Total Crime Rate
70.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bennetts Road North area has the 39th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Bablake , and the 462nd highest 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 Bennetts Road North (CV7 8LA) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher than the Bablake average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bennetts Road North (CV7 8LA), the main crime hotspot is near Miners Lane. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Exhall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Miners Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Road | Under investigation |
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