Total Crime Rate
4.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upper Eastern Green Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Eastern Green Lane (CV5 7DB) in the last 12 months was 4.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% lower than the Westwood average (75.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Eastern Green Lane (CV5 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Drayton Crescent. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thornton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodway Drive | Under investigation |
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