Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV1 2JX
How much crime is recorded in CV1 2JX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Coventry
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 4,956 (2024)
CV1 2JXCoventry
How safe is CV1 2JX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 85.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV1 2JX area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
85.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
175
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 2JXNational
Burglary114.89.1
Violence and sexual offences68.023.6
Shoplifting21.18.4
Public order18.04.6
Other theft13.54.5
Criminal damage and arson10.34.7
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Bicycle theft6.71.0
Drugs5.92.4
Robbery5.71.4
Theft from the person3.72.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Other crime1.91.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.