Total Crime
318,679
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / West Midlands Police
West Midlands Police Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in West Midlands Police.
Latest month: April 2026
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YoY Change
-5.5%
337,209 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+4.1%
77,589 vs 74,509
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 5.5% in this area.
Driven by
•
Drugs ↑ 13.5%
•
Possession of weapons ↑ 7.4%
•
Criminal damage and arson ↑ 0.9%
Offset by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 42.6%
•
Other theft ↓ 8.8%
•
Burglary ↓ 10.1%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
West Midlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Drugs
|
9,606 |
+13.5%
vs +8.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
6,814 |
+7.4%
vs +6.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Theft from the person
|
2,713 |
+2.9%
vs -20.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
25,345 |
+0.9%
vs -4.1% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 41.6%
|
132,528 |
+0.1%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Public order
|
18,046 |
-2.7%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Robbery
|
6,591 |
-2.9%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
31,671 |
-4.6%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
27,240 |
-5.1%
vs -10.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
19,006 |
-8.8%
vs -6.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,772 |
-9.4%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
14,252 |
-10.1%
vs -7.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
6,202 |
-10.7%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
16,893 |
-42.6%
vs -1.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |