Postcode area · Coventry
Crime in CV
How much crime is recorded in CV, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 983,361 (2024)
CVPostcode area · Coventry
How safe is CV
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CV, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CVNational
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Burglary10.59.1
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Shoplifting7.78.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other theft3.84.5
Public order3.64.6
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.