Last updated: 12 May 2024
The overall crime rate in West Midlands county county is 127.6 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 140k crimes were violent crimes which is 40.1% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 147% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 36.6% over the last twelve months.The category of "possession of weapons crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Possession of weapons crime" rate is at 254% of national crime rate which puts West Midlands county on 1. position out of 54 England's and Wales' counties in this crime category. "Possession of weapons crime" makes up 1.8% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "possession of weapons crime" is 6.4k cases and has decreased by 11.8% when compared year-over-year in the period of April 2023 - March 2024.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (54 counties) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 40.1% | 2. highest | 147% | 140k | -11.9% |
| Vehicle crime → | 9.6% | 1. highest | 204% | 33.8k | -12.4% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 7.5% | 14. highest | 122% | 26.3k | -8.5% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 7.3% | 8. lowest | 59% | 25.4k | 31.0% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 7.0% | 14. highest | 124% | 24.4k | 36.6% |
| Other theft crime → | 6.8% | 5. highest | 113% | 23.9k | -9.3% |
| Public order crime → | 6.5% | 20. highest | 109% | 22.8k | -30.8% |
| Burglary crime → | 5.5% | 2. highest | 167% | 19.2k | -7.9% |
| Robbery crime → | 2.4% | 2. highest | 253% | 8.5k | 0.6% |
| Drugs crime → | 2.1% | 16. highest | 102% | 7.5k | -6.9% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 1.8% | 1. highest | 254% | 6.4k | -11.8% |
| Other crime → | 1.7% | 16. highest | 118% | 5.9k | -7.2% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 1.0% | 5. highest | 71% | 3.7k | -20.6% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 0.7% | 27. lowest | 79% | 2.3k | -7.8% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in West Midlands county county to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | West Midlands county county crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 9.3 | 15.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Burglary | 7.0 | 4.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.6 | 7.8 |
| Drugs | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Other crime | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| Other theft | 8.7 | 7.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 2.3 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 8.3 | 7.6 |
| Robbery | 3.1 | 1.2 |
| Shoplifting | 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Theft from the person | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Vehicle crime | 12.3 | 6.0 |
| Violent crime | 51.1 | 34.9 |
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