Total Crime Rate
148.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dillotford 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.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portsea Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crediton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Poitiers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poitiers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Okehampton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Okehampton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brathay Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palermo Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palermo Avenue | — |
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