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Crime Rates in West Midlands, region
Crime Rate
per 1000 residents
per 1000 residents
96.9 crimes
Last updated: 05.02.2026
Annual total crime rate in West Midlands, region is 96.9 crimes per thousand resident population.
Crime rates in West Midlands (region) by type
Violence and sexual offences
38.4
Anti-social behaviour
11.1
Shoplifting
8.74
Criminal damage and arson
7.22
Vehicle crime
6.53
Public order
6.06
Other theft
5.71
Burglary
4.07
Drugs
2.68
Other crime
2.1
Possession of weapons
1.6
Robbery
1.49
Bicycle theft
0.599
Theft from the person
0.581
Data source: data.police.uk
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025
Above are annual crime rates in West Midlands (region) by crime type.
The figures represent the number of annual crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in West Midlands (region).
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Historical crime rates in West Midlands (region)
- West Midlandsregion
Data source: data.police.uk
Annual total crime rates in local authority districts of West Midlands (region)
| Borough name | Crime Rate |
|---|---|
| 1. Malvern Hills | 59.5 low |
| 2. South Staffordshire | 60.4 low |
| 3. Shropshire | 62 low |
| 4. Herefordshire, County of | 64.1 low |
| 5. Bromsgrove | 65.5 low |
| 6. Staffordshire Moorlands | 67.2 low |
| 7. Lichfield | 67.7 low |
| 8. Wychavon | 68.8 low |
| 9. Stratford-on-Avon | 69.2 low |
| 10. Stafford | 75.6 low |
| 11. Rugby | 76.3 low |
| 12. East Staffordshire | 78.4 low |
| 13. North Warwickshire | 82 low |
| 14. Dudley | 83.6 low |
| 15. Warwick | 83.6 low |
| 16. Tamworth | 83.8 low |
| 17. Cannock Chase | 85.5 low |
| 18. Newcastle-under-Lyme | 86.7 low |
| 19. Solihull | 87.5 low |
| 20. Redditch | 88.4 low |
| 21. Wyre Forest | 94.2 low |
| 22. Telford and Wrekin | 99.3 medium |
| 23. Walsall | 103 medium |
| 24. Coventry | 104 medium |
| 25. Sandwell | 107 medium |
| 26. Wolverhampton | 107 medium |
| 27. Nuneaton and Bedworth | 113 medium |
| 28. Worcester | 117 medium |
| 29. Birmingham | 129 medium |
| 30. Stoke-on-Trent | 138 high |
*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population
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Data source: data.police.uk
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025