West Mercia Police/Crime in West Mercia Police

Crime in West Mercia Police

Recorded crime across West Mercia Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 1,268,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

7,866Crimes recorded

6.2Rate per 1,000

32 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

7,866

Crime rate per 1,000

6.2 per 1,000 people

National ranking

32 of 41 (20% below average)

Month-on-month

-2.0%

Year-on-year

-2.9% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (44.0%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 20239,297 crimes

Mar 20239,888 crimes

+6.4% vs previous month

Apr 20239,694 crimes

-2.0% vs previous month

May 202310,161 crimes

+4.8% vs previous month

Jun 20239,797 crimes

-3.6% vs previous month

Jul 20239,615 crimes

-1.9% vs previous month

Aug 20239,790 crimes

+1.8% vs previous month

Sept 20239,299 crimes

-5.0% vs previous month

Oct 20239,560 crimes

+2.8% vs previous month

Nov 20238,358 crimes

-12.6% vs previous month

Dec 20238,001 crimes

-4.3% vs previous month

Jan 20247,841 crimes

-2.0% vs previous month

Feb 20247,805 crimes

-0.5% vs previous month

Mar 20248,720 crimes

+11.7% vs previous month

Apr 20248,692 crimes

-0.3% vs previous month

May 20249,181 crimes

+5.6% vs previous month

Jun 20249,093 crimes

-1.0% vs previous month

Jul 20248,530 crimes

-6.2% vs previous month

Aug 20249,256 crimes

+8.5% vs previous month

Sept 20248,386 crimes

-9.4% vs previous month

Oct 20248,674 crimes

+3.4% vs previous month

Nov 20248,305 crimes

-4.3% vs previous month

Dec 20247,935 crimes

-4.5% vs previous month

Jan 20258,105 crimes

+2.1% vs previous month

Feb 20257,552 crimes

-6.8% vs previous month

Mar 20258,767 crimes

+16.1% vs previous month

Apr 20258,973 crimes

+2.3% vs previous month

May 20259,218 crimes

+2.7% vs previous month

Jun 20259,133 crimes

-0.9% vs previous month

Jul 202510,083 crimes

+10.4% vs previous month

Aug 20259,369 crimes

-7.1% vs previous month

Sept 20258,032 crimes

-14.3% vs previous month

Oct 20258,621 crimes

+7.3% vs previous month

Nov 20258,184 crimes

-5.1% vs previous month

Dec 20258,030 crimes

-1.9% vs previous month

Jan 20267,866 crimes

-2.0% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
3,459 (44.0%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
1,107 (14.1%)
3
Shoplifting
619 (7.9%)
4
Criminal damage and arson
598 (7.6%)
5
Other theft
474 (6.0%)
6
Public order
388 (4.9%)
7
Burglary
336 (4.3%)
8
Drugs
225 (2.9%)
9
Vehicle crime
219 (2.8%)
10
Other crime
205 (2.6%)
11
Possession of weapons
98 (1.2%)
12
Robbery
79 (1.0%)
13
Bicycle theft
37 (0.5%)
14
Theft from person
22 (0.3%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	7,866	-2.0%	3,459	1,107	336	219	619	225	79	388
Dec 2025	8,030	-1.9%	3,339	1,146	352	299	643	285	74	429
Nov 2025	8,184	-5.1%	3,409	1,217	316	265	735	235	69	439
Oct 2025	8,621	+7.3%	3,308	1,460	393	286	746	224	83	554
Sept 2025	8,032	-14.3%	3,188	1,362	336	270	675	179	78	567
Aug 2025	9,369	-7.1%	3,634	1,601	354	284	870	183	85	677
Jul 2025	10,083	+10.4%	4,008	1,760	317	315	830	272	92	700
Jun 2025	9,133	-0.9%	3,628	1,573	342	307	698	203	79	616
May 2025	9,218	+2.7%	3,666	1,520	318	320	836	190	84	629
Apr 2025	8,973	+2.3%	3,487	1,519	349	335	834	159	54	588
Mar 2025	8,767	+16.1%	3,339	1,452	328	312	835	223	46	640
Feb 2025	7,552	-6.8%	2,823	1,182	350	337	658	190	40	509
Jan 2025	8,105	+2.1%	3,240	1,190	365	373	696	199	36	477
Dec 2024	7,935	-4.5%	3,172	1,116	317	408	635	170	41	518
Nov 2024	8,305	-4.3%	3,199	1,226	289	377	801	204	50	560
Oct 2024	8,674	+3.4%	3,261	1,259	335	422	906	190	39	588
Sept 2024	8,386	-9.4%	3,145	1,225	350	364	840	202	52	576
Aug 2024	9,256	+8.5%	3,373	1,610	340	332	941	175	48	683
Jul 2024	8,530	-6.2%	3,234	1,594	277	309	688	220	46	619
Jun 2024	9,093	-1.0%	3,389	1,615	356	351	857	167	57	650
May 2024	9,181	+5.6%	3,414	1,579	369	384	907	158	51	656
Apr 2024	8,692	-0.3%	3,276	1,354	363	346	816	219	51	598
Mar 2024	8,720	+11.7%	3,469	1,316	370	360	789	206	60	567
Feb 2024	7,805	-0.5%	3,147	1,129	348	320	675	189	36	514
Jan 2024	7,841	-2.0%	3,116	1,157	340	276	730	197	56	485
Dec 2023	8,001	-4.3%	3,309	1,051	440	309	634	184	46	546
Nov 2023	8,358	-12.6%	3,182	1,228	451	342	719	200	54	550
Oct 2023	9,560	+2.8%	3,506	1,410	515	406	992	237	51	657
Sept 2023	9,299	-5.0%	3,392	1,416	502	449	907	179	49	670
Aug 2023	9,790	+1.8%	3,402	1,765	429	449	917	208	63	715
Jul 2023	9,615	-1.9%	3,591	1,533	413	423	858	223	64	736
Jun 2023	9,797	-3.6%	3,647	1,612	399	397	933	186	56	780
May 2023	10,161	+4.8%	3,754	1,727	448	416	914	196	57	801
Apr 2023	9,694	-2.0%	3,650	1,503	425	399	827	170	46	824
Mar 2023	9,888	+6.4%	3,854	1,625	401	349	763	198	72	821
Feb 2023	9,297	—	3,517	1,546	408	453	808	173	71	673