Total Crime Rate
142.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grayswood Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Sherbourne , and the 194th highest crime rate of 1,014 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 Grayswood Avenue (CV5 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% higher than the Sherbourne average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 102.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grayswood Avenue (CV5 8HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grayswood Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dulverton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grayswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Headlands | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Headlands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dulverton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dulverton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lincroft Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dulverton Avenue | Under investigation |
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