Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 88.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Empire Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 998 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 Empire Road (CV4 9LR) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% higher than the Westwood average (73.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empire Road (CV4 9LR), the main crime hotspot is near Cavendish Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Empire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falstaff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roosevelt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roosevelt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falstaff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berners Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldrich Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berners Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bushbery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nutbrook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pepys Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Delius Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pepys Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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