Total Crime Rate

149.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charter Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 176th 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 Charter Avenue (CV4 8DZ) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 97.6% higher than the Westwood average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charter Avenue (CV4 8DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Wansfell Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charter Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wansfell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Walsall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Boteler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunt Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hunt Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Rous Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Rous Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wendiburgh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsall Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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