Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Walsall Street area has the 45th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 486th lowest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walsall Street (CV4 8EY) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Street (CV4 8EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hunt Terrace, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penrose Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walsall Street area

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

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