Total Crime Rate

149.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 149.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Wheate Croft area has the 15th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheate Croft (CV4 9SH) in the last 12 months was 149.3 per 1,000 residents and was 104.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheate Croft (CV4 9SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavendish Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheate Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bushbery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boar Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berners Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gravel Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Boar Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Boar Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roosevelt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roosevelt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boar Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ferrers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bohun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jardine Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falstaff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falstaff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pinnock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramston Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berners Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ferrers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ferrers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ferrers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ferrers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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