Total Crime Rate
217.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Church Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Foleshill , and the 80th 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 Old Church Road (CV6 7DT) in the last 12 months was 217.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Church Road (CV6 7DT), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Perrins Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simon Stone Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jimmy Hill Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Perrins Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teneriffe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teneriffe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simon Stone Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Carlton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Carlton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Traimor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drakely Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drakely Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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