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Crime in CV1 2

How much crime is recorded in CV1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Coventry
Region
West Midlands
Population
21,133 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CV1 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 74.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CV1 2, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
74.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CV1 2National
Violence and sexual offences57.123.6
Burglary36.79.1
Other theft9.64.5
Public order9.34.6
Shoplifting8.88.4
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Drugs4.72.4
Bicycle theft4.21.0
Robbery3.61.4
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Theft from the person2.32.1
Other crime1.61.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 28% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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