Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV2 2SQ
How much crime is recorded in CV2 2SQ, 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 2SQCoventry
How safe is CV2 2SQ
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 2SQ 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CV2 2SQNational
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.