Is Coventry a nice place to live?
Cathedral city rebuilt after wartime bombing.
Police.uk data for 2026-06
881 crimes recorded
Within roughly a mile of Coventry centre. Most common: Violence & sexual offences.
Category breakdown
Violence & sexual offences
340 (39%)
Shoplifting
108 (12%)
Other theft
63 (7%)
Public order
63 (7%)
Criminal damage & arson
58 (7%)
Vehicle crime
47 (5%)
Drugs
38 (4%)
Anti-social behaviour
36 (4%)
Burglary
35 (4%)
Possession of weapons
27 (3%)
Robbery
21 (2%)
Bicycle theft
21 (2%)
Theft from the person
13 (1%)
Other crime
11 (1%)
What this data does and doesn't tell you
This is a count of crimes reported to police and recorded within roughly a mile of Coventry's centre — it isn't a "safety score" and it doesn't capture things like community, schools, transport links or how an area actually feels to live in. Areas with more footfall (town centres, retail parks) often show higher raw counts simply because more people pass through them, not because they're more dangerous to live in. Use this alongside a proper visit, not instead of one.