West Midlands Police — Recorded Crime

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

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Rate / 1,000

98.6

National median 74.1 (+24.5)

Total offences

299,291

year ending December 2025

Population

2.95m

force area

Offences by category

Violence against the person119,997 (22.6%)

Theft offences96,712 (18.2%)

Violence without injury55,168 (10.4%)

Stalking and harassment34,375 (6.5%)

Shoplifting32,151 (6.1%)

Violence with injury30,317 (5.7%)

Vehicle offences27,232 (5.1%)

Criminal damage and arson24,613 (4.6%)

Other theft offences18,650 (3.5%)

Public order offences17,514 (3.3%)

Burglary14,323 (2.7%)

Sexual offences11,829 (2.2%)

Residential burglary10,259 (1.9%)

Drug offences9,302 (1.8%)

Robbery6,605 (1.2%)

Possession of weapons offences6,571 (1.2%)

Miscellaneous crimes6,148 (1.2%)

Non-residential burglary4,064 (0.8%)

Theft from the person2,528 (0.5%)

Bicycle theft1,828 (0.3%)

Death or serious injury - unlawful driving98 (0.0%)

Homicide39 (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 Midlands Police.