Crime category | Share of all crimes | Ranking (52 counties) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime → | 40.1% | 2. highest | 146% | 142k | -11.3% |
Vehicle crime → | 9.6% | 1. highest | 199% | 34.1k | -10.7% |
Criminal damage and arson crime → | 7.5% | 14. highest | 121% | 26.6k | -7.9% |
Antisocial behaviour crime → | 7.0% | 6. lowest | 57% | 25.0k | 25.8% |
Other theft crime → | 6.9% | 4. highest | 112% | 24.4k | -7.5% |
Shoplifting crime → | 6.9% | 14. highest | 123% | 24.4k | 41.4% |
Public order crime → | 6.7% | 18. highest | 112% | 23.9k | -27.8% |
Burglary crime → | 5.5% | 2. highest | 167% | 19.6k | -5.6% |
Robbery crime → | 2.4% | 2. highest | 247% | 8.6k | 2.3% |
Drugs crime → | 2.2% | 15. highest | 102% | 7.7k | -5.6% |
Possession of weapons crime → | 1.8% | 1. highest | 253% | 6.4k | -10.9% |
Other crime → | 1.7% | 16. highest | 118% | 5.9k | -6.3% |
Theft from the person crime → | 1.1% | 5. highest | 72% | 3.9k | -15.0% |
Bicycle theft crime → | 0.7% | 24. lowest | 79% | 2.4k | -8.5% |
Crime category | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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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 253% of national crime rate which puts West Midlands county on 1. position out of 52 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 10.9% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.