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Crime Rates in West Midlands, region
Crime Rate
per 1000 residents
per 1000 residents
93.5 crimes
Last updated: 02.04.2025
Annual total crime rate in West Midlands, region is 93.5 crimes per thousand resident population.
Crime rates in West Midlands (region) by type
Violence and sexual offences
36.2
Anti-social behaviour
10.4
Shoplifting
8.34
Criminal damage and arson
7.03
Vehicle crime
6.92
Public order
6.04
Other theft
6.01
Burglary
4.24
Drugs
2.21
Other crime
2.05
Possession of weapons
1.45
Robbery
1.37
Bicycle theft
0.598
Theft from the person
0.596
Data source: data.police.uk
Mar 2024 - Feb 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 | 54.9 low |
| 2. South Staffordshire | 59.6 low |
| 3. Shropshire | 62 low |
| 4. Lichfield | 63.4 low |
| 5. Staffordshire Moorlands | 63.8 low |
| 6. Herefordshire, County of | 64.1 low |
| 7. Bromsgrove | 64.6 low |
| 8. Wychavon | 67.5 low |
| 9. Stratford-on-Avon | 69.6 low |
| 10. Rugby | 71 low |
| 11. Warwick | 74.1 low |
| 12. Stafford | 75.6 low |
| 13. Newcastle-under-Lyme | 75.6 low |
| 14. Dudley | 78.4 low |
| 15. North Warwickshire | 78.5 low |
| 16. East Staffordshire | 80.1 low |
| 17. Tamworth | 81.6 low |
| 18. Solihull | 81.9 low |
| 19. Cannock Chase | 82 low |
| 20. Redditch | 88.5 low |
| 21. Wyre Forest | 93.1 medium |
| 22. Telford and Wrekin | 94.4 medium |
| 23. Sandwell | 101 medium |
| 24. Walsall | 104 medium |
| 25. Nuneaton and Bedworth | 107 medium |
| 26. Coventry | 107 medium |
| 27. Wolverhampton | 109 medium |
| 28. Worcester | 117 medium |
| 29. Birmingham | 121 high |
| 30. Stoke-on-Trent | 135 high |
*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population
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Data source: data.police.uk
Mar 2024 - Feb 2025