Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV1 5DR
How much crime is recorded in CV1 5DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Stoke & Gosford Park
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,139 (2024)
How safe is CV1 5DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 210.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV1 5DR 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
210.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
307
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 5DRNational
Violence and sexual offences177.423.6
Burglary61.59.1
Other theft18.84.5
Public order18.74.6
Criminal damage and arson14.94.7
Drugs12.92.4
Shoplifting10.18.4
Vehicle crime9.83.5
Robbery9.01.4
Theft from the person6.82.1
Bicycle theft6.51.0
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Possession of weapons5.90.9
Other crime2.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.