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The West Midlands is the third safest region in England. The overall crime rate in the West Midlands in 2021 was 53 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 26 out of 1,000 residents.
Out of all of the West Midlands's larger towns and cities, Stoke-on-Trent is the most dangerous. The next most dangerous is Worcester, and Nuneaton comes in as third most dangerous. There are safer parts of the West Midlands, starting with Telford which ranks as the safest area in the West Midlands, followed up by Burton upon Trent in second place, and Sutton Coldfield in third place.
Incidents mapped in the West Midlands represent the time frame between April 2019 and March 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: March 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: March 2022
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 96,489 | 16.18 |
| Bicycle Theft | 2,508 | 0.42 |
| Burglary | 16,234 | 2.72 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 30,658 | 5.14 |
| Drugs | 7,724 | 1.30 |
| Other Crime | 6,322 | 1.06 |
| Other Theft | 22,803 | 3.82 |
| Possession of Weapons | 3,649 | 0.61 |
| Public Order | 28,765 | 4.82 |
| Robbery | 4,167 | 0.70 |
| Shoplifting | 16,599 | 2.78 |
| Theft From the Person | 1,907 | 0.32 |
| Vehicle Crime | 21,978 | 3.69 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 154,527 | 25.92 |
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from West Midlands |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 57,545 | 50 | 7% safer |
| Burton upon Trent | 1,585 | 20 | 161% safer |
| Cannock | 3,927 | 56 | 4.4% more dangerous |
| Coventry | 15,258 | 40 | 34% safer |
| Dudley | 3,990 | 47 | 13% safer |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 4,643 | 58 | 9% more dangerous |
| Nuneaton | 6,998 | 77 | 31% more dangerous |
| Redditch | 5,688 | 69 | 22% more dangerous |
| Rugby | 5,473 | 74 | 28% more dangerous |
| Shrewsbury | 5,893 | 77 | 31% more dangerous |
| Solihull | 2,920 | 27 | 98% safer |
| Stafford | 3,983 | 61 | 13% more dangerous |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 25,406 | 91 | 42% more dangerous |
| Stourbridge | 1,950 | 30 | 77% safer |
| Sutton Coldfield | 2,575 | 24 | 123% safer |
| Tamworth | 4,801 | 63 | 15% more dangerous |
| Telford | 1,208 | 8 | 571% safer |
| Walsall | 3,836 | 52 | 1.8% safer |
| West Bromwich | 4,443 | 56 | 5% more dangerous |
| Wolverhampton | 11,262 | 46 | 17% safer |
| Worcester | 9,318 | 91 | 41% more dangerous |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 23 | 20 | 19 | 16 | Safer |
| Bicycle Theft | 1.0 | 0.81 | 0.65 | 0.42 | Safer |
| Burglary | 8 | 6 | 4.9 | 2.7 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | Safer |
| Drugs | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Safer |
| Other Crime | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | Safer |
| Other Theft | 8 | 7 | 4.8 | 3.8 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.70 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.61 | Safer |
| Public Order | 4.1 | 4.8 | 6 | 4.8 | Getting worse |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.70 | Safer |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 5 | 3.6 | 2.8 | Safer |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 0.86 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.32 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3.7 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 26 | 29 | 31 | 26 | Safer |
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