Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV5 6JR
How much crime is recorded in CV5 6JR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Coventry
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,587 (2024)
CV5 6JRCoventry
How safe is CV5 6JR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 64.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV5 6JR area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
64.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
146
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).
CV5 6JRNational
Violence and sexual offences42.523.6
Shoplifting40.88.4
Burglary13.39.1
Other theft9.94.5
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Public order6.94.6
Robbery6.81.4
Possession of weapons4.00.9
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Bicycle theft3.71.0
Drugs3.62.4
Other crime2.21.5
Theft from the person2.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.