Coventry has a crime rate of 93.52 per 1,000 residents — around the national average for England and Wales, ranked #218 of 331 local authorities nationally. Crime levels vary significantly across Coventry's wards; some neighbourhoods are considerably safer than the city average. See the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a detailed local picture.

What is the crime rate in Coventry?

As of April 2026, Coventry has an annual crime rate of 93.52 per 1,000 residents, based on 2,923 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

How does Coventry rank nationally for crime?

Coventry ranks #218 out of 331 local authorities in England and Wales by annual crime rate per 1,000 residents. A rank of #1 indicates the highest crime rate nationally. Rankings are recalculated each month as new Police.uk data becomes available, covering all recorded crimes across the area.

What is the most common crime in Coventry?

The most common crime type in Coventry is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 1,188 incidents in April 2026 — 40.6% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the Coventry local authority area.

April 2026 Source: West Midlands Police Police

Crime in Coventry: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

Coventry recorded 2,923 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.46 per 1,000 residents. This places Coventry at #218 of 331 local authorities in England and Wales. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 3.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring93.52 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment2,923 crimes recorded in April 2026
leaderboardRanked #218 of 331 UK local authorities by crime rate
trending_downCrime down 3.3% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

2,923

trending_down -5.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

93.52per 1k

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National Safety

#218of 331

Ranked by annual rate

West Midlands

#3rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 80	80
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 58 Criminal damage and arson: 12 Other theft: 9	58
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 52	52
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 33 Public order: 15	33
On or near Cloister Croft Map	Violence and sexual offences: 30	30
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 23 Anti-social behaviour: 7	23
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 19 Robbery: 7	19
On or near Burges Map	Violence and sexual offences: 18 Vehicle crime: 2	18
On or near Lansdowne Street Map	Violence and sexual offences: 18	18
On or near Petrol Station Map	Other theft: 17	17

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

2,923 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

1,188

40.6%

Shoplifting

283

9.7%

Criminal Damage & Arson

262

9.0%

Other Theft

211

7.2%

Public Order

188

6.4%

Vehicle Crime

183

6.3%

Anti-social Behaviour

146

5.0%

Burglary

134

4.6%

Drug Offences

2.8%

Robbery

2.5%

Weapons Possession

2.2%

Other Crime

1.6%

Bicycle Theft

1.4%

Theft from Person

0.8%

Crime Analysis: Coventry

Coventry recorded 2,923 crimes in April 2026, equivalent to a rate of 93.52 per 1,000 residents — above the national average for England and Wales, ranked #218 of 331.

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in Coventry (40.6%). Shoplifting (9.7%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (9.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in Coventry has fallen slightly — by 3.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

All figures are published monthly by West Midlands Police through the Police.uk open data platform and cross-referenced with ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce the per-resident rates above. Data typically appears 1–2 months after the end of the recording period.

Stop & Search

March 2026

2,866

Total Stops

16.9%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

1,433

Offensive weapons

717

Stolen goods

337

Article for use in theft

291

Firearms

Articles for use in criminal damage

Fireworks

Psychoactive substances

Outcome

A no further action disposal1,780

Arrest485

Community resolution337

Not recorded209

Khat or Cannabis warning20

Penalty Notice for Disorder19

Summons / charged by post10

Caution (simple or conditional)6

Gender

Male2,262

Female217

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

52.0%

White

27.5%

Asian

19.1%

Black

1.4%

Other

Stop & search data published by West Midlands Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

18 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	St Michael's	714	159.9
2	Foleshill	238	117.5
3	Binley and Willenhall	189	109.2
4	Radford	152	85.9
5	Henley	227	82.7

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Wainbody	78	4.1
shield	Whoberley	70	4.5
shield	Bablake	94	4.9
shield	Earlsdon	77	5.0
shield	Woodlands	109	6.1

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -5.9%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -3.3%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.6%

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