Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV1 5BX
How much crime is recorded in CV1 5BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hillfields
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,321 (2024)
CV1 5BXCoventry
How safe is CV1 5BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV1 5BX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 5BXNational
Violence and sexual offences39.223.6
Burglary15.59.1
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Other theft7.14.5
Drugs6.02.4
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Robbery1.81.4
Public order1.74.6
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.