Total Crime Rate
59.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kent Close area has the 39th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 463rd lowest crime rate of 998 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 Kent Close (CV3 5PS) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kent Close (CV3 5PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Black Prince Avenue, where police recorded 22 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 | Vehicle crime | Black Prince Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palermo Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palermo Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portsea Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Kent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Black Prince Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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