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Crime in CV5 7

How much crime is recorded in CV5 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Coventry
Region
West Midlands
Population
16,804 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CV5 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CV5 7, 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
28.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7National
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Burglary6.89.1
Shoplifting5.18.4
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.34.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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