Safest Towns in West Midlands

Ranked list of towns in West Midlands by crime rate (per 1,000 residents). Data is sourced from official public datasets and updated regularly.

Across 109 towns, recorded crime ranged from 9.8 per 1,000 per 1,000 in Catshill to 141.0 per 1,000 per 1,000 in Pelsall. The median rate was 64.2 per 1,000 per 1,000.

🥇 Top of the list

Catshill

Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.8 per 1,000

🥈 Second place

Ludlow

Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 23.2 per 1,000

🥉 Third place

Ross-on-Wye

Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 30.3 per 1,000


1 (top 3)	Catshill	100	10,173	9.8 per 1,000
2 (top 3)	Ludlow	238	10,280	23.2 per 1,000
3 (top 3)	Ross-on-Wye	333	10,993	30.3 per 1,000
4	Market Drayton	579	12,062	48.0 per 1,000
5	Church Stretton	172	3,576	48.1 per 1,000
6	Wem	303	6,287	48.2 per 1,000
7	Shrewsbury	3,654	75,784	48.2 per 1,000
8	Broseley	270	5,596	48.2 per 1,000
9	Gobowen	147	3,046	48.3 per 1,000
10	Oswestry	845	17,500	48.3 per 1,000
11	Bayston Hill	252	5,221	48.3 per 1,000
12	Albrighton	337	6,983	48.3 per 1,000
13	Bridgnorth	588	12,172	48.3 per 1,000
14	Ellesmere	233	4,812	48.4 per 1,000
15	Highley	160	3,305	48.4 per 1,000
16	Featherstone (South Staffordshire)	357	7,096	50.3 per 1,000
17	Kinver	234	4,651	50.3 per 1,000
18	Bromyard	192	3,816	50.3 per 1,000
19	Penkridge	422	8,364	50.5 per 1,000
20	Huntington (South Staffordshire)	238	4,715	50.5 per 1,000
21	Codsall	600	11,867	50.6 per 1,000
22	Hereford	3,042	60,081	50.6 per 1,000
23	Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay	895	17,647	50.7 per 1,000
24	Essington	176	3,471	50.7 per 1,000
25	Wombourne	649	12,810	50.7 per 1,000
26	Ledbury	423	8,344	50.7 per 1,000
27	Long Lawford	240	4,369	54.9 per 1,000
28	Rugby	4,262	77,440	55.0 per 1,000
29	Cawston (Rugby)	356	6,475	55.0 per 1,000
30	Fazeley	417	7,571	55.1 per 1,000
31	Lichfield	1,798	32,586	55.2 per 1,000
32	Burntwood	1,556	28,172	55.2 per 1,000
33	Cheddleton	196	3,546	55.3 per 1,000
34	Leek	1,075	19,388	55.4 per 1,000
35	Handsacre and Armitage	268	4,837	55.4 per 1,000
36	Fradley South	200	3,609	55.4 per 1,000
37	Biddulph	971	17,490	55.5 per 1,000
38	Werrington	334	6,012	55.6 per 1,000
39	Cheadle (Staffordshire Moorlands)	634	11,403	55.6 per 1,000
40	Blythe Bridge	378	6,798	55.6 per 1,000
41	Upper Tean	181	3,244	55.8 per 1,000
42	Pheasey	552	9,498	58.1 per 1,000
43	Kingsbury	217	3,555	61.0 per 1,000
44	Coleshill (North Warwickshire)	415	6,744	61.5 per 1,000
45	Polesworth and Dordon	466	7,552	61.7 per 1,000
46	Water Orton	215	3,484	61.7 per 1,000
47	Stone (Stafford)	1,046	16,931	61.8 per 1,000
48	Stafford	4,431	71,695	61.8 per 1,000
