All news on the topic: West Midlands Police

Crime

02 Jul 2026 550

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 558

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 643

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 433

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 606

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 770

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 568

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 560

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 461

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 492

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 723

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 733

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 516

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 796

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 903

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 724

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 1727

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 631

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 867

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 669

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 951

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

12 Aug 2025 944

Failed assassination attempt in Birmingham: American woman hired for revenge convicted of conspiracy to murder and ammunition smuggling

An American woman who wore a niqab disguise and tried to shoot a stranger dead in the street only for the gun to jam is facing a life sentence.

News

06 Aug 2025 612

Birmingham Airport closed after emergency landing injures one

Birmingham Airport’s runway has been closed and flights are being diverted because of an "aircraft incident" - with one person confirmed injured.

Crime

06 Aug 2025 830

Cars stripped in minutes: ‘autocannibalism’ surges around Birmingham City stadium

"I arrived back at the car, the bonnet and the bumper had gone and the headlamps had just been taken off."

News

11 Jul 2025 898

Tragedy in Sutton Park: Body of missing teenager recovered from Powell’s Pool lake

The teenager vanished in the water at Powell’s Pool, a lake at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, on Thursday evening, and West Midlands Police has confirmed he died

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