The West Midlands Police area no longer has the highest rate of knife crime in England and Wales, official figures show.Data ...

Craig Guildford, from West Midlands Police, said the region was 'safer' as crime had reduced in 'nearly all areas,' including ...

More than one in three children on average are living in poverty in the West Midlands as respected Foundation demands change ...

Police numbers across our region are barely rising  - and the number of community support officers is falling in many areas.

However, according to the Telegraph, it was Evesham in Worcestershire that was named the least best value place to live in the West Midlands, with the town falling into the bottom 30 of the table ...

A farm worker in England has tested positive for H5N1 bird in what’s thought to be the second human case in the country ...

The West Midlands is facing yet more windy and wet weather, with the region being issued fresh weather warnings.

A case of bird flu in a human has been confirmed in England, the UK Health Security Agency reports. The individual from the West Midlands region contracted avian influenza on a farm where "they ...

A case of influenza A (H5N1) has been confirmed in a person in the West Midlands who acquired the infection on a farm after ...

The person, who is "currently well", had "close and prolonged contact with infected birds" on a farm and the risk to the ...

Of the 55,008 knife crime offences in England and Wales in the year to September 2024, 30% (16,521) were recorded by the Metropolitan Police, 9% (4,930) by West Midlands Police, 6% (3,427) by Greater ...

The fall in knife crime rates, combined with a rise in the rate of offences in London, means the West Midlands Police area now has the second highest rate of knife crime in England and Wales.