Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV2 2HY
How much crime is recorded in CV2 2HY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsgrave & Woodway Park
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,726 (2024)
CV2 2HYCoventry
How safe is CV2 2HY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV2 2HY area, above 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
38.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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 2HYNational
Shoplifting57.18.4
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Burglary7.89.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft5.34.5
Public order5.24.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Drugs3.32.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.