Postcode · Coventry
Crime in CV7 7RU
How much crime is recorded in CV7 7RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,745 (2024)
CV7 7RUCoventry
How safe is CV7 7RU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV7 7RU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
CV7 7RUNational
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs2.12.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Shoplifting1.58.4
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.