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Threadneedle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Black Pad | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
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