Total Crime Rate
49.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dorchester Way area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Henley , and the 389th 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 Dorchester Way (CV2 2LB) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dorchester Way (CV2 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near Ennerdale Lane. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 35 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranborne Chase | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalton Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ennerdale Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarrant Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranborne Chase | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blandford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blandford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ennerdale Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westmorland Road | Under investigation |
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