Crime and Safety in Coventry
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Coventry is the safest city in the West Midlands, and is the 21st most dangerous overall out of the West Midlands's 44 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Coventry in 2026 is 81 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to the West Midlands's overall crime rate, coming in 9% lower than the West Midlands rate of 90 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Coventry is among the top 20 safest cities, and the 1,249th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In January 2026, Coventry was the worst city in the West Midlands for burglary, with 165 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.41 per 1,000 daytime population. January 2026 was also a bad month for Coventry residents, when it was the West Midlands's most dangerous city for possession of weapons, recording 63 crimes at a rate of 0.16 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Coventry are violence and sexual offences, with 14,184 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 35. This is the same as 2025's figure of 14,184 offences and a difference of 0.01 from 2025's crime rate of 35. Coventry's least common crime is theft from the person, with 317 offences recorded in 2026, an increase of 0.96% from 2025's figure of 314 crimes.
Coventry 2026 Crime Scorecard
Safest
Cities, The West Midlands
8% higher, regional crime rate
West Midlands
13% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Coventry is 8% higher than the West Midlands and 13% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Coventry Crime Rate Over Time
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Coventry Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Coventry represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Coventry's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Coventry up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Coventry's 6,188 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
CrimeRate Insights
Looking into a specific address in Coventry? CrimeRate Insights reports convert raw numbers into practical insight for any location, from single addresses and postcodes, up to major towns and cities.
Crime rates don’t happen by themselves; they follow people and patterns. Where crowds gather - near pubs and late-night venues, around the station, by supermarkets and forecourts - incidents naturally concentrate.
That doesn’t mean an area is "bad"; it usually means footfall is higher.
Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.
Crime Risk Scores
Coventry • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Coventry has a crime risk score of 568. This is based on analysis of 6,188 nearby areas within Coventry, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Coventry's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Coventry, crime risk scores are typically around 568, while in West Midlands they are average 643.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 644 (713 for West Midlands), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 669 (West Midlands 753).
Trends in Crime Risk
Coventry
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 15% in Coventry's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Coventry's crime risk score is down by 18%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
The risk score trend over the last year has not shown any statistically meaningful movement up or down.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Coventry
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Coventry • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Possession of Weapons offences have a crime rate of 1.73 reports per 1,000 people in Coventry, which is 2.04 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 689 crime reports logged by West Midlands Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, West Midlands Police recorded 2,632 reports of Vehicle Crime in Coventry, resulting in a crime rate of 6.52 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.52.
The crime rate for Robbery is 1.47 times the national average at 1.74 reports per 1,000. This is from 708 crime reports reported to West Midlands Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Coventry
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Shoplifting offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.06 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 0.84 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 26% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Coventry
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.29 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 2.59 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 50% over this timeframe.
Robbery offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.70 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 2.44 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 30% over this timeframe.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.19 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 1.24 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 4.0% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Coventry • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Coventry | West Midlands | West Midlands Police | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 2,069 | 5.13 | 0.36 | 16,977 | 5.04 | 0.36 | 17,084 | 5.05 | 0.36 |
| Bicycle Theft | 498 | 1.24 | 1.70 | 1,772 | 0.52 | 0.71 | 1,777 | 0.52 | 0.71 |
| Burglary | 1,740 | 4.31 | 1.38 | 14,252 | 4.22 | 1.35 | 14,300 | 4.22 | 1.35 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 2,724 | 6.78 | 1.08 | 25,350 | 7.52 | 1.20 | 25,404 | 7.52 | 1.20 |
| Drugs | 1,018 | 2.55 | 0.83 | 9,654 | 2.87 | 0.93 | 9,664 | 2.87 | 0.93 |
| Other Crime | 664 | 1.64 | 0.89 | 6,250 | 1.85 | 1.00 | 6,266 | 1.85 | 1.00 |
| Other Theft | 2,247 | 5.56 | 0.98 | 19,062 | 5.66 | 0.99 | 19,093 | 5.65 | 0.99 |
| Possession of Weapons | 689 | 1.73 | 2.04 | 6,831 | 2.03 | 2.39 | 6,833 | 2.01 | 2.36 |
| Public Order | 1,926 | 4.78 | 0.82 | 18,103 | 5.37 | 0.93 | 18,140 | 5.37 | 0.93 |
| Robbery | 708 | 1.74 | 1.47 | 6,597 | 1.97 | 1.67 | 6,604 | 1.97 | 1.67 |
| Shoplifting | 3,493 | 8.66 | 1.21 | 31,696 | 9.42 | 1.32 | 31,710 | 9.40 | 1.32 |
| Theft From the Person | 317 | 0.79 | 0.51 | 2,721 | 0.81 | 0.52 | 2,721 | 0.81 | 0.52 |
| Vehicle Crime | 2,632 | 6.52 | 1.52 | 27,249 | 8.08 | 1.88 | 27,314 | 8.07 | 1.88 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 14,184 | 35.15 | 1.16 | 133,279 | 39.61 | 1.30 | 133,479 | 39.55 | 1.30 |
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Total Crime by Year
Coventry | West Midlands | West Midlands Police | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 32,840 | 81.45 | 1.13 | 302,816 | 89.93 | 1.25 | 303,305 | 89.81 | 1.25 |
| 2025 | 34,899 | 87.13 | 1.18 | 308,532 | 92.05 | 1.24 | 309,048 | 91.94 | 1.24 |
| 2024 | 38,157 | 96.75 | 1.28 | 325,474 | 97.98 | 1.30 | 326,040 | 97.88 | 1.30 |
| 2023 | 43,117 | 111.39 | 1.41 | 366,138 | 111.73 | 1.41 | 366,744 | 111.63 | 1.41 |
| 2022 | 40,437 | 106.54 | 1.39 | 362,498 | 111.98 | 1.46 | 362,973 | 111.82 | 1.46 |
| 2021 | 32,230 | 85.59 | 1.25 | 289,880 | 89.69 | 1.31 | 290,357 | 89.60 | 1.31 |
| 2020 | 27,284 | 72.53 | 0.98 | 254,446 | 78.82 | 1.06 | 254,889 | 78.73 | 1.06 |
| 2019 | 28,068 | 74.84 | 0.98 | 260,730 | 80.92 | 1.06 | 261,198 | 80.84 | 1.06 |
| 2018 | 25,595 | 68.65 | 0.97 | 234,675 | 73.07 | 1.03 | 235,152 | 73.00 | 1.03 |
| 2017 | 22,438 | 60.64 | 0.95 | 208,264 | 65.29 | 1.02 | 208,718 | 65.28 | 1.02 |
| 2016 | 6,939 | 18.74 | 0.98 | 62,786 | 19.74 | 1.04 | 62,881 | 19.72 | 1.03 |
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Coventry Compared to Nearby Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | 26,142 | 87.06 | 7% more dangerous |
