Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV5 6QG
How much crime is recorded in CV5 6QG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earlsdon & Canley Gardens
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,545 (2024)
How safe is CV5 6QG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV5 6QG area, 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
30.3
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).
CV5 6QGNational
Burglary18.69.1
Shoplifting18.18.4
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Other theft6.44.5
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Robbery2.21.4
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Drugs0.82.4
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.