Total Crime Rate

104.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 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 104.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sandown Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Foleshill , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandown Avenue (CV6 6EW) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the Foleshill average (137.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandown Avenue (CV6 6EW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandown Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Arbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Wickham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmsdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Achal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King George'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery King George'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King George'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Congleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Congleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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