The crime rate reported by the West Midlands Police Force in 2023/24 was 111.1 crimes per 1,000 people compared with 125.9 in the previous reporting year. West Midlands Police are responsible for policing the large city of Birmingham, as well as other settlements such as Coventry.
Crime rate per 1,000 population in Birmingham and West Midlands metropolitan county from 2015/16 to 2023/24
Characteristic
Crime rate per 1,000 people
2023/24
111.1
2022/23
125.9
2021/22
123
2020/21
92.2
2019/20
89.4
2018/19
89.6
2017/18
81.3
2016/17
72.8
2015/16
66
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 24, 2024). Crime rate per 1,000 population in Birmingham and West Midlands metropolitan county from 2015/16 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404335/birmingham-crime-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Crime rate per 1,000 population in Birmingham and West Midlands metropolitan county from 2015/16 to 2023/24." Chart. July 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404335/birmingham-crime-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Crime rate per 1,000 population in Birmingham and West Midlands metropolitan county from 2015/16 to 2023/24. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404335/birmingham-crime-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Crime Rate per 1,000 Population in Birmingham and West Midlands Metropolitan County from 2015/16 to 2023/24." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404335/birmingham-crime-rate/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Crime rate per 1,000 population in Birmingham and West Midlands metropolitan county from 2015/16 to 2023/24 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404335/birmingham-crime-rate/ (last visited March 15, 2025)
Crime rate per 1,000 population in Birmingham and West Midlands metropolitan county from 2015/16 to 2023/24 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404335/birmingham-crime-rate/
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