Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hipswell Highway area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Binley and Willenhall , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hipswell Highway (CV2 5FP) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower than the Binley and Willenhall average (130.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hipswell Highway (CV2 5FP), the main crime hotspot is near St Ives Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hipswell Highway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ives Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ives Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hipswell Highway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lord Lytton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Omar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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