Crime Rates at Fordwell Close, Coventry, CV5 8NH

Fordwell Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Sherbourne , and the 20th 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 Fordwell Close (CV5 8NH) in the last 12 months was 658.5 per 1,000 residents and was 650.3% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -68.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 263.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordwell Close (CV5 8NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rushmoor Drive (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.