Total Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mercers 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.
View Crime In Exhall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stone Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Synkere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garlands Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Central Boulevard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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