Crime Archive
Birmingham rapist who lured teenage victim through flat-sharing app jailed for 12 years
Former Russells Hall hospital doctor to be prosecuted over alleged sexual offences against patients in his care
Wolverhampton shop owners investigated as tens of thousands of illegal cigarettes and hundreds of vapes seized in city raids
Large amount of Class A and Class B drugs seized from property in Birmingham - alongside dealing supplies
Lying Brierley Hill care home manager jailed for fiddling will of 85-year-old resident in £130k fraud
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Police officer appears in court accused of stealing jewellery from raided property
Face of man jailed after 29-year-old killed in Wolverhampton hit-and-run
Two charged after 'large quantity of Class A drugs' found inside car in Dudley
Birmingham man jailed for rapes of boy under 13 and possessing more than 440 of indecent images of children
Staffordshire Police told to improve online Child Sexual Exploitation investigations
Bescot Railway Station murderer Deng Majek sentencing pushed back to next year after failure to discover whether he is a teenager or adult
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Snoozing drug dealer caught with cannabis and cocaine after falling asleep waiting for food from Bentley Bridge McDonald's at 2am
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Three men found guilty over Wolverhampton scam selling millions of fake prescription drugs across the country
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West Bromwich shoplifter, 43, jailed for stealing jumper and whiskey from Sainsbury's
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17 reports of alleged sexual assault or rape by Wolverhampton-licensed taxi drivers between August and November 2025
Four arrested and heroin and crack cocaine seized in Wolverhampton as 'K Line' busted by County Lines Task Force
More than 140 cannabis plants recovered in Birmingham in targeted police raid
Two men arrested after 100 wraps of suspected drugs seized by neighbourhood police officers in Wolverhampton
Firearms and Class A drugs worth thousands of pounds found in Sandwell vehicle - two men charged
13 per cent drop in neighbourhood crime recorded in Staffordshire as PCSO shift times change
39 drivers pulled over in motor crime crackdown in Wolverhampton, including drug driving
Teenager is racially abused in Birmingham city centre prompting identity appeal
Man jailed after commuters prevented him attacking his ex-partner at Wolverhampton rail station
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Clashes over call to ‘make Birmingham safe again’ after recent stabbings
Happy ever after for tortoise rescued from Newport shop in harrowing RSPCA case
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Police issue picture of people they want to speak to after clothes stolen in West Bromwich
'We aim to let everyone feel they can relax and enjoy the season' - Police launch winter initiative in city centres
Police horses spotted at Birmingham German Christmas Market as they return after 26 years to combat football thugs and rots
Mercedes driver ploughed into Birmingham nightclub crowd while high on drugs, court told
Police officer charged with stealing jewellery and cash while on duty, IOPC says
Dispersal order in place in Walsall town after rise in reports of crime and anti-social behaviour
Police seek to identify two men following burglary in Birmingham
Suspected vehicle thieves, 16 and 23, arrested after being spotted with stolen motorbike and industrial cleaner in Wolverhampton park
Three men arrested on suspicion of drug offences following police helicopter pursuit in Smethwick
Judge brands street fight between two Tipton mothers arguing over primary pupils dispute 'extraordinary'
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Tipton teenage masked robber jailed after finally being caught for three-year Sandwell crime spree which began when he was huat 16
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'You're going back to prison for a long time' - Judge tells man who took gun to Willenhall street
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Plans to 'chase down yobs with drones' in crackdown on anti-social behaviour in Dudley
Appeal launched to identify two women after distraction burglary in Smethwick
Group facing prison after almost £500,000 of tobacco and cash seized in Birmingham and £4 million fraud uncovered by police
Appeal launched for public help finding man wanted on theft and burglary offences across West Midlands
Appeal launched to ask for help finding missing Kidderminster man
Pair found guilty of turning up armed with a gun in Willenhall street
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Birmingham man charged over burglary in West Bromwich town centre
Court Reporter Comment: The problem is not trial by jury, the backlog can only by solved by paying for justice which cannot be done on the cheap
'David Lammy is right - modern crime is too complex for juries' - Former West Midlands magistrate explains why court reform is desperately needed
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Two senior West Midlands Police officers 'should have faced disciplinary action' over Hillsborough cover-up claim
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Woman, 33, charged after series of shop thefts in Walsall
