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The West Midlands is the second most dangerous region in England. The overall crime rate in the West Midlands in 2021 was 89 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 43 out of 1,000 residents.
Out of all of the West Midlands's larger towns and cities, West Bromwich is the most dangerous. The next most dangerous is Walsall, and Birmingham comes in as third most dangerous. There are safer parts of the West Midlands, starting with Cannock which ranks as the safest area in the West Midlands, followed up by Stafford in second place, and Sutton Coldfield in third place.
Incidents mapped in the West Midlands represent the time frame between July 2019 and June 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: June 2022
Hover over a point to see a breakdown of crime types recorded at that location. You can also filter by individual crime types, or use a combinations of offences to visualize the data you need.
Last updated: June 2022
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 113,856 | 19.10 |
| Bicycle Theft | 4,128 | 0.69 |
| Burglary | 28,050 | 4.70 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 48,116 | 8.07 |
| Drugs | 12,014 | 2.02 |
| Other Crime | 10,122 | 1.70 |
| Other Theft | 35,658 | 5.98 |
| Possession of Weapons | 7,305 | 1.23 |
| Public Order | 50,465 | 8.46 |
| Robbery | 8,844 | 1.48 |
| Shoplifting | 24,829 | 4.16 |
| Theft From the Person | 4,133 | 0.69 |
| Vehicle Crime | 40,825 | 6.85 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 256,618 | 43.04 |
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from West Midlands |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 159,153 | 137 | 35% more dangerous |
| Burton upon Trent | 4,909 | 63 | 41% safer |
| Cannock | 3,927 | 56 | 60% safer |
| Coventry | 39,111 | 102 | 13% more dangerous |
| Dudley | 11,105 | 131 | 32% more dangerous |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 4,989 | 63 | 42% safer |
| Nuneaton | 7,230 | 80 | 11% safer |
| Redditch | 5,704 | 69 | 30% safer |
| Rugby | 5,473 | 74 | 20% safer |
| Shrewsbury | 5,896 | 77 | 16% safer |
| Solihull | 7,840 | 72 | 23% safer |
| Stafford | 3,984 | 61 | 46% safer |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 25,591 | 92 | 3.2% more dangerous |
| Stourbridge | 5,203 | 81 | 11% safer |
| Sutton Coldfield | 6,682 | 62 | 43% safer |
| Tamworth | 4,802 | 63 | 42% safer |
| Telford | 13,263 | 87 | 2.2% safer |
| Walsall | 10,482 | 143 | 38% more dangerous |
| West Bromwich | 11,926 | 151 | 41% more dangerous |
| Wolverhampton | 29,377 | 119 | 25% more dangerous |
| Worcester | 9,318 | 91 | 1.7% more dangerous |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | Safer |
| Bicycle Theft | 1.0 | 0.81 | 0.65 | 0.69 | Safer |
| Burglary | 8 | 6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | Safer |
| Drugs | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | Getting worse |
| Other Crime | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | Getting worse |
| Other Theft | 8 | 7 | 4.8 | 6 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.70 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 1.2 | Getting worse |
| Public Order | 4.1 | 4.8 | 6 | 8 | Getting worse |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Safer |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | Safer |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 0.86 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.69 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 26 | 29 | 31 | 43 | Getting worse |
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