Total Crime Rate

190.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.2 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 190.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Purcell Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Longford , and the 98th 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 Purcell Road (CV6 7LA) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 113.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purcell Road (CV6 7LA), the main crime hotspot is near Weavers Walk. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Purcell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weavers Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frevill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weavers Walk —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frevill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heddle Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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