Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV4 8BY
How much crime is recorded in CV4 8BY, 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 8BYCoventry
How safe is CV4 8BY
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 8BY 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CV4 8BYNational
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.