Total Crime Rate
36.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Welgarth Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Sherbourne , and the 260th lowest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Welgarth Avenue (CV6 1GY) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Sherbourne average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Welgarth Avenue (CV6 1GY), the main crime hotspot is near Courtland Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Courtland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Southbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodclose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Courtland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ralph Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ralph Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hollyfast Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince William Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haynestone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haynestone Road | Under investigation |
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