Annual crime rate in West Midlands region is 29.9, i.e. 29.9 crimes committed per annum per 1000 workday people. Compared to the national crime rate, West Midlands's crime rate is at 95%. Violent crime makes up 27.8% of all crimes committed in the region. The total number of "violent crime" is 166k, and this number has increased by 20.1% when compared year-over-year in the period of May 2018 - April 2019.
29.9
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
95%
of national crime rate
27.8%
of all crimes
166k
crimes committed
20.1%
annual change
West Midlands violent crime rate comparison map
May 2018 - April 2019
County
Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate
Crime rate per 1000 workday people
Total number of crimes
Herefordshire
81%
25
4548
Shropshire
98%
31
13424
Staffordshire
93%
29
31475
Warwickshire
88%
28
14760
West Midlands
98%
31
84329
Worcestershire
96%
30
17670
West Midlands violent crime rate rank
Violent crime rate is 29.9 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
29.9
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
West Midlands violent crime rate compared to other regions
The total number of "violent crime" is 166k, and this number has increased by 20.1% when compared year-over-year in the period of May 2018 - April 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 May 2018 - April 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.
20.1%
annual change
29.9
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
166k
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.
