Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Avenue, Keresley End, Coventry, CV7 8NE

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 49th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bablake , and the 455th lowest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (CV7 8NE) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower than the Bablake average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (CV7 8NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hope Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near De-Compton Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.