Total Crime Rate
44.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ferndown Close area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 340th lowest 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 Ferndown Close (CV4 9XE) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferndown Close (CV4 9XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Joshua Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Hodgkinson Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Naul Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Joshua Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ferrers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Ferrers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ferrers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Job'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Joshua Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Joshua Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Joshua Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Joshua Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ferrers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Joshua Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Joshua Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Joshua Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joshua Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joshua Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Oaklands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ferrers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Job'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | George Hodgkinson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ferndown Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trossachs Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Hodgkinson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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