Total Crime Rate

157.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 157.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.2 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 10th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 135th 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 Mitchell Avenue (CV4 8DY) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 115.6% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitchell Avenue (CV4 8DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 34 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wansfell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wansfell Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitchell Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemsby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hemsby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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