Annual crime rate in West Midlands region is 37.4, i.e. 37.4 crimes reported per annum per 1000 workday people. Compared to the national crime rate, West Midlands's crime rate is at 116%. Violent crime makes up 38.1% of all crimes reported in the region. The total number of "violent crime" is 208k, and this number has increased by 13.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of May 2020 - April 2021.
May 2020 - April 2021
| County | Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate | Crime rate per 1000 workday people | Total number of crimes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire | 85% | 27 | 4891 | |
| Shropshire | 95% | 30 | 13225 | |
| Staffordshire | 91% | 29 | 31255 | |
| Warwickshire | 95% | 30 | 16202 | |
| West Midlands | 139% | 45 | 122570 | |
| Worcestershire | 104% | 33 | 19520 | |
Violent crime rate is 37.4 crimes reported per 1,000 working people per annum. It's the 3. highest crime rate out of 10 England and Wales' regions.
The total number of "violent crime" is 208k, and this number has increased by 13.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of May 2020 - April 2021. 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 2020 - April 2021 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.
Crime rate percentage changeMonthly crime volumes till April 2021.
Annual crime rate per 1000 workday people
Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2016 till 2020.
