Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV6 5BL
How much crime is recorded in CV6 5BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Foleshill East
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,627 (2024)
CV6 5BLCoventry
How safe is CV6 5BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV6 5BL 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
46.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 5BLNational
Violence and sexual offences31.323.6
Burglary17.49.1
Other theft5.64.5
Possession of weapons5.20.9
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Public order4.04.6
Drugs3.32.4
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.