Total Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hornets Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bablake , and the 280th 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 Hornets Close (CV5 9PR) in the last 12 months was 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Bablake average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornets Close (CV5 9PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burton Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hornets Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hornets Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Freshfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hornets Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawkes Mill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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