Annual crime rate in West Midlands region is 12.1 crimes per 1000 people. Compared to the national crime rate, West Midlands's rate is at 74% as of May 2025.Antisocial behaviour crime makes up 11.5% of all crimes reported in the region. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 67.1k, and this number has increased by 4.9% when compared year-over-year in the period of May 2024 - April 2025.
| West Midlands region | crime statistic | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 12.1 | annual crime rate per 1k workday people | 16.3 |
| 74% | ratio of national crime rate | 100% |
| 11.5% | share of all crimes | 15.9% |
| 67.1k | crimes reported | 912k |
| 4.9% | annual change | -0.3% |
| County | Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate | Crime rate per 1000 workday people | Total number of crimes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire | 68% | 11 | 1987 | |
| Shropshire | 81% | 13 | 5777 | |
| Staffordshire | 74% | 12 | 13007 | |
| Warwickshire | 98% | 16 | 8516 | |
| West Midlands | 65% | 11 | 28968 | |
| Worcestershire | 93% | 15 | 8882 | |
Crime rate ranking : 1. lowest crime rate out of 9 regions
The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 67.1k, and this number has increased by 4.9% when compared year-over-year in the period of May 2024 - April 2025. 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 2024 - April 2025 to the region crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the region.
+4.9% annual change, crime is increasing
67.1k crimes reported
Crime rate percentage changeNumber of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to April 2025.
Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2020 till 2024.
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