Total Crime Rate
105.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Glendower Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Earlsdon , and the 281st highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Glendower Avenue (CV5 8BB) in the last 12 months was 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% higher than the Earlsdon average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glendower Avenue (CV5 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deer Park Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grayswood Avenue (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Overdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Glendower Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Watson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deer Park Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Deer Park Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Deer Park Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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