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Crime in CV2 5

How much crime is recorded in CV2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Coventry
Region
West Midlands
Population
19,829 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CV2 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CV2 5, broadly in line with 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
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Burglary11.39.1
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Shoplifting3.28.4
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.04.6
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 31% 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.

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