Total Crime Rate
144.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Startin Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bablake , and the 185th highest crime rate of 1,014 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 Startin Close (CV7 9NA) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 138.4% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Startin Close (CV7 9NA), the main crime hotspot is near School Lane. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Ash Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | David Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | School Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exhall Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | David Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | David Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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