Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV2 2HU
How much crime is recorded in CV2 2HU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsgrave & Woodway Park
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,619 (2024)
CV2 2HUCoventry
How safe is CV2 2HU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV2 2HU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 2HUNational
Violence and sexual offences48.623.6
Burglary8.59.1
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Public order3.54.6
Other theft3.34.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.