Total Crime Rate
197.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawthorn 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 Hawthorn Lane (CV4 9LB) 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 Hawthorn Lane (CV4 9LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berners Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavendish Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Westwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falstaff Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nutbrook Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutbrook Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nutbrook Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hawthorn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeliff Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeliff Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gravel Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bushbery Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cavendish Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
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