Crime Rates at Gerard Avenue, Coventry, CV4 8FZ

Gerard Avenue area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 462nd highest 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 Gerard Avenue (CV4 8FZ) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 64.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerard Avenue (CV4 8FZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Excelsior Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maplin Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.