Total Crime Rate
65.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Church Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Foleshill , and the 497th lowest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Old Church Road (CV6 7DU) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Church Road (CV6 7DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thomas Lane Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Lawrence'S Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Elkington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thomas Lane Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elkington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simon Stone Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simon Stone Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Carlton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Carlton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gayer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mannion Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drakely Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drakely Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Traimor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cordin View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Perrins Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Perrins Gardens | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.