Annual crime rate in West Midlands region is 31, i.e. 31 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 29.2% of all crimes committed in the region. The total number of "violent crime" is 172k, and this number has increased by 18.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of September 2018 - August 2019.
31
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
98%
of national crime rate
29.2%
of all crimes
172k
crimes committed
18.4%
annual change
West Midlands violent crime rate comparison map
September 2018 - August 2019
County
Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate
Crime rate per 1000 workday people
Total number of crimes
Herefordshire
82%
26
4668
Shropshire
101%
32
13945
Staffordshire
90%
28
30624
Warwickshire
88%
28
14932
West Midlands
103%
33
89748
Worcestershire
99%
32
18462
West Midlands violent crime rate rank
Violent crime rate is 31 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
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
West Midlands violent crime rate compared to other regions
The total number of "violent crime" is 172k, and this number has increased by 18.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of September 2018 - August 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 September 2018 - August 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.
18.4%
annual change
31
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
172k
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.
