Total Crime Rate
236.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
109.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Longford 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.
View Crime In Exhall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilsons Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilsons Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilsons Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilsons Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mcdonnell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longford Road | Under investigation |
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