The hardest hitnews areas of the city

SOME of Coventry’s most deprived areas have been worst hit by coronavirus deaths.

A map published by the Office for National Statistics reveals that Tile Hill has seen the most coronavirus deaths, with 10 fatalities where Covid-19 was the underlying cause or a contributory factor between March 1 and April 17.

Overall, the map shows that 148 Coventry residents have died of or with coronavirus.

Many areas of the city have seen more deaths than the more rural, and comparatively more affluent areas of Warwickshire, and this is a trend which appears to be reflected within the city itself.

For instance central Coventry, which scores highly on indices of deprivation for a number of factors, saw seven deaths, the fourth highest number of any area in the city. But Cannon Park, a more affluent area, recorded one death.

There also appears to be a correlation between areas of the city worst affected by environmental issues such as air pollution and a high number of coronavirus deaths.

We cross-referenced the worst and least affected areas in Coventry with the most up-to-date Index of Multiple Deprivation.

Tile Hill, the worst affected area in Coventry, is 3,428th on the list of most deprived areas in the country in terms of environment, which takes in factors such as poor quality housing, air quality and road accidents.

That number is out of a total of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

Walsgrave and Woodway Park, the only area of Coventry to have no recorded coronavirus deaths among its residents, is among the more deprived areas of the country in terms of employment, but in terms of environment it was less deprived, coming 18,018th on the list.

Similarly Naul’s Mill and Bishopsgate Green, where one coronavirus deathhas been recorded, is deprived in terms of employment, income, health and housing, but its position for environment was 12,536th.

And Copsewood and Ravensdale, which each recorded six coronavirus deaths, came 3,063rd and 3,900th respectively for environment, although they were less deprived in terms of other factors such as overcrowding and homelessness.

There are exceptions to this. Wyken Croft was one of the least affected neighbourhoods in terms of coronavirus deaths, but it is one of the most deprived in Coventry in terms of environment, coming 1,867th in the list.

And Ernesford Grange and Stoke Aldermoor, which saw nine deaths, came 12,173rd.

Coronavirus deaths across Coventry:

Tile Hill - 10

Brownshill Green - 9

Ernesford Grange and Stoke Aldermoor - 9

Binley - 8

Central Coventry - 7 Copsewood - 6

Clifford Park - 6 Ravensdale - 6

Allesley Green and Lower Eastern Green - 5

Earlsdon and Canley Gardens - 5 Cheylesmore Daventry Road - 4 Stivichall and Finham - 4 Longford - 4

Whitmore Park - 4 Holbrooks - 4

Radford East - 4 Sherbourne - 4

Allesley Park - 3

Whitley and Tollbar End - 3 Finham Park - 3

Canley and Westwood Heath - 3 Keresley - 3

Stoke Heath - 3

Foleshill East - 3

Foleshill West - 2 Radford West - 2 Hillfields - 2

Coundon - 2

Eastern Green and Tanyard Farm -2

Whoberley - 2

Lower Stoke and Gosford Park -2

Bell Green - 2

Henley Green and Wood End - 2 Barras Heath - 2 Willenhall - 2

Earl Place and Lime Tree Park - 1 Chapelfields - 1

Little Heath - 1

Wyken Croft - 1

Naul’s Mill and Bishopsgate Green - 1

Cannon Park and University - 1 Walsgrave and Woodway Park - 0