Total Crime Rate
125.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Winifred Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 240th highest crime rate of 1,014 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 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% higher than the Cheylesmore average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winifred Avenue (CV5 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poppleton Close, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collingwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper York Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper York Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Upper York Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Poppleton Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albany Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albany Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mickleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Huntingdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Mayfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkeley Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Berkeley Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Avenue | Under investigation |
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