Total Crime Rate

163.0 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 163.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.5 10/10
  • Drugs 25.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nickson Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 157th 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 Nickson Road (CV4 9RT) in the last 12 months was 163.0 per 1,000 residents and was 115.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nickson Road (CV4 9RT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Nickson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dormer Harris Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradnick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nickson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nickson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nickson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nickson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falstaff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gravel Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradnick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Porter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dormer Harris Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sorrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plants Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plants Hill Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plants Hill Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nickson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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