Crap Towns / Coventry / Crime

How much crime is there in Coventry?

The police recorded 102 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Coventry from September 2023 to August 2026, 34% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 43.4. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 99.1, down from 110 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	110	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	98.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	99.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	43.4	34.1
Shoplifting	10.2	7.1
Vehicle crime	9.9	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	8.3	7.0
Other theft	7.5	5.4
Public order	5.9	6.6
Burglary	5.5	3.1
Drugs	3.0	2.4
Other crime	2.1	2.0
Robbery	2.1	0.6
Possession of weapons	2.0	0.8
Bicycle theft	1.4	0.5
Theft from the person	1.0	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Coventry	–	102
Nuneaton	13.4 km	89.0
Bedworth	7.3 km	85.3
Warwick	15.3 km	82.2
Royal Leamington Spa	13.0 km	79.9
Bulkington	9.7 km	47.4
Kenilworth	8.2 km	38.9
Balsall Common	9.8 km	37.9
Knowle and Dorridge	16.3 km	36.6
Cawston	15.2 km	34.3
Whitnash	16.2 km	29.5
The typical town	–	76.2