Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV1 2BJ
How much crime is recorded in CV1 2BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Stoke & Gosford Park
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,368 (2024)
CV1 2BJCoventry
How safe is CV1 2BJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 71.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV1 2BJ area, 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
71.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
123
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 2BJNational
Violence and sexual offences46.923.6
Burglary31.79.1
Other theft11.74.5
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Public order6.84.6
Possession of weapons5.90.9
Bicycle theft5.81.0
Drugs5.82.4
Other crime3.51.5
Shoplifting3.28.4
Theft from the person2.92.1
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Robbery1.91.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.