Total Crime Rate
380.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Cheviot area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Earlsdon , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 1,014 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 The Cheviot (CV4 7JR) in the last 12 months was 380.5 per 1,000 residents and was 491.4% higher than the Earlsdon average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Cheviot (CV4 7JR), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Avenue South. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Earlsdon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charter Chapel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rhododendron Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rhododendron Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Atherston Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Atherston Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Merynton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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