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Crime in CV1 5

How much crime is recorded in CV1 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Coventry
Region
West Midlands
Population
26,861 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CV1 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 95.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CV1 5, 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
95.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
184
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

CV1 5National
Violence and sexual offences72.823.6
Burglary38.39.1
Shoplifting25.28.4
Public order13.94.6
Other theft12.44.5
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Drugs7.62.4
Robbery6.31.4
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Bicycle theft4.51.0
Theft from the person4.02.1
Possession of weapons3.90.9
Other crime1.91.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 28% 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.

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