Total Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Handsworth Crescent area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 379th lowest crime rate of 1,014 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 Handsworth Crescent (CV5 7GB) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handsworth Crescent (CV5 7GB), the main crime hotspot is near Dunhill Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Handsworth Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windermere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coleman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Coleman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windermere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Handsworth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Windermere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dyson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunhill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dyson Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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