Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV2 1NL
How much crime is recorded in CV2 1NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longford
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,268 (2024)
CV2 1NLCoventry
How safe is CV2 1NL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV2 1NL 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
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
CV2 1NLNational
Violence and sexual offences24.923.6
Burglary11.69.1
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery1.31.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.