Postcode district · Coventry
Crime in CV4
How much crime is recorded in CV4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 53,254 (2024)
How safe is CV4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CV4, 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
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
CV4National
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Burglary13.59.1
Shoplifting5.48.4
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Public order2.34.6
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.