Total Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Gerard Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 297th highest crime rate of 1,014 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 Gerard Avenue (CV4 8FX) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 153.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerard Avenue (CV4 8FX), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Margaret'S Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gerard Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gerard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prior Deram Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Boteler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prior Deram Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Templars' Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences D'Aubeny Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft D'Aubeny Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Margaret'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Rous Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Walsall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wendiburgh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Rous Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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