49	Eccleshall	200	3,229	61.9 per 1,000
50	Atherstone	536	8,666	61.9 per 1,000
51	Uttoxeter	896	14,024	63.9 per 1,000
52	Stretton (East Staffordshire)	297	4,646	63.9 per 1,000
53	Barton-under-Needwood	301	4,713	63.9 per 1,000
54	Burton upon Trent	4,864	76,031	64.0 per 1,000
55	Tutbury	236	3,674	64.2 per 1,000
56	Perton	600	9,302	64.5 per 1,000
57	Shifnal	594	8,973	66.2 per 1,000
58	Bignall End	219	3,184	68.8 per 1,000
59	Kidsgrove	1,075	15,598	68.9 per 1,000
60	Newcastle-under-Lyme	5,272	76,511	68.9 per 1,000
61	Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel	251	3,637	69.0 per 1,000
62	Talke and Talke Pits	237	3,436	69.0 per 1,000
63	Tamworth	5,275	76,074	69.3 per 1,000
64	Madeley	229	3,293	69.5 per 1,000
65	Rugeley	1,882	26,149	72.0 per 1,000
66	Cannock	4,540	63,057	72.0 per 1,000
67	Norton Canes	588	8,155	72.1 per 1,000
68	Sedgley	2,390	31,976	74.7 per 1,000
69	Coseley	1,884	25,206	74.7 per 1,000
70	Brierley Hill	2,415	32,311	74.7 per 1,000
71	Newport (Telford and Wrekin)	1,062	14,191	74.8 per 1,000
72	Dudley (Dudley)	4,806	64,288	74.8 per 1,000
73	Kingswinford	3,854	51,532	74.8 per 1,000
74	Halesowen	4,494	60,103	74.8 per 1,000
75	Stourbridge	4,260	56,961	74.8 per 1,000
76	Telford	11,712	156,326	74.9 per 1,000
77	Dickens Heath	377	4,797	78.6 per 1,000
78	Balsall Common	559	7,094	78.8 per 1,000
79	Solihull	8,507	107,754	78.9 per 1,000
80	Knowle and Dorridge	1,527	19,323	79.0 per 1,000
81	Keresley Newlands	293	3,631	80.7 per 1,000
82	Nuneaton	7,162	88,301	81.1 per 1,000
83	Bedworth	2,521	31,083	81.1 per 1,000
84	Bulkington	461	5,670	81.3 per 1,000
85	Whitchurch (Shropshire)	825	9,856	83.7 per 1,000
86	Coventry	30,349	343,623	88.3 per 1,000
87	Leominster	1,002	11,206	89.4 per 1,000
88	Rushall and Shelfield	1,163	12,844	90.5 per 1,000
89	Bloxwich	4,696	51,891	90.5 per 1,000
90	Aldridge	1,432	15,827	90.5 per 1,000
91	Willenhall	4,455	49,233	90.5 per 1,000
92	Streetly	1,519	16,790	90.5 per 1,000
93	Walsall	6,406	70,777	90.5 per 1,000
94	Darlaston	1,917	21,177	90.5 per 1,000
95	Brownhills	1,924	21,238	90.6 per 1,000
96	Wolverhampton	21,457	233,643	91.8 per 1,000
97	Bilston (Wolverhampton)	3,181	34,631	91.9 per 1,000
98	Wednesbury	1,933	20,321	95.1 per 1,000
99	Tipton	4,490	47,202	95.1 per 1,000
100	West Bromwich	9,775	102,744	95.1 per 1,000
101	Rowley Regis	3,714	39,052	95.1 per 1,000
102	Blackheath	661	6,950	95.1 per 1,000
103	Cradley Heath	1,790	18,819	95.1 per 1,000
104	Oldbury (Sandwell)	4,300	45,188	95.2 per 1,000
105	Smethwick	5,362	56,343	95.2 per 1,000
106	Stoke-on-Trent	28,281	260,001	108.8 per 1,000
107	Royal Sutton Coldfield	10,686	93,674	114.1 per 1,000
108	Birmingham	127,742	1,119,786	114.1 per 1,000
109	Pelsall	1,474	10,455	141.0 per 1,000