Total Crime Rate

128.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.9 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 128.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Winifred Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 225th 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 Winifred Avenue (CV5 6JS) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% higher than the Cheylesmore average (75.3 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 , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winifred Avenue (CV5 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Coventry

Crime Over Time in Winifred Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Winifred Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poppleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poppleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poppleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spencer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gordon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Butts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hawkins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butts Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.