Crime

Kye Lemathy opens fire on street.

Passerby used as ‘human shield’ after gunman opens fire in Birmingham

West Midlands police and crime commissioner Simon Foster has called for the return of hundreds of police officers to the region which have been lost since 2010

I'm in charge of West Midlands Police and we've been short-changed

Violent crime stock

The top 10 most violent towns & cities in the West Midlands revealed

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Exclusive Fraud minister Lord Hanson outlines plans to ban Sim farms

Car theft

Top 20 most stolen car brands in West Midlands revealed for 2025

Police officers on duty on a city centre street

The 20 most dangerous towns & cities in the West Midlands revealed

Social media and telecoms firms have been urged to go ‘faster and further’ to prevent fraud.

'Tech and telecoms companies must do more on fraud' says minister

The 10 West Midlands neighbourhoods with most arson offences

If the PSPO comes into effect, it would prohibit a number of behaviours within certain areas in the city centre, including Victoria Square

The city centre areas where you will be banned from doing these things

Fight erupts near Villa Park

Shocking footage shows machete fight taking place near Villa Park

Birmingham skyline from Edgbaston Cricket Ground

We speak to residents about the areas they avoid in the city

Birmingham skyline

Five Birmingham areas you should 'avoid'

A fire stick

Every area targeted in police crackdown on 'dodgy' firesticks

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Birmingham’s 10 worst neighbourhoods for car theft revealed

West Midlands Police is investigating potential criminal activity in Shirley

Police probe dangerous driving as speeders leave locals frustrated

The Fire Stick makes any TV smart

Fire TV Stick users hit with fresh warning over £1,000 mistake

West Midlands Police investigate a shooting on Lighthorne Avenue, Ladywood, Birmingham

Birmingham neighbourhood dubbed the most crime-ridden in England

Police scene Birmingham

The city neighbourhoods where people are caught with weapons most

West Midlands Police and Solihull Council are planning a crackdown on crime at the area’s bus interchange following reports of armed masked criminals

I'm scared to leave my shop at night because of armed masked gangs

More than 100 calls to the police were made from in and and around the Chelmsley Wood's bus interchange in just four months

Crime crackdown mooted as 'armed and masked criminals on rampage'

Plans to tackle ‘aggressive begging’ in Birmingham city centre have taken a step forward

Plans to tackle ‘aggressive begging’ in city centre take step forward

Birmingham councillor Rashad Mahmood raised the issue of the usage of nitrous oxide while driving at the Police and Crime Panel meeting, highlighting fatalities that have occurred across the country.

Big challenge facing police as they try to tackle drug-taking drivers

Police used a chainsaw to raid a drug house where they arrested a 13-year-old boy on suspicion of having a zombie knife.

Cops break into 'drug den' with chainsaw and make zombie knife arrest

Damage to the front of B-Mart Premier Store on Stafford Street, Willenhall, after a ram-raid

Call for action as criminals ram-raid two shops in a week

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Exclusive Government reveals how it will tackle scourge of nuisance behaviour

Discotheque.life, also known as Decode, on Lichfield Street in Walsall

Nightclub stripped of licence after dad died on pavement outside

TikTok scam message to watch out for in 2025.

Warning over latest TikTok scam text

New CCTV cameras for Dudley's market could help combat yobs causing problems in the area

Market's fresh look with pop-up food stalls and CCTV to catch yobs

This is the dramatic moment two student police officers chased down a rapist in the street after he attacked a woman in a park.

Park rapist gets chased down by student cops in dramatic video

Cyclists riding dangerously could be fined under new measures unveiled by the city council

The city centre areas where dangerous cyclists could be fined £1,000

Here are some of the new and classic Christmas films you can watch on Netflix right now.

Urgent Netflix warning over potential Christmas mistake

Shoppers at a Christmas market.

Scary Christmas Market scam that could ruin Xmas

Authorities in the UK have intensified efforts to tackle illegal streaming devices such as modified Fire TV sticks and IPTV services

Can you go to jail for using a ‘dodgy’ firestick?

Discotheque.life, also known as Decode, on Lichfield Street in Walsall

Urgent review closes down nightclub for a month after dad's death

The Fire Stick makes any TV smart

How police detect people using ‘dodgy’ firesticks

A dozen people have been jailed for over 100 years after one of Britain's biggest county lines drugs gangs which made £1.2 million a year was smashed by police.

Drugs ring smashed: County lines gang jailed for over 100 years

Rules which could lead to a £1,000 fine if broken covers West Bromwich town centre

£1,000 fines for flouting these rules in West Brom to continue

Beware of Black Friday scams

Black Friday shoppers told to watch for ‘bogus website’ scam

Find out which Birmingham postcodes are at the highest risk of burglaries this Christmas

Birmingham's top burglary hotspots this Christmas

From left, Brunswick PACT chairman Brian Roberts, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and policing minister Dame Diana Johnson at the Home Office discussing the NationalWorld campaign Silent Crime on November 21, 2024

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper pledges action on Silent Crime

Erdington is being plagued by problems including drug use, people using streets as toilets and people being harrassed

Drug use and streets being used as toilets plaguing this suburb

The huge mountain of rubbish has built up at a property in Dalkeith Street

Disgusting mountain of rubbish attracting rats and plaguing street

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