Postcode district · Coventry
Crime in CV5
How much crime is recorded in CV5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 66,323 (2024)
CV5Postcode district · Coventry
How safe is CV5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CV5, 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
28.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
CV5National
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Burglary9.39.1
Shoplifting8.38.4
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order2.54.6
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.