Total Crime Rate
56.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brookside Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Earlsdon , and the 424th 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 Brookside Avenue (CV5 8AP) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower than the Earlsdon average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookside Avenue (CV5 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deer Park Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Utrillo Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greendale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greendale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Deer Park Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Deer Park Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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