Total Crime Rate

148.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.8 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dillotford Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 156th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dillotford Avenue (CV3 5ED) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 96.7% higher than the Cheylesmore average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dillotford Avenue (CV3 5ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portsea Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campion Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dillotford Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsea Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crediton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poitiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poitiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Okehampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Okehampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brathay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palermo Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palermo Avenue

Data Sources

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