Total Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dawlish Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dawlish Drive (CV3 5LZ) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Cheylesmore average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dawlish Drive (CV3 5LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palermo Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campion Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Babbacombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hele Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Babbacombe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Palermo Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exminster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Exminster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hele Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Calvert Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Crediton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ivybridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawlish Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawlish Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Postbridge Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Palermo Avenue | Under investigation |
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