Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.6 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 99.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mitchell Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 298th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mitchell Avenue (CV4 8DW) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% higher than the Westwood average (73.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 3.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitchell Avenue (CV4 8DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glebe Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wansfell Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mitchell Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hemsby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Rous Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Skylark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skylark Street
Apr 2026Other crime Donegal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donegal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wansfell Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wansfell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Walsall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryton Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitchell Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Rous Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hummingbird Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemsby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendiburgh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebe Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glebe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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