Coventry: local statistics
Coventry is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, home to an estimated 364,766 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Coventry, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In August 2026, 14,155 people in Coventry were on the claimant count, 5.8% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 5.3% in the West Midlands. Twelve months before, it was 5.5%. Over the last five years it peaked at 6.5% in August 2021 and was lowest at 5.0% in January 2024.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Coventry had a life expectancy at birth of 81.8 years; for men it was 77.4 (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.4 years for women and -1.0 for men. It is the 26th highest for women of 30 in the West Midlands.
Average Band D council tax in Coventry is £2,516.72 for 2026-27, up £103.04 on 2025-26. It is the 6th highest of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,597.34.
The ONS counted 11,940 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Coventry in March 2026, 4% more than in 2016. That is 33 for every 1,000 residents, the 3rd lowest of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands.
Homes in Coventry sold for an average of £227,679 in July 2026, up 3.7% on a year before. That is 22nd of 30 in the West Midlands, counting from the highest (regional average £250,880). Prices are 44% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. The average price is 6.0 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Coventry. That ratio is the 25th highest ratio of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands.
The police recorded 89.4 crimes per 1,000 residents in Coventry in the year to March 2026 (32,606 offences in all), the 6th highest rate of 22 in the West Midlands. That compares with 95.4 per 1,000 the year before. In the year to March 2016 it was 64.4 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
In mid-2025 the population of Coventry was estimated at 364,766, down 1.1% on mid-2024. That is 33,654 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 10.2%; the West Midlands grew by 7.8% over the same years. That is the 10th fastest growth of 30 in the West Midlands. The series peaked at 368,707 in mid-2024.
An estimated 71.7% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Coventry were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 3.7 points either way; the figure for the West Midlands was 73.6%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 65.8% to 73.0%.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Coventry was £744.70 in April 2025, or £37,759 over a year. It is close to the middle of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands (14th highest), and 1.9% more than across the West Midlands. Jobs based in Coventry paid a median £821.40 a week, £76.70 more than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £509.70, so it has risen 46% before inflation.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 331,112 |
| 2016 | 337,064 |
| 2017 | 340,034 |
| 2018 | 342,811 |
| 2019 | 343,715 |
| 2020 | 344,702 |
| 2021 | 344,151 |
| 2022 | 352,215 |
| 2023 | 360,269 |
| 2024 | 368,707 |
| 2025 | 364,766 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £158,111 |
| July 2017 | £169,193 |
| July 2018 | £177,600 |
| July 2019 | £180,438 |
| July 2020 | £182,951 |
| July 2021 | £198,029 |
| July 2022 | £214,555 |
| July 2023 | £214,812 |
| July 2024 | £215,577 |
| July 2025 | £219,536 |
| July 2026 | £227,679 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £509.70 a week |
| 2016 | £531.80 a week |
| 2017 | £535.80 a week |
| 2018 | £561.20 a week |
| 2019 | £540.70 a week |
| 2020 | £565.90 a week |
| 2021 | £602.60 a week |
| 2022 | £632.40 a week |
| 2023 | £699.50 a week |
| 2024 | £691.00 a week |
| 2025 | £744.70 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,597.34 |
| 2017-18 | £1,674.12 |
| 2018-19 | £1,762.00 |
| 2019-20 | £1,834.16 |
| 2020-21 | £1,909.36 |
| 2021-22 | £2,008.97 |
| 2022-23 | £2,075.98 |
| 2023-24 | £2,185.99 |
| 2024-25 | £2,295.65 |
| 2025-26 | £2,413.68 |
| 2026-27 | £2,516.72 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 64.4 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 68.4 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 75.7 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 82.9 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 83.1 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 91.1 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 113.0 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 119.0 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 104.7 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 95.4 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 89.4 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 65.8% |
| 2016/17 | 69.6% |
| 2017/18 | 70.2% |
| 2018/19 | 71.7% |
| 2019/20 | 72.3% |
| 2020/21 | 73.0% |
| 2021/22 | 69.2% |
| 2022/23 | 71.0% |
| 2023/24 | 72.2% |
| 2024/25 | 72.9% |
| 2025/26 | 71.7% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.2 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.3 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.4 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.4 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.4 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.2 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.0 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 81.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 81.6 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 81.7 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 81.8 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 11,455 |
| 2017 | 12,020 |
| 2018 | 11,800 |
| 2019 | 12,005 |
| 2020 | 12,080 |
| 2021 | 12,135 |
| 2022 | 12,200 |
| 2023 | 12,220 |
| 2024 | 11,825 |
| 2025 | 11,680 |
| 2026 | 11,940 |
Questions about Coventry
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Coventry?
The ONS claimant count was 14,155 in August 2026, 5.8% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is life expectancy in Coventry?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 77.4 years for men and 81.8 for women.
How much is Band D council tax in Coventry?
£2,516.72 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the average house price in Coventry?
£227,679 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+3.7% on a year).
What is the crime rate in Coventry?
Home Office figures show 32,606 offences in the year to March 2026, or 89.4 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is the population of Coventry?
364,766 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the average salary in Coventry?
£744.70 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
Who has power over Coventry
Every body that makes decisions for Coventry, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Coventry council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Coventry in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Coventry East: Mary Creagh (Labour) MP
- Coventry North West: Taiwo Owatemi (Labour) MP
- Coventry South: Zarah Sultana (Your Party) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the West Midlands
- UK figures: UK unemployment rate · Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK average house price
- Other council areas in the West Midlands: Dudley · Sandwell · Shropshire · Stoke-on-Trent · Walsall · Wolverhampton
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