Shop thefts across the West Midlands have surged by more than 34 per cent, data has revealed.

A report on neighbourhood policing, to be presented to the West Midlands Police and Crime Panel next month, showed 32,703 shop theft offences had been reported in 2024/25 – 34.5 per cent increase on the previous year.

The total number of business crime offences also rose to 58,404 – an 8.4 per cent rise on 2023/24.

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But there was better news regarding neighbourhood crimes such as vehicle offences, burglaries and robberies with 48,938 offences recorded in 2024/25 – a drop of 17.5 per cent.

West Midlands Police (WMP) and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster will present the report to members of the panel, which me

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