Total Crime Rate
78.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitworth Avenue area has the 54th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Binley and Willenhall , and the 415th highest 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 Whitworth Avenue (CV3 1EY) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Binley and Willenhall average (130.5 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitworth Avenue (CV3 1EY), the main crime hotspot is near The Boxhill. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 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 | Criminal damage and arson | The Lindfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Loch Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Isadora Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boxhill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boxhill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Treforest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawker Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Acorn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Farmstead | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Barley Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bentree | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Isadora Lea | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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