Total Crime Rate

138.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 138.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Burglary 29.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Perrins Gardens area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Foleshill , and the 188th 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 Perrins Gardens (CV6 7PS) in the last 12 months was 138.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Perrins Gardens (CV6 7PS), the main crime hotspot is near Ellerman Gardens. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Perrins Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perrins Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drakely Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Achal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cordin View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mannion Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flockton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perrins Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drakely Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellerman Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ellerman Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Modular Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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