As of February 2026, the annual crime rate in West Midlands region stands at 7.7 crimes per 1000 people. West Midlands's current crime levels are at 106% of the national crime rate. Criminal damage and arson crime makes up 7.5% of all crimes reported in the region. Criminal damage and arson crime totalled 42.9k representing a decrease 3.1% year-over-year.
| West Midlands region | crime statistic | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | annual crime rate per 1k workday people | 7.3 |
| 106% | ratio of national crime rate | 100% |
| 7.5% | share of all crimes | 7.2% |
| 42.9k | crimes reported | 407k |
| -3.1% | annual change | -5.0% |
| County | Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate | Crime rate per 1000 workday people | Total number of crimes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire | 79% | 6 | 1023 | |
| Shropshire | 87% | 6 | 2766 | |
| Staffordshire | 93% | 7 | 7245 | |
| Warwickshire | 87% | 6 | 3390 | |
| West Midlands | 121% | 9 | 24257 | |
| Worcestershire | 98% | 7 | 4177 | |
Crime rate ranking : West Midlands region has the 5. highest crime rate out of 9 regions
Criminal damage and arson crime totalled 42.9k representing a decrease 3.1% year-over-year. 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 February 2025 - January 2026 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.
-3.1% annual change, crime is declining
42.9k crimes reported
Crime rate percentage changeNumber of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to January 2026.
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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