Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV5 8LU
How much crime is recorded in CV5 8LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whoberley
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,464 (2024)
CV5 8LUCoventry
How safe is CV5 8LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV5 8LU area, 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
42.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 8LUNational
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Burglary10.89.1
Vehicle crime9.73.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft4.34.5
Public order2.24.6
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Theft from the person1.62.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
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.