Total Crime
101,239
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / West Mercia Police
West Mercia Police Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in West Mercia Police.
Latest month: June 2026
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YoY Change
+0.4%
100,805 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+11.7%
26,323 vs 23,572
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 0.4% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 5.7%
•
Robbery ↑ 53.1%
•
Drugs ↑ 10.3%
Offset by
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 20.9%
•
Public order ↓ 9.3%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 4.9%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
West Mercia Police monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Robbery
|
931 |
+53.1%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
2,502 |
+10.3%
vs +3.5% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 40.0%
|
40,469 |
+5.7%
vs +1.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Burglary
|
4,124 |
+5.2%
vs -6.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
16,412 |
+0.5%
vs -1.3% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
7,648 |
-1.6%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
2,364 |
-2.9%
vs -2.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
6,296 |
-3.2%
vs -4.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,093 |
-3.5%
vs +8.5% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
675 |
-4.3%
vs -8.5% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
8,860 |
-4.9%
vs -2.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
6,259 |
-9.3%
vs -3.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
3,289 |
-20.9%
vs -7.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
317 |
-31.1%
vs -20.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |