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Crime in CV6 5

How much crime is recorded in CV6 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Coventry
Region
West Midlands
Population
20,459 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CV6 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CV6 5, 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
47.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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).

CV6 5National
Violence and sexual offences31.623.6
Burglary18.99.1
Shoplifting8.88.4
Other theft7.84.5
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order4.64.6
Drugs3.22.4
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Robbery2.21.4
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 34% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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