West Midlands PoliceFreedom of Information
- The number of crimes by crime type carried out at places of worship in the West Midlands.
Please find below, the number of offences categorised by offence type where the primary location type description is ‘place of worship’.
Offence / 2012 / 2013 / 2014 / Total
ARSON AND CRIMINAL DAMAGE / 76 / 86 / 80 / 242
BURGLARY / 104 / 94 / 90 / 288
CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY / 2 / 2 / 1 / 5
DRUGS OFFENCES / 5 / 1 / 2 / 8
NFIB FRAUD / 6 / - / - / 6
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS / 2 / 1 / 1 / 4
PUBLIC ORDER OFFENCES / 12 / 12 / 16 / 40
ROBBERY / 2 / 2 / 5 / 9
SEXUAL OFFENCES / 9 / 5 / 17 / 31
THEFT / 203 / 142 / 117 / 462
VEHICLE OFFENCES / 9 / 5 / 6 / 20
VIOLENCE AGAINST THE PERSON / 39 / 85 / 80 / 204
Total / 469 / 435 / 415 / 1319
- The type of place of worship where known, based on address, eg. Church, Mosque, etc.
Please find below, the number of offences that have taken place at locations mentioning the words below in the address title.
Words in title / Total
Cathedral/Chapel/Christian/Church / 798
Islam/ Mosque/ Madrassa / 152
Synagogue / 8
Temple / 110
Unknown / 251
Total / 1319
- The top 10 specific places of worship with the highest number of crimes committed
Please note that the incident or crime may not necessarily have occurred on the place of worships premises, rather the place of worship may be the nearest identifiable landmark and so has been entered into the crime report.
St Phillips Cathedral (C of E), Birmingham
Jamia Mosque Bilal & Community Cen. Wolverhampton
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Temple, Smethwick
Islamic Community Centre, Small Heath
Guru Ravidass Temple, Wolverhampton
The Church at Junction 10, Wolverhampton
Baptist Church, Queens Road, Coventry
Methodist Church, Wolverhampton
The Oratory, Birmingham
Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
St Marys C of E, Solihull
15/09/18Ref: 000634/15