West Midlands Police
Crime in City Centre
Street-level crime statistics for City Centre based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.
9
/ 100
High Crime
Safety Score
Crime Zone Map
Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.
Very Safe (85+)
Safe (65–84)
Average (45–64)
Below Avg (25–44)
High Crime (0–24)
Crime by Category
Last 12 months — 14,260 total crimes recorded in City Centre
Violent Crime
4,564
32%
↓6%
Shoplifting
2,808
19.7%
↑17%
Other Theft
1,119
7.8%
↓15%
Anti-Social Behaviour
1,022
7.2%
↓9%
Public Order
955
6.7%
↓13%
Drugs
831
5.8%
↑31%
Criminal Damage & Arson
681
4.8%
↓11%
Vehicle Crime
568
4%
↓20%
Robbery
462
3.2%
↓22%
Theft from Person
424
3%
↓35%
Burglary
314
2.2%
↓12%
Possession of Weapons
295
2.1%
↓10%
Other Crime
115
0.8%
↑22%
Bicycle Theft
102
0.7%
↓13%
Monthly Crime Trend
Month-by-month crime totals for City Centre
1112
02/23
1295
03/23
1172
04/23
1335
05/23
1185
06/23
1318
07/23
1168
08/23
1142
09/23
1188
10/23
1285
11/23
1241
12/23
1158
01/24
1105
02/24
1186
03/24
1109
04/24
1322
05/24
1236
06/24
1257
07/24
1379
08/24
1339
09/24
1334
10/24
1287
11/24
1358
12/24
1117
01/25
1042
02/25
1180
03/25
1196
04/25
1307
05/25
1296
06/25
1314
07/25
1230
08/25
1150
09/25
1149
10/25
1246
11/25
1128
12/25
1022
01/26
Top Crime Hotspots
Highest-crime street locations in City Centre (12 months)
Explore by Month
View detailed crime data for each month in City Centre
January 2026
1022 crimes
December 2025
1128 crimes
November 2025
1246 crimes
October 2025
1149 crimes
September 2025
1150 crimes
August 2025
1230 crimes
July 2025
1314 crimes
June 2025
1296 crimes
May 2025
1307 crimes
April 2025
1196 crimes
March 2025
1180 crimes
February 2025
1042 crimes
January 2025
1117 crimes
December 2024
1358 crimes
November 2024
1287 crimes
October 2024
1334 crimes
September 2024
1339 crimes
August 2024
1379 crimes
July 2024
1257 crimes
June 2024
1236 crimes
May 2024
1322 crimes
April 2024
1109 crimes
March 2024
1186 crimes
February 2024
1105 crimes
January 2024
1158 crimes
December 2023
1241 crimes
November 2023
1285 crimes
October 2023
1188 crimes
September 2023
1142 crimes
August 2023
1168 crimes
July 2023
1318 crimes
June 2023
1185 crimes
May 2023
1335 crimes
April 2023
1172 crimes
March 2023
1295 crimes
February 2023
1112 crimes
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Jewellery Quarter
Ladywood
Soho Road
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Foleshill
Stoke and Wyken
St Michael's
Henley and Longford
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Holbrook, Radford, Sherbourne and Bablake
Woodlands, Wainbody, Westwood and Whoberley
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Brierley Hill and Wordsley
Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Pensnett
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Stourbridge and Amblecote
Stourbridge, Pedmore and Wollaston
Chelmsley Wood
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Shirley
St Alphege and Blythe
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NEC
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Rowley Town
Smethwick Town
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Pleck
Aldridge
Brownhills
Darlaston
Willenhall
St Matthew's
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Ettingshall, Blakenhall and Spring Vale
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Bilston and East Park
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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026.
Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.