Total Crime Rate
123.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jobs Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 244th 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 Jobs Lane (CV4 9EB) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jobs Lane (CV4 9EB), the main crime hotspot is near Ferrers Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thomas Naul Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fir Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ferrers Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ferrers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ferrers Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ferrers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ferrers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ferrers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferrers Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndown Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Langley Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Langley Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashcombe Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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