Total Crime Rate
120.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Howlette Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 256th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Howlette Road (CV4 9LH) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Howlette Road (CV4 9LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 33 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 | Public order | Hawthorn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falstaff Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boar Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pinnock Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wheate Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wheate Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wheate Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeliff Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bushbery Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bradnick Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bradnick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gravel Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeliff Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
| 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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