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Crime in CV2 4JS

How much crime is recorded in CV2 4JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Barras Heath
Council
Coventry
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,871 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CV2 4JS

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV2 4JS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
54.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CV2 4JSNational
Violence and sexual offences38.423.6
Burglary15.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Other theft5.74.5
Public order4.74.6
Robbery2.51.4
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Shoplifting2.38.4
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other crime2.11.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.62.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% 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.

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