Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV1 5BJ
How much crime is recorded in CV1 5BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hillfields
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,889 (2024)
CV1 5BJCoventry
How safe is CV1 5BJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV1 5BJ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 5BJNational
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Burglary10.19.1
Drugs5.72.4
Public order5.54.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft4.04.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.