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

Hemsby Close 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 Hemsby Close (CV4 8HD) 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 Hemsby Close (CV4 8HD), 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 Hemsby Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Wendiburgh Street Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Donegal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wansfell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hummingbird Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hummingbird Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hummingbird Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hummingbird Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hummingbird Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Rous Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Rous Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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