Total Crime Rate
57.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodway Lane area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Henley , and the 455th 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 Woodway Lane (CV2 2EG) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodway Lane (CV2 2EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 210 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsley Walk (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arkle Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | The Old Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Calmere Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Harmer Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harmer Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shirley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheltenham Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kingsley Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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