Total Crime Rate
57.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thornton Close area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 431st lowest crime rate of 1,014 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 Thornton Close (CV5 7ED) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 141.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thornton Close (CV5 7ED), the main crime hotspot is near Manderley Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manderley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manderley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manderley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hockley Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Steinway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manderley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thornton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manderley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manderley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Orchard Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manderley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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