Crime Rates at Elgar Road, Coventry, CV6 7JG

Elgar Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Longford , and the 321st lowest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elgar Road (CV6 7JG) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower than the Longford average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgar Road (CV6 7JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weavers Walk, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pendenis Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.