Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV2 5LU
How much crime is recorded in CV2 5LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barras Heath
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,475 (2024)
CV2 5LUCoventry
How safe is CV2 5LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV2 5LU area, 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
31.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 5LUNational
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Burglary7.79.1
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.24.6
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.82.4
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.