West Midlands Police/Crime in West Midlands Police

Crime in West Midlands Police

Recorded crime across West Midlands Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 2,935,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

24,341Crimes recorded

8.3Rate per 1,000

11 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

24,341

Crime rate per 1,000

8.3 per 1,000 people

National ranking

11 of 41 (6% above average)

Month-on-month

-0.0%

Year-on-year

-4.9% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (43.2%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 202329,477 crimes

Mar 202332,452 crimes

+10.1% vs previous month

Apr 202331,289 crimes

-3.6% vs previous month

May 202330,589 crimes

-2.2% vs previous month

Jun 202331,521 crimes

+3.0% vs previous month

Jul 202331,601 crimes

+0.3% vs previous month

Aug 202329,958 crimes

-5.2% vs previous month

Sept 202329,671 crimes

-1.0% vs previous month

Oct 202330,836 crimes

+3.9% vs previous month

Nov 202328,269 crimes

-8.3% vs previous month

Dec 202328,058 crimes

-0.7% vs previous month

Jan 202427,500 crimes

-2.0% vs previous month

Feb 202426,067 crimes

-5.2% vs previous month

Mar 202428,383 crimes

+8.9% vs previous month

Apr 202428,495 crimes

+0.4% vs previous month

May 202431,037 crimes

+8.9% vs previous month

Jun 202429,865 crimes

-3.8% vs previous month

Jul 202431,636 crimes

+5.9% vs previous month

Aug 202429,180 crimes

-7.8% vs previous month

Sept 202428,635 crimes

-1.9% vs previous month

Oct 202429,074 crimes

+1.5% vs previous month

Nov 202426,571 crimes

-8.6% vs previous month

Dec 202425,723 crimes

-3.2% vs previous month

Jan 202525,601 crimes

-0.5% vs previous month

Feb 202524,624 crimes

-3.8% vs previous month

Mar 202527,967 crimes

+13.6% vs previous month

Apr 202527,296 crimes

-2.4% vs previous month

May 202528,292 crimes

+3.6% vs previous month

Jun 202528,708 crimes

+1.5% vs previous month

Jul 202529,191 crimes

+1.7% vs previous month

Aug 202527,312 crimes

-6.4% vs previous month

Sept 202526,066 crimes

-4.6% vs previous month

Oct 202527,012 crimes

+3.6% vs previous month

Nov 202525,815 crimes

-4.4% vs previous month

Dec 202524,353 crimes

-5.7% vs previous month

Jan 202624,341 crimes

-0.0% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
10,518 (43.2%)
2
Shoplifting
2,401 (9.9%)
3
Vehicle crime
2,243 (9.2%)
4
Criminal damage and arson
1,933 (7.9%)
5
Other theft
1,475 (6.1%)
6
Public order
1,292 (5.3%)
7
Burglary
1,214 (5.0%)
8
Drugs
762 (3.1%)
9
Anti-social behaviour
760 (3.1%)
10
Other crime
504 (2.1%)
11
Possession of weapons
495 (2.0%)
12
Robbery
465 (1.9%)
13
Theft from person
186 (0.8%)
14
Bicycle theft
93 (0.4%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	24,341	-0.0%	10,518	760	1,214	2,243	2,401	762	465	1,292
Dec 2025	24,353	-5.7%	10,513	719	1,163	2,051	2,368	762	486	1,330
Nov 2025	25,815	-4.4%	10,485	937	1,381	2,319	2,744	832	506	1,415
Oct 2025	27,012	+3.6%	10,947	1,388	1,351	2,339	2,883	787	614	1,507
Sept 2025	26,066	-4.6%	10,812	1,331	1,177	2,326	2,449	752	571	1,515
Aug 2025	27,312	-6.4%	11,016	2,016	1,223	2,324	2,594	833	598	1,461
Jul 2025	29,191	+1.7%	12,230	2,085	1,090	2,304	2,820	810	639	1,717
Jun 2025	28,708	+1.5%	11,895	2,614	1,152	2,165	2,488	813	624	1,594
May 2025	28,292	+3.6%	11,273	2,477	1,190	2,415	2,781	733	556	1,616
Apr 2025	27,296	-2.4%	10,616	2,565	1,217	2,355	2,871	699	598	1,360
Mar 2025	27,967	+13.6%	11,263	2,472	1,133	2,213	3,003	764	475	1,503
Feb 2025	24,624	-3.8%	9,789	2,086	1,112	2,173	2,599	772	408	1,208
Jan 2025	25,601	-0.5%	10,547	1,920	1,231	2,076	2,606	772	458	1,299
Dec 2024	25,723	-3.2%	10,573	1,992	1,302	2,071	2,425	710	458	1,269
Nov 2024	26,571	-8.6%	10,413	2,200	1,342	2,219	2,775	768	531	1,401
Oct 2024	29,074	+1.5%	10,973	2,568	1,557	2,480	3,154	712	647	1,510
Sept 2024	28,635	-1.9%	10,890	2,366	1,387	2,653	2,983	725	564	1,491
Aug 2024	29,180	-7.8%	10,891	2,968	1,400	2,349	2,943	594	665	1,732
Jul 2024	31,636	+5.9%	12,226	2,993	1,388	2,784	2,851	640	637	1,959
Jun 2024	29,865	-3.8%	11,862	2,608	1,388	2,540	2,442	640	682	1,882
May 2024	31,037	+8.9%	12,342	2,709	1,399	2,796	2,531	664	665	1,929
Apr 2024	28,495	+0.4%	11,034	2,172	1,429	2,975	2,467	547	598	1,695
Mar 2024	28,383	+8.9%	11,374	1,946	1,379	2,991	2,218	590	675	1,661
Feb 2024	26,067	-5.2%	10,610	1,851	1,387	2,593	1,785	627	646	1,511
Jan 2024	27,500	-2.0%	10,714	1,787	1,788	3,023	2,153	633	632	1,534
Dec 2023	28,058	-0.7%	11,807	1,616	1,819	2,644	1,927	588	715	1,690
Nov 2023	28,269	-8.3%	11,282	1,833	1,796	2,766	2,072	580	721	1,666
Oct 2023	30,836	+3.9%	12,151	2,315	1,884	2,988	2,201	620	740	1,978
Sept 2023	29,671	-1.0%	11,854	2,536	1,682	2,653	1,993	604	730	1,902
Aug 2023	29,958	-5.2%	11,497	2,891	1,727	2,697	2,153	640	633	1,950
Jul 2023	31,601	+0.3%	12,781	2,479	1,528	2,843	2,205	689	712	2,105
Jun 2023	31,521	+3.0%	12,977	2,679	1,456	2,692	1,993	635	783	2,156
May 2023	30,589	-2.2%	12,723	2,040	1,509	2,866	1,740	665	761	2,104
Apr 2023	31,289	-3.6%	12,700	1,953	1,551	3,291	1,827	585	770	2,470
Mar 2023	32,452	+10.1%	13,189	1,455	1,810	3,312	2,133	698	753	2,663
Feb 2023	29,477	—	12,263	1,279	1,624	3,298	1,689	643	674	2,308