Total Crime Rate

242.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 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 242.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 65.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Carlton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Foleshill , and the 69th 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 Carlton Road (CV6 7FL) in the last 12 months was 242.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carlton Road (CV6 7FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canal Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carlton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drakely Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teneriffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simon Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simon Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jimmy Hill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teneriffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Traimor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drakely Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carlton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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