Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV1 5SS
How much crime is recorded in CV1 5SS, 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 5SSCoventry
How safe is CV1 5SS
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 5SS 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CV1 5SSNational
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.