Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV4 8BE
How much crime is recorded in CV4 8BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Canley & Westwood Heath
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,213 (2024)
CV4 8BECoventry
How safe is CV4 8BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV4 8BE area, 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
41.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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).
CV4 8BENational
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Burglary27.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft5.54.5
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other crime1.41.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Drugs1.42.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.