Total Crime Rate
135.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lesingham Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 212th 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 Lesingham Drive (CV4 9JT) in the last 12 months was 135.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lesingham Drive (CV4 9JT), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Plants Hill Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falstaff Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bradnick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bradnick Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dormer Harris Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Drugs | Nickson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nickson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dormer Harris Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gravel Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pinnock Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Milrose Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milrose Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Porter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Porter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milrose Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milrose Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sorrel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plants Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plants Hill Crescent | — |
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