Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV6 2JP
How much crime is recorded in CV6 2JP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitmore Park
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,598 (2024)
CV6 2JPCoventry
How safe is CV6 2JP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV6 2JP area, 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
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
CV6 2JPNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Burglary13.49.1
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order2.64.6
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.22.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% 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.