Total Crime Rate
197.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawthorne Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 105th highest crime rate of 1,014 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 Hawthorne Lane (CV4 9AF) in the last 12 months was 197.0 per 1,000 residents and was 160.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 121.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorne Lane (CV4 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Nickson Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Westwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gravel Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nickson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bradnick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bradnick Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bushbery Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeliff Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nickson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nickson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nickson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falstaff Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nickson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeliff Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wheate Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wheate Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wheate Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hawthorn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nutbrook Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutbrook Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nutbrook Avenue | — |
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