West Mercia Police — Recorded Crime

Recorded offences, rate per 1,000 and category breakdown for West Mercia Police. ONS Police Force Area data, OGL v3.

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Rate / 1,000

60.2

National median 74.1 (-13.8)

Total offences

80,730

year ending December 2025

Population

1.28m

force area

Offences by category

Violence against the person33,114 (23.5%)

Theft offences23,353 (16.6%)

Violence without injury12,307 (8.7%)

Stalking and harassment11,635 (8.2%)

Violence with injury9,008 (6.4%)

Shoplifting8,807 (6.2%)

Criminal damage and arson7,456 (5.3%)

Public order offences6,520 (4.6%)

Other theft offences6,158 (4.4%)

Sexual offences3,969 (2.8%)

Burglary3,836 (2.7%)

Vehicle offences3,542 (2.5%)

Residential burglary2,679 (1.9%)

Drug offences2,398 (1.7%)

Miscellaneous crimes2,102 (1.5%)

Non-residential burglary1,157 (0.8%)

Possession of weapons offences1,043 (0.7%)

Robbery775 (0.5%)

Bicycle theft716 (0.5%)

Theft from the person294 (0.2%)

Death or serious injury - unlawful driving150 (0.1%)

Homicide14 (0.0%)

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Source: ONS — Police Force Area data tables · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0 · year ending December 2025, fetched 2026-07-14. Recorded crime reflects reporting and recording practice as well as underlying crime. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with West Mercia Police.