The West Midlands Police area no longer has the highest rate of knife crime in England and Wales, official figures show. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the force had 165 reported knife and sharp instrument offences per 100,

Video footage released by West Midlands Police after Jason Savage was convicted showed the 35-year-old plotting to attack an Islamic cleric who was an outspoken critic of terrorism in Small Heath, Birmingham.

West Midlands Police confirmed investigators were allocated more time to question a 14-year-old who is being held in custody following the death of Leo Ross in Birmingham

Parents have to do more to educate children about knives, the chief constable of West Midlands Police says. Craig Guildford was speaking out after 12-year-old Leo Ross was stabbed to death as he walked home from school in Birmingham.

A dramatic video has shown the moment that a gunman repeatedly opened fire on a rival on a shop car park before he was arrested at gunpoint by armed police officers.

A family have paid tribute to a "loving and caring" 82-year-old man who died after being attacked at a bus stop.

A 12-year-old boy stabbed to death in Birmingham has been named by police as a teenager aged 14 was arrested on suspicion of his “appalling and senseless” murder. Leo Ross’s headteacher paid tribute to the “lovely and bright” youngster and family said he was a “golden kid” without “a bad bone in his body”.

A West Midlands chop shop used to store stolen car parts was uncovered following a police chase. Officers raided the chop shop after pursuing a stolen Range Rover.

West Midlands Police has issued thousands of fines to motorists after being sent footage of dangerous drivers from members of the public, either through dashcams or on mobile phones

A boy aged 14 has been charged with the murder of “amazing” 12-year-old Birmingham schoolboy Leo Ross, police have said. Leo was stabbed on Tuesday 21 January before he was found injured near Scribers Lane in Hall Green,

Police arrested more than 270 drivers for offences including drink and drug driving over Christmas. Officers were deployed across Coventry, Birmingham, and the Black Country. Officers acted on intelligence to catch people suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Vehicles were also checked for insurance, tax, and MOT.

A Muslim convert who threatened to "flatten" a mosque and plotted to attack an Islamic cleric who was an outspoken critic of terrorism has been found guilty of preparing a terrorist act. Jason Savage, 35, was convicted at Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday.