Total Crime Rate
29.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sutton Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Westwood , and the 197th 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 Sutton Avenue (CV5 7NU) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sutton Avenue (CV5 7NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holmes Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farcroft Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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