All news on the topic: West Midlands Police

News

22 Jul 2026 634

Record 461 police officers dismissed in England and Wales as workforce shrinks

The number of police officers sacked each year from forces in England and Wales has hit a record high, figures show.

Crime

19 Jul 2026 623

Pregnant woman seriously injured in Birmingham baseball bat attack before diners threatened with knife

Diners at a restaurant in Birmingham were "targeted with a baseball bat" then "threatened with a knife" after the attacker left a pregnant woman with a serious injury.

Politics

17 Jul 2026 542

Disgraced police chief Craig Guildford received £58,000 payout after Maccabi Tel Aviv scandal

Disgraced West Midlands Police chief Craig Guildford was handed almost £58,000 in leaving pay after retiring in the wake of the Maccabi Tel Aviv scandal.

Crime

02 Jul 2026 681

Teenager fighting for life after Birmingham shooting near mosque

A 16-year-old boy has suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after being shot in Birmingham, police have said.

Crime

25 Jun 2026 651

Dad-of-two kidnapped, tortured and burned alive in £1m gang feud over cigarettes

A dad-of-two was kidnapped, tortured and set on fire after losing £1million-worth of cigarettes in a gang row, a court has heard.

Crime

20 Jun 2026 729

Police hunt teenage suspect after boy allegedly taken from park in front of mother

A young child was allegedly abducted while playing near a pond in front of his mother.

Crime

04 Jun 2026 507

Sacked police superintendent charged in £720,000 investment scam as former officer faces fraud trial

A dismissed police superintendent is one of two individuals charged in connection with a £720,000 investment scam.

Crime

02 May 2026 689

19-year-old in court after bomb scare forces evacuation of Peter Kay gig

A man has been charged in connection with the events that led to the evacuation of comedian Peter Kay’s show at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham last night.

Crime

02 May 2026 862

Teen held after suspicious bag forces evacuation of packed Birmingham arena

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of a bomb hoax after a Peter Kay show was evacuated over a “suspicious bag”.

World

02 May 2026 656

Peter Kay gig halted mid-set as Utilita Arena evacuated over security alert

Peter Kay’s stand-up gig at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham was cut short after just 45 minutes on Friday.

Crime

25 Apr 2026 634

Horror house fire in Wolverhampton kills two children as police arrest woman in her 30s

A woman has been arrested in connection with the deaths of two young children in a Wolverhampton house blaze.

Crime

24 Apr 2026 542

Man jailed for 26 years after pouring hot oil on wife in brutal murder attempt

A man has been jailed for 26 years after attempting to murder his wife by pouring hot oil on her face and assaulting her in a “vicious and sustained” attack.

Crime

03 Apr 2026 572

Nine-year-old girl killed in late-night crash as two men arrested on suspicion of drug driving

A nine-year-old girl has died and two other children taken to hospital after a car crash which saw two people arrested on suspicion on drug driving.

Crime

16 Mar 2026 792

Body in a bin horror as three arrested after grim discovery in Coventry park

A man and woman in their 40s and a man in his 20s were arrested overnight in Blackpool on suspicion of murder and assisting an offender after the body of the unidentified victim, believed to have been aged between 40 and 50, was found in Cash’s Park off Daimler Road at about 5pm on Friday, West Midlands Police said.

News

16 Jan 2026 799

West Midlands Police chief Craig Guildford retires with full pension after misleading MPs over AI-driven fan ban

West Midlands Police Chief Craig Guildford has been permitted to retire with a full pension after facing increasing pressure to resign over the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban scandal.

Crime

08 Nov 2025 585

Woman in critical condition after stabbing in Birmingham city centre

A woman is fighting for her life after she was stabbed in the neck in what police believe to be “an unprovoked attack.”

Crime

06 Nov 2025 874

Four boys arrested after Bonfire Night chaos in Birmingham city centre

Four teenagers were arrested after police were attacked with fireworks in Birmingham city center on Bonfire Night.

Crime

06 Nov 2025 1113

Bonfire Night chaos as police attacked with fireworks and teenagers arrested across UK cities

Bonfire Night descended into chaos across the UK, with cops pelted with fireworks and flares hurled at cars.

Crime

29 Oct 2025 806

Care home staff forged will to steal 85-year-old resident’s £175,000 estate

This is the inside story of an extraordinary and chaotic trial that will further fuel alarm about the potential scale of financial abuse against the elderly across the UK.

Crime

28 Oct 2025 1933

Convenience stores linked to gangs face zero-star food hygiene ratings

Two ‘Bob Shops’ were ordered to take urgent action on more than 80 issues after inspectors found a series of food hygiene breaches.

News

24 Oct 2025 704

Starmer calls police decision to bar Israeli fans from Europa League game ‘wrong’

British officials said Friday they were working to reverse a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans attending a Europa League game at Aston Villa next month because of security concerns, a decision that drew condemnation from politicians, sports organizations, and Jewish groups.

Crime

23 Oct 2025 935

Murder investigation launched after man in his 20s dies in Wolverhampton

Cops have launched an urgent murder probe after a man in his 20s died following a horrific attack.

Crime

21 Sep 2025 765

Suspect held on attempted murder after Birmingham nightclub attack

Four people have been arrested - one on suspicion of attempted murder - after four others were injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Birmingham.

Crime

12 Sep 2025 1018

Police investigate racist attack on British born Sikh woman in Oldbury

The victim, reported to be a British-born Sikh in her 20s, informed officers that a racist remark was directed at her during the attack in the Tame Road area of Oldbury on Tuesday morning, which was reported to West Midlands Police just before 8:30 am.

Crime