Total Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broad Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 116th 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 Broad Lane (CV5 7FG) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broad Lane (CV5 7FG), the main crime hotspot is near Gramercy Park. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gramercy Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gramercy Park | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gramercy Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gramercy Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Gramercy Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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