Total Crime Rate

134.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Empire Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 215th 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 Empire Road (CV4 9LR) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empire Road (CV4 9LR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Empire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutbrook Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutbrook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Nutbrook Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hawthorn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunhill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bushbery Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falstaff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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