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Police are currently investigating following a two-car collision on Yardley Wood Road, Shirley just before 10am this morning (14 February).
A man in his 70s was taken to hospital with serious injuries where he remains in a stable condition.
Detectives investigating the stabbing of a Birmingham college student have appealed for anyone who may have caught the attack on video to get in touch.
A Birmingham man has today (Thursday 14 February) been found not guilty of the murder of his neighbour on the grounds of insanity, but instead has been detained indefinitely in a secure hospital after an unprovoked attack last summer.
Know where there's a chop shop near you? This one, with parts of 14 stolen vehicles worth an estimated £500,000, was uncovered by officers in a raid this morning.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after three other teenagers were injured in a disturbance on Belgrave Road this afternoon (13 February).
Officers were called at around 4.10pm and one boy aged 16 was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
West Midlands Police has charged two teenagers with a series of violent home raids in which homeowners were threatened with machetes and hammers.
A man has today (Wednesday 13 February) been jailed for life after being convicted of murdering his friend during a drunken fight at a Birmingham hostel.
Detectives investigating a brutal knife and hammer attack on a man in his Black Country home have revealed the offenders also held a knife to a six-year-old boy’s throat during the robbery.
A tattoo artist who performed illegal body modification procedures including ear removal, nipple removal, and tongue splitting has been convicted of three counts of grievous bodily harm following a landmark West Midlands Police case.
West Midlands Police is helping a Black Country primary school to create its own allotment - on the back of the force’s success in tackling drug crime across the region.
Four suspected vehicle thieves were arrested today (11 February) – including a teenager thought to be linked to an armed carjacking – as West Midlands Police pledged to keep the pressure on criminals.
West Midlands Police has arrested seven people overnight in connection with a shocking house robbery in which a man was stabbed in his own home.
Reassurance patrols have been stepped up in Walsall Wood after a man was shot in a gym car-park on Lichfield Road, last night (Sunday 10 February) at around 8pm.
The man in his 40s is in hospital with serious injuries.
Police are appealing for information after a robbery and an attempted robbery took place on Bearwood High Street this morning (10 February).
Two masked men entered Iceland at around 8.30am and made threats to staff, however, they left empty handed.
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More than 40 people have been arrested in just six weeks as part of an operation launched by Coventry Police to tackle violence in the city centre.
It’s Chinese New Year and Matt Skelding talks about his heritage, what new year means to him and why he chose to work for West Midlands Police.
A student officer has been praised for her bravery in downing a 6ft 4ins burglar with a rugby tackle as he tried fleeing a pensioner’s home.
A hit-and-run driver who ploughed into and killed a pedestrian while speeding in Walsall has been jailed for six years.
Stefan Gvozdenovic was travelling at more than 65 mph when he hit Carl Moore who was crossing High Street, Walsall Wood, around 12.30am on 24 November last year.
West Midlands Police and Coventry City Council are hoping to gain support from councillors to consult on a possible Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) covering areas in the city centre and surrounding areas.
Three men and two women have been charged with assisting James Atherley who was responsible for the murder of Callum Lees on 6 August 2017.
Callum was stabbed at a house party in Hopwas Grove, Kingshurst and found collapsed in nearby Haselour Road.
To mark the start of Chinese New Year we are sharing our colleagues stories. Paul Wong tells us about his childhood, why he joined West Midlands Police and the Chinese New Year traditions he still continues.
West Midlands Police is taking a tough stance on criminal activity within HMP Birmingham and today (Tuesday 5 February) officers have been targeting contraband coming into the prison.
Officers from the Lozells and East Handsworth policing team have been working with Midland Heart Housing Association to tackle issues of crime and anti-social behaviour associated with a property in Douglas Road, Handsworth that has caused misery to the local community.