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Crime in CV5 8

How much crime is recorded in CV5 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Coventry
Region
West Midlands
Population
21,943 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CV5 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CV5 8, 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
31.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CV5 8National
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Burglary10.49.1
Shoplifting7.58.4
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Other theft4.94.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order3.04.6
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Robbery1.21.4
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% 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.

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