| Coventry | 32,840 | 81.45 | - |
Comparing Coventry to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 2.3% safer |
| Coventry | 81.45 | - |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 1.5% more dangerous |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 3.2% more dangerous |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 20% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 28% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 29% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 31% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 31% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 32% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 53% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Coventry's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Coventry that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allesley Village Jubilee Nature Reserve | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Pinley Rugby Club | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Dorchester Way Open Space | - | - | 2 | 6 | 7 | 65 |
| Hearsall Common | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 42 |
| Stoke Green | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 20 | 24 |
| Barras Heath | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17 |
| Woodlands Academy Sports Complex | 3 | - | 1 | - | 54 | 12 |
| Radford Common | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| Saracens R F C | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| The Wave | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 13 | 27 |
| Cov-Tech Rugby Football Club | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 12 |
| Holbrooks Park | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 45 |
| St Paul's Cemetery | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Longford Park | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 83 | 59 |
| Moat House Park | 8 | 3 | 4 | - | 45 | 28 |
| Allesley Park | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 3 |
| Lake View Park | - | - | 3 | - | 6 | 13 |
| Earlsdon Rugby Football Club | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Canley Crematorium and Garden Cemetery | 2 | 1 | 7 | - | 9 | 52 |
| Moseley Avenue Park | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Cash's Park | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 40 |
| Hearsall Common Allotments | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 6 |
| Spencer Park | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 |
| Wyken Croft Nature Park | 7 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 51 | 49 |
| Coventry Sphinx Football Club | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| War Memorial Park | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 6 |
| Quinton Park | 2 | - | 4 | - | 19 | 21 |
| Godiva Gardens | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Coundon Hall Park | 5 | 4 | 5 | - | 25 | 48 |
| Barrs Hill School Playing Field | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 16 | 10 |
| Foleshill Cemetery | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 12 |
| Edgwick Park | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 53 | 61 |
| Moat House Leisure and Neighbourhood Centre | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 76 | 41 |
| Allesley Park Golf Course | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Prior Deram Park | 4 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 16 |
| Bablake School Playing Fields | 1 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 21 |
| Sherbourne Valley Allotments | 3 | - | - | - | 9 | 9 |
| Holyhead Road Allotments | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 53 |
| Sovereign Park | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Naul's Mill Park | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 10 |
| Pure Gym | 13 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 69 |
| Lady Herbert's Garden | 23 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 94 | 52 |
| Swanswell Recreation Ground | 11 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 126 | 75 |
| Central Pavilion Garden | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
| Coventry Sports and Leisure Centre | 24 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 53 | 192 |
| East Street Park | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 15 | 7 |
| The Arena | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 20 |
| 38 & 40 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Red House Park | 6 | - | - | 2 | 26 | 11 |
| St Margaret's Park | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 14 |
| Gosford Park | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 261 |
| Stoney Road Allotments | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Cheylesmore Social Club Allotments | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 |
| Sowe Common | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | 7 |
| Spring Estate Allotments | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 7 |
| Coventry Sports Foundation Centre | 10 | 1 | 8 | - | 36 | 25 |
| Body Matters | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 5 | 9 |
| The Alan Higgs Centre | 6 | - | 4 | - | 22 | 19 |
| Coventrians Rugby Football Club | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 9 | 10 |
| Grey Friars Green | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 41 | 25 |
| Revolution Training | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Canley Ford | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Webster's Park | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 40 |
| Bagington Fields Nature Reserve | - | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | 10 |
| Top Green | 2 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 2 |
| Floyds Field | 2 | - | - | - | 15 | 6 |
Recent Crimes in Coventry
The 20 most recent crime reports in Coventry.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Bullfield Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Harnall Row | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Lawrence Saunders Road | |
| April 2026 | Other crime | On or near Shillingstone Close | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Delage Close | |
| April 2026 | Possession of weapons | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near St Helen'S Way | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Maycock Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Boar Croft | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Shillingstone Close | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Dennis Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Haynestone Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Middlesex Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Middlesex Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near St Lawrence'S Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Welsh Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Britannia Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Britannia Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Sherbourne Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Cryfield Grange Road |
Methodology & Data Sources
Coventry Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Coventry during July 2026 will typically become available in September 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Coventry Data Points
For Coventry, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E43000246.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Coventry's daytime - or "workday" - population of 320,140 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Coventry