Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV1 5GT
How much crime is recorded in CV1 5GT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hillfields
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,194 (2024)
CV1 5GTCoventry
How safe is CV1 5GT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 140.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV1 5GT 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
140.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
242
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 5GTNational
Violence and sexual offences110.223.6
Public order21.34.6
Drugs18.42.4
Other theft14.84.5
Criminal damage and arson14.64.7
Burglary11.79.1
Shoplifting11.38.4
Robbery10.11.4
Vehicle crime9.83.5
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Possession of weapons8.20.9
Theft from the person6.92.1
Bicycle theft4.21.0
Other crime1.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
100
200
300
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.