Total Crime Rate

157.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.2 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westwood Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 135th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westwood Way (CV4 8JB) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 115.6% higher than the Westwood average (73.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Way (CV4 8JB), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westwood Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Westwood Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westwood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Torwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westwood Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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