Coventry

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Coventry.

Population: 379,387
People in Employment: 145,445 (64.2%)
People Inactive: 67,730 (29.9%)
People Unemployed: 13,385 (5.9%)
Number Of Jobs: 104k
Median Salary: £27,766
Mean Salary: £31,736

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Coventry. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Coventry for 2024

Coventries most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 18,333 crimes and in 2022 there were 20,833 crimes. Which is an decrease of 2,500 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	18,333	1,179	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	6,022	375	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	3,650	267	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	2,951	257	Getting Better
Other theft	3,498	254	Getting Better
Shoplifting	2,190	210	Getting Better
Burglary	2,800	184	Getting Better
Public order	3,579	177	Getting Better
Drugs	1,250	61	Getting Better
Robbery	992	56	Getting Better
Other crime	820	55	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	828	52	Getting Better
Theft from the person	554	33	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	667	29	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Coventry

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Foleshill has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Coventry, with 4487 crimes and 184 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Longford has 1 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Henley	338	15
Foleshill	319	13
Longford	233	11
Binley and Willenhall	211	12
Upper Stoke	202	9
Radford	187	8
Wyken	184	10
Holbrook	170	8
Sherbourne	153	8
Bablake	141	8
Earlsdon	123	8
Cheylesmore	121	6
Lower Stoke	121	5
Woodlands	116	6
Whoberley	105	6
Wainbody	100	6
Westwood	89	4
St Michael's	65	25

Crime map for Coventry

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Coventry

The average property price in Coventry is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£442,703.37	£274,477.73	£204,158.96	£136,638.85
2022	£428,609.21	£266,726.44	£199,873.56	£133,606.07
2021	£387,261.57	£241,231.53	£181,904.35	£125,611.69
2020	£358,347.25	£225,160.26	£169,606.16	£119,936.12
2019	£351,701.37	£221,021.59	£166,294.82	£121,615.03
2018	£344,976.20	£216,581.31	£163,509.16	£121,483.28
2017	£320,478.39	£200,927.17	£152,393.13	£115,663.22
2016	£295,043.71	£185,991.87	£141,827.55	£105,881.38
2015	£270,313.00	£170,613.32	£130,585.34	£97,735.95
2014	£251,468.81	£159,246.53	£122,602.87	£91,742.07
2013	£237,893.89	£150,146.83	£115,922.48	£87,032.09
2012	£226,949.99	£143,384.17	£111,111.89	£84,441.69
2011	£228,274.96	£142,511.50	£110,044.66	£84,772.31
2010	£230,411.73	£145,615.51	£113,396.07	£87,238.26

Property prices over time for Coventry

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Coventry

The median salary in Coventry is £27,766 and the mean salary in Coventry is £31,736.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 104k
Median Salary: £27,766
Annual Percentage Change: 7.9%
Mean Salary: £31,736

Salary comparison between Coventry and West Midlands

See how Coventry compares to the rest of West Midlands . Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in West Midlands is £31,534 in Solihull and the lowest median salary is £0 in Wychavon. Coventry ranks 10 out of 30 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Solihull	71k	£31,534	3.8%	£39,183	0.0%
Stratford-on-Avon	50k	£31,528	16.7%	£36,940	4.5%
Rugby	49k	£31,514	9.4%	£34,326	8.8%
North Warwickshire	22k	£30,998	13.8%	£33,797	4.5%
Lichfield	40k	£30,556	6.4%	£36,651	6.9%
Warwick	60k	£29,940	-0.2%	£38,938	2.6%
Stafford	50k	£29,730	13.3%	£34,630	14.7%
Bromsgrove	39k	£28,714	-2.4%	£35,260	2.8%
South Staffordshire	37k	£28,260	1.7%	£31,128	5.5%
Worcester	42k	£27,820	5.8%	£33,375	10.7%
Staffordshire Moorlands	35k	£27,177	4.9%	£30,603	6.5%
Tamworth	27k	£26,902	11.5%	£28,616	7.4%
Malvern Hills	24k	£26,626	2.3%	£32,046	5.1%
East Staffordshire	45k	£26,521	11.5%	£30,847	15.0%
Wolverhampton	75k	£26,410	8.8%	£32,641	20.0%
Telford and Wrekin UA	69k	£26,337	12.8%	£28,687	13.4%
Wyre Forest	36k	£26,221	6.1%	£29,622	5.3%
Shropshire UA	118k	£26,221	10.4%	£31,078	10.6%
Nuneaton and Bedworth	57k	£26,045	4.1%	£28,759	5.8%
Dudley	100k	£26,006	1.7%	£29,416	3.9%
Birmingham	260k	£25,495	5.0%	£29,949	6.6%
Newcastle-under-Lyme	45k	£25,167	3.6%	£27,028	3.9%
Cannock Chase	37k	£24,736	-4.6%	£26,699	-1.4%
Stoke-on-Trent UA	93k	£24,439	7.3%	£26,267	3.0%
Redditch	33k	£24,307	1.0%	£30,488	8.2%
Walsall	82k	£23,914	3.9%	£26,154	-2.3%
Sandwell	108k	£23,746	3.9%	£27,980	11.2%
Herefordshire UA	69k	£23,659	7.1%	£27,391	5.2%
Wychavon	45k	£0	0.0%	£28,816	4.3%