Total Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charter Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charter Avenue (CV4 8EP) in the last 12 months was 15.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charter Avenue (CV4 8EP), the main crime hotspot is near Hunt Terrace. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Westwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Norfolk Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Norfolk Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Templars' Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Boteler Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunt Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | D'Aubeny Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | D'Aubeny Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hunt Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Prior Deram Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Rous Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | John Rous Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walsall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Walsall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Prior Deram Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thimbler Road | Under investigation |
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