Annual crime rate in West Midlands region is 28.8, i.e. 28.8 crimes committed per annum per 1000 workday people. Compared to the national crime rate, West Midlands's crime rate is at 93%. Violent crime makes up 26.9% of all crimes committed in the region. The total number of "violent crime" is 160k, and this number has increased by 16.7% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2018 - February 2019.
28.8
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
93%
of national crime rate
26.9%
of all crimes
160k
crimes committed
16.7%
annual change
West Midlands violent crime rate comparison map
March 2018 - February 2019
County
Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate
Crime rate per 1000 workday people
Total number of crimes
Herefordshire
80%
25
4400
Shropshire
96%
30
13027
Staffordshire
93%
29
31065
Warwickshire
87%
27
14329
West Midlands
94%
29
79922
Worcestershire
94%
29
17121
West Midlands violent crime rate rank
Violent crime rate is 28.8 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
28.8
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
West Midlands violent crime rate compared to other regions
The total number of "violent crime" is 160k, and this number has increased by 16.7% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2018 - February 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 March 2018 - February 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.
16.7%
annual change
28.8
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
160k
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.
