Crime Rates at Hipswell Highway, Coventry, CV2 5FL

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 5FL) 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 5FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hyde Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Ives Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.