Annual crime rate in West Midlands region is 27.9, i.e. 27.9 crimes committed per annum per 1000 workday people. Compared to the national crime rate, West Midlands's crime rate is at 92%. Violent crime makes up 26.2% of all crimes committed in the region. The total number of "violent crime" is 155k, and this number has increased by 14.7% when compared year-over-year in the period of January 2018 - December 2018.
27.9
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
92%
of national crime rate
26.2%
of all crimes
155k
crimes committed
14.7%
annual change
West Midlands violent crime rate comparison map
January 2018 - December 2018
County
Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate
Crime rate per 1000 workday people
Total number of crimes
Herefordshire
81%
24
4354
Shropshire
97%
29
12749
Staffordshire
95%
29
30761
Warwickshire
87%
26
13989
West Midlands
92%
28
76370
Worcestershire
94%
28
16623
West Midlands violent crime rate rank
Violent crime rate is 27.9 crimes committed per 1,000 working people per annum. It's the 5. lowest crime rate out of 10 England and Wales' regions.
5.
lowest crime rate out of 10 regions
27.9
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
West Midlands violent crime rate compared to other regions
The total number of "violent crime" is 155k, and this number has increased by 14.7% when compared year-over-year in the period of January 2018 - December 2018. In the graph below, region are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the region crime rate between January 2018 - December 2018 to the region crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes committed. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes committed in the region.
14.7%
annual change
27.9
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
155k
crimes committed
Crime rate percentage changeCrime rate per 1000 workday people
West Midlands violent crime rate
Annual crime rate per 1000 workday people
West Midlands violent crime seasonality
Total number of crimes commited in a given calendar month(1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years.
