Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV5 8FD
How much crime is recorded in CV5 8FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chapelfields
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,504 (2024)
CV5 8FDCoventry
How safe is CV5 8FD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV5 8FD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CV5 8FDNational
Violence and sexual offences30.323.6
Burglary10.69.1
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.34.6
Drugs3.22.4
Possession of weapons3.10.9
Other crime2.61.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.