Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 57.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Mercers Meadow area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Bablake , and the 452nd 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 Mercers Meadow (CV7 8RF) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercers Meadow (CV7 8RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkfield Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stone Meadow (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mercers Meadow area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stone Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Synkere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garlands Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Central Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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