Total Crime Rate

236.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 236.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Burglary 22.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Longford Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Bablake , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longford Road (CV7 9FX) in the last 12 months was 236.0 per 1,000 residents and was 303.2% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 109.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longford Road (CV7 9FX), the main crime hotspot is near Wilsons Lane. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilsons Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilsons Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilsons Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilsons Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mcdonnell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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