Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV2 1ST
How much crime is recorded in CV2 1ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wyken Croft
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,386 (2024)
CV2 1STCoventry
How safe is CV2 1ST
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV2 1ST area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 1STNational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Public order7.34.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Burglary2.39.1
Robbery2.31.4
Drugs1.42.4
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.81.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% 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.