Crime Rates at Hipswell Highway, Coventry, CV2 5FJ

Hipswell Highway area has the 27th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 484th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hipswell Highway (CV2 5FJ) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower than the Lower Stoke average (88.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hipswell Highway (CV2 5FJ), the main crime hotspot is near St Ives Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.