| Crime category | Share of all crimes | Ranking (8 regions) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 39.5% | 3. highest | 124% | 243k | -10.1% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 10.4% | 1. lowest | 73% | 64.2k | -9.1% |
| Vehicle crime → | 7.8% | 2. highest | 139% | 48.1k | -11.1% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 7.6% | 4. highest | 106% | 46.9k | -9.5% |
| Public order crime → | 7.0% | 3. lowest | 100% | 43.2k | -22.0% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 7.0% | 4. lowest | 108% | 43.2k | 31.2% |
| Other theft crime → | 6.9% | 4. highest | 96% | 42.6k | -9.7% |
| Burglary crime → | 5.1% | 3. highest | 133% | 31.6k | -3.4% |
| Drugs crime → | 2.1% | 2. lowest | 84% | 12.7k | -5.5% |
| Other crime → | 1.8% | 4. highest | 106% | 10.8k | -5.9% |
| Robbery crime → | 1.7% | 2. highest | 150% | 10.5k | 0.2% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 1.5% | 1. highest | 183% | 9.3k | -4.3% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.8% | 3. highest | 45% | 4.9k | -16.0% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 0.8% | 1. lowest | 76% | 4.6k | -8.5% |
| Crime category | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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The category of "possession of weapons crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Possession of weapons crime" rate is at 183% of national crime rate which puts West Midlands on 1. position out of 8 England's and Wales' regions in this crime category. "Possession of weapons crime" makes up 1.5% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "possession of weapons crime" is 9.3k cases and has decreased by 4.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.
This map compares crime rate in West Midlands region to the national crime rate.
This graph compares crime rate in West Midlands region to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
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