Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV1 2AY
How much crime is recorded in CV1 2AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Stoke & Gosford Park
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,431 (2024)
CV1 2AYCoventry
How safe is CV1 2AY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV1 2AY area, well above 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
55.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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).
CV1 2AYNational
Violence and sexual offences39.123.6
Burglary22.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft4.84.5
Possession of weapons3.40.9
Drugs2.82.4
Robbery2.31.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other crime1.21.5
Public order0.84.6
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.