Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV6 5BX
How much crime is recorded in CV6 5BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Foleshill East
- Council
- Coventry
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,493 (2024)
CV6 5BXCoventry
How safe is CV6 5BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 77.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV6 5BX area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
77.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
181
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 5BXNational
Violence and sexual offences46.323.6
Shoplifting44.88.4
Burglary31.69.1
Vehicle crime15.13.5
Other theft12.84.5
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Public order10.74.6
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Robbery6.41.4
Drugs5.82.4
Possession of weapons2.90.9
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Other crime2.41.5
Theft from the person2.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.