Total Crime Rate
29.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Boswell Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Henley , and the 199th 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 Boswell Drive (CV2 2DH) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% lower than the Henley average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boswell Drive (CV2 2DH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nordic Drift | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nordic Drift | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Ely Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harmer Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Harmer Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walsgrave Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walsgrave Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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