Total Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Carding Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carding Close (CV5 7BL) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carding Close (CV5 7BL), the main crime hotspot is near Chiel Close. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carding Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Troutbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Eastern Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trossachs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shetland Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caithness Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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