Crime Rates at Sewall Highway, Wyken, Coventry, CV6 7JD

Sewall Highway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Upper Stoke , and the 108th 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 Sewall Highway (CV6 7JD) in the last 12 months was 179.6 per 1,000 residents and was 122.8% higher than the Upper Stoke average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sewall Highway (CV6 7JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sullivan Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackberry Lane (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.