Annual crime rate in West Midlands region is 31.3, i.e. 31.3 crimes committed per annum per 1000 workday people. Compared to the national crime rate, West Midlands's crime rate is at 98%. Violent crime makes up 29.9% of all crimes committed in the region. The total number of "violent crime" is 174k, and this number has increased by 15.6% when compared year-over-year in the period of November 2018 - October 2019.
31.3
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
98%
of national crime rate
29.9%
of all crimes
174k
crimes committed
15.6%
annual change
West Midlands violent crime rate comparison map
November 2018 - October 2019
County
Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate
Crime rate per 1000 workday people
Total number of crimes
Herefordshire
84%
27
4755
Shropshire
103%
33
14269
Staffordshire
85%
27
29126
Warwickshire
91%
29
15401
West Midlands
105%
33
91603
Worcestershire
101%
32
18901
West Midlands violent crime rate rank
Violent crime rate is 31.3 crimes committed per 1,000 working people per annum. It's the 4. lowest crime rate out of 10 England and Wales' regions.
4.
lowest crime rate out of 10 regions
31.3
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
West Midlands violent crime rate compared to other regions
The total number of "violent crime" is 174k, and this number has increased by 15.6% when compared year-over-year in the period of November 2018 - October 2019. 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 November 2018 - October 2019 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.
15.6%
annual change
31.3
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
174k
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 committed in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years.