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Crime in Coventry

Recorded crime in Coventry is 1.1 times the Coventry council average and 1.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 18%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.

Within 3 km of the centre of Coventry: about 171,205 residents in 111 neighbourhoods.

Safety in the UK
2/10High crime
Living
7.9/10Good
5-year change
−18%fewer crimes
vs the council
1.1×the Coventry council average
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Neighbourhoods by Safety

Coventry 031F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 031E: no scoreCoventry 028E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 024C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 024F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 031A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 015F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 028B: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 020D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 028F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 031B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 020E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 028A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 031D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 037B: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 024D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 020B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 020C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 037C: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 034F: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 028D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 024B: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 024E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 020G: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 024A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 030B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 015E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 038G: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 017C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 020F: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 034E: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 038H: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 015H: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 030D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 016C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 015G: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 037G: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 030A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 038A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 037E: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 027A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 030C: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 021D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 011C: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 034A: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 026A: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 027E: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 009B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 012C: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 012D: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 016B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 034C: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 037F: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 040A: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeCoventry 017D: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 015B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 027F: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 038F: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 027B: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 014A: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 014D: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeCoventry 015C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 027C: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 021C: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 035F: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 034D: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 040C: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeCoventry 034B: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 011D: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 017A: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 016D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 035J: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 012A: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 026E: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeCoventry 016A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 017B: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeCoventry 009C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 011B: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 021A: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 015A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 021B: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 041B: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeCoventry 040D: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeCoventry 012B: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 017F: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeCoventry 040B: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 009D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 041A: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeCoventry 026C: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 035I: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 016E: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 026D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 018B: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeCoventry 042B: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeCoventry 027D: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeCoventry 018A: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeCoventry 014B: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 022A: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 014C: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 011A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 013D: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 017E: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeCoventry 009A: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 022D: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeCoventry 035H: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 005D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 013B: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCoventry 006C: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 039B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCoventry 026B: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCoventry 041D: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crime
1 = least safe, 10 = safest. Grey: no score. Select a neighbourhood to open it on the map.

Within 3 km of the centre of Coventry.

Crime over 5 years

Down 18% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 3 km of Coventry, anti-social behaviour left out.

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022: 21,766 crimesSep 2021 – Aug 202221,766Sep 2022 – Aug 2023: 21,964 crimesSep 2022 – Aug 202321,964Sep 2023 – Aug 2024: 19,735 crimesSep 2023 – Aug 202419,735Sep 2024 – Aug 2025: 17,457 crimesSep 2024 – Aug 202517,457Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: 17,838 crimesSep 2025 – Aug 202617,838

What is recorded

Crime severity: 1.1× the Coventry council average (1.4× the England and Wales average). 99 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 55% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 16% of the harm here
  • Robbery: 13% of the harm here

Anti-social behaviour: 13 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Crimes recorded in Coventry (the whole council area)

April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Coventry council area, not only the city of Coventry. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.

Selected crime types, whole council area, 2025/26
TypeCrimes in 2025/26Per 1,000 residentsChange on 2024/25
Cars stolen1,0903.0Down 19%
Cars broken into1,3143.6Down 20%
Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles)1,9435.3Down 6%
Burglary of homes1,0152.8Down 11%
Homicide (murder and manslaughter)4--

Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.

All recorded crime types in Coventry

How often crimes lead to a charge in CV1

In CV1, the postcode district at the centre of Coventry, 12% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).

Violence and sexual offences: 9% chargedCharged or summonsed: 9%Caution or other action: 5%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 61%No suspect identified: 23%Still open: 3%Shoplifting: 25% chargedCharged or summonsed: 25%Caution or other action: 5%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 22%No suspect identified: 47%Still open: 1%Other theft: 2% chargedCharged or summonsed: 2%Caution or other action: 1%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 30%No suspect identified: 66%Still open: 2%Public order: 21% chargedCharged or summonsed: 21%Caution or other action: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 47%No suspect identified: 29%Still open: 1%Criminal damage and arson: 8% chargedCharged or summonsed: 8%Caution or other action: 3%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 33%No suspect identified: 55%Still open: 1%Vehicle crime: 5% chargedCharged or summonsed: 5%Caution or other action: 1%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 13%No suspect identified: 80%Still open: 2%Drugs: 17% chargedCharged or summonsed: 17%Caution or other action: 52%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 20%No suspect identified: 7%Still open: 4%Burglary: 18% chargedCharged or summonsed: 18%Caution or other action: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 16%No suspect identified: 62%Still open: 1%Robbery: 13% chargedCharged or summonsed: 13%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 26%No suspect identified: 60%Still open: 1%Bicycle theft: 5% chargedCharged or summonsed: 5%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 12%No suspect identified: 81%Still open: 1%Possession of weapons: 42% chargedCharged or summonsed: 42%Caution or other action: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 32%No suspect identified: 22%Still open: 2%Theft from the person: 2% chargedCharged or summonsed: 2%Caution or other action: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 26%No suspect identified: 69%Still open: 1%Other crime: 14% chargedCharged or summonsed: 14%Caution or other action: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 56%No suspect identified: 26%Still open: 2%
Show as a table
TypeCrimesCharged or summonsedCaution or other actionSuspect found, not prosecutedNo suspect identifiedStill open
Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences)3,4789%5%61%23%3%
Shoplifting89025%5%22%47%1%
Other theft6102%1%30%66%2%
Public order59121%2%47%29%1%
Criminal damage and arson (vandalism)5318%3%33%55%1%
Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into)4325%1%13%80%2%
Drugs37617%52%20%7%4%
Burglary28718%2%16%62%1%
Robbery27213%0%26%60%1%
Bicycle theft2275%0%12%81%1%
Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons)19142%2%32%22%2%
Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching)1592%2%26%69%1%
Other crime11414%2%56%26%2%

Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 2% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.

Crime in CV1

Road collisions

Coventry, 2023 to 2025: 390 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 90 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 10 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.

1.1 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 23% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).

Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime by type

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.

TypePer 1,000 a year
Robbery2.8
Burglary7.0
Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences)38.6
Drugs3.2
Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons)1.7
Other crime1.7
Other theft7.8
Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching)1.5
Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into)10.8
Criminal damage and arson (vandalism)8.4
Public order6.8
Bicycle theft2.1
Shoplifting6.9

Postcode districts in Coventry

Nearby towns

Council: Coventry

Monthly report: Coventry crime August 2026: offences rose 11% year-on-year

Recorded crime in Coventry is 1.1 times the Coventry council average and 1.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 18%.
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Questions about crime in Coventry

Is Coventry a safe place to live?
Coventry scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.1 times the Coventry council average.
Is crime going up or down in Coventry?
Down 18% over 5 years, from 21,766 recorded crimes a year to 17,838.
What is the most common crime in Coventry?
The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 39 per 1,000 residents a year.
How does crime in Coventry compare with Coventry council?
Crime severity in Coventry is 1.1 times the Coventry council average.
How often does crime lead to a charge in Coventry?
In CV1, the postcode district at the centre of Coventry, 12% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 39% were closed without a suspect being identified.
How many burglaries are solved in Coventry?
Of 287 burglaries reported in CV1, the postcode district at the centre of Coventry between September 2024 and August 2025, 18% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 62% were closed with no suspect identified.
How many cars are stolen in Coventry?
In the Coventry council area, the police recorded 1,090 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 3.0 per 1,000 residents, down 19% on the year before.
Is vandalism common in Coventry?
1,943 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Coventry council area, 5.3 per 1,000 residents, 1.1 times the England and Wales average.
How many murders were there in Coventry last year?
4 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Coventry council area, against 6 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.