Postcode district · Coventry
Crime in CV2
How much crime is recorded in CV2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 90,575 (2024)
CV2Postcode district · Coventry
How safe is CV2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CV2, 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
44.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).
CV2National
Violence and sexual offences33.123.6
Burglary11.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Shoplifting5.68.4
Other theft4.24.5
Public order4.04.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Drugs2.32.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.