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Crime Rates in West Midlands, region
Crime Rate
per 1000 residents
per 1000 residents
97 crimes
Last updated: 10.12.2025
Annual total crime rate in West Midlands, region is 97 crimes per thousand resident population.
Crime rates in West Midlands (region) by type
Violence and sexual offences
38.3
Anti-social behaviour
11.4
Shoplifting
8.75
Criminal damage and arson
7.17
Vehicle crime
6.59
Public order
6.09
Other theft
5.73
Burglary
4.05
Drugs
2.63
Other crime
2.11
Possession of weapons
1.56
Robbery
1.47
Bicycle theft
0.603
Theft from the person
0.595
Data source: data.police.uk
Nov 2024 - Oct 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 | 58.5 low |
| 2. South Staffordshire | 60.6 low |
| 3. Shropshire | 62.3 low |
| 4. Herefordshire, County of | 63.7 low |
| 5. Bromsgrove | 65.8 low |
| 6. Staffordshire Moorlands | 67 low |
| 7. Lichfield | 67.1 low |
| 8. Wychavon | 68.5 low |
| 9. Stratford-on-Avon | 69.1 low |
| 10. Stafford | 74.8 low |
| 11. Rugby | 75.9 low |
| 12. East Staffordshire | 77.2 low |
| 13. Warwick | 81.3 low |
| 14. North Warwickshire | 82.2 low |
| 15. Dudley | 84.3 low |
| 16. Tamworth | 84.4 low |
| 17. Cannock Chase | 85.2 low |
| 18. Newcastle-under-Lyme | 85.7 low |
| 19. Solihull | 86.6 low |
| 20. Redditch | 88.7 low |
| 21. Wyre Forest | 93.9 low |
| 22. Telford and Wrekin | 98.9 medium |
| 23. Walsall | 104 medium |
| 24. Coventry | 106 medium |
| 25. Sandwell | 107 medium |
| 26. Wolverhampton | 110 medium |
| 27. Nuneaton and Bedworth | 111 medium |
| 28. Worcester | 118 medium |
| 29. Birmingham | 129 medium |
| 30. Stoke-on-Trent | 136 high |
*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population
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Data source: data.police.uk
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025