Postcode district · Coventry
Crime in CV7
How much crime is recorded in CV7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 54,642 (2024)
CV7Postcode district · Coventry
How safe is CV7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CV7, 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
29.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
CV7National
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Burglary12.09.1
Shoplifting9.98.4
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Other theft5.34.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order3.64.6
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.