Coventry crime August 2026: offences rose 11% year-on-year
Recorded crime in Coventry rose 11% in August 2026 compared with August 2025, according to the latest police figures. Single-month figures can fluctuate, so the 12-month trend is also set out below.
By Rafael Cardoso · · police.uk figures for August 2026
Coventry recorded 3,178 crimes in August 2026, up from 2,859 in August 2025, a rise of 11%. Single-month figures can vary from one year to the next, so this change should be read alongside the longer-term trend.
Over the twelve months from September 2025 to August 2026, Coventry recorded 34,357 crimes, compared with 34,129 in the same period a year earlier, an increase of 1%. Across England and Wales as a whole, the yearly figure fell 1%, while the monthly figure was unchanged, for context.
Possession of weapons rose from 631 to 748 incidents, an increase of 19%. Public order offences rose from 1,846 to 2,072, an increase of 12%. Bicycle theft rose from 487 to 515, an increase of 6%.
Vehicle crime fell from 3,110 to 2,738 incidents, a decrease of 12%. Other crime fell from 744 to 670, a decrease of 10%. Other theft fell from 2,414 to 2,398, a decrease of 1%.
These figures are drawn from recorded crime data for Coventry covering August 2026 and the preceding twelve-month period, with comparisons to the equivalent figures from the previous year.
The figures
| Crimes in August 2026 | 3,178 (up 11% on August 2025, 2,859) |
|---|---|
| Per 1,000 residents | 8.6 in the month, 369,026 residents |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 34,357 crimes, up 1% on the 12 months before (34,129) |
| Rose most | Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) up 19% (748), Public order up 12% (2,072), Bicycle theft up 6% (515) |
| Fell most | Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) down 12% (2,738), Other crime down 10% (670), Other theft down 1% (2,398) |
| England and Wales | down 1% over the same 12 months |
Crimes recorded by the police and published on police.uk, counted where they happened and summed for Coventry. Figures for a single month move a lot; the 12-month change is the steadier guide. This report is written automatically from these figures, and every number in it is checked against them before it is published. How the figures are counted.
Crime in Coventry by neighbourhood · Coventry council area · All monthly reports
