Request
Statistics of transport crimes in West Midlands over Christmas eve from 2012-2016.
I need details of crimes committed (thefts, stabbing), areas where the crimes were committed and also the transport system (bus, train).
Response
Please find enclosed our response.
Please note that these data should be interpreted with caution. Comparing numbers of incidents/crimes can be misleading and does not necessarily indicate the likelihood of someone being a victim of crime. In addition, the number of incidents/crimes recorded in an area over a period of time can be influenced by a number of factors. Consequently statistics on incidents/crimes for one period may not necessarily be a good indicator of future incidents in that area.
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from a number of data sources used by forces for police purposes. The detail collected to respond specifically to your request is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when interpreting those data.
The figures provided therefore are our best interpretation of relevance of data to your request, but you should be aware that the collation of figures for ad hoc requests may have limitations and this should be taken into account when those data are used.
Offences committed where the location is a railway station or rail network is identified as the location of the offence or is the nearest identifiable landmark for recording purposes .
On Christmas Eve for each year 2012/2013/2014/2015/2016
| Year | Neighbourhood Policing Unit Location | Offence Description |
| 2013 | Birmingham West | Violence against the person |
| 2014 | Birmingham East | Serious public order offences |
| 2014 | Birmingham West | Violence against the person |
| 2014 | Coventry | Serious public order offences |
| 2014 | Coventry | Violence against the person |
| 2015 | Birmingham West | Theft of passenger property |
| 2015 | Birmingham West | Theft of passenger property |
| 2015 | Wolverhampton | Drug offences |
| 2016 | Sandwell | Theft of passenger property |
| 2016 | Birmingham West | Drug offences |
| 2016 | Sandwell | Criminal Damage/Malicious Mischief |
| 2016 | Sandwell | Criminal Damage/Malicious Mischief |
| 2016 | Birmingham West | Serious line of route |
Offences committed where the location is a bus or the bus network is identified as the location of the offence, or is the nearest identifiable landmark for recording purposes .
On Christmas Eve for each year 2012/2013/2014/2015/2016
| Year | Neighbourhood policing Unit Location | Offence Description |
| 2012 | Birmingham South now Birmingham West | Exposure |
| 2012 | Birmingham West | Exposure |
| 2012 | Coventry | Common Assault |
| 2012 | Walsall | Assault Occasion ABH |
| 2012 | Birmingham East | Racially/Religiously Aggravated Common Assault |
| 2012 | Birmingham West | Theft Other |
| 2012 | Birmingham South now Birmingham West | Theft From Person |
| 2013 | Birmingham South now Birmingham West | Robbery-Personal Property |
| 2013 | Birmingham West | Robbery-Personal Property |
| 2014 | Birmingham East | Theft Other |
| 2014 | Birmingham East | Criminal Damage To Vehicle |
| 2014 | Birmingham West | Theft From Person |
| 2015 | Birmingham East | Criminal Damage To Vehicle |
| 2015 | Wolverhampton | Theft Other |
| 2015 | Coventry | Common Assault |
| 2016 | Sandwell | Theft From Motor Vehicle |
| 2016 | Wolverhampton | Theft Other |
| 2016 | Birmingham East | Criminal Damage To Vehicle |
| 2016 | Birmingham West | Assault Occasion ABH |
If you decide to write an article / use the enclosed data we would ask you to take into consideration the factors highlighted in this document so as to not mislead members of the public or official bodies, or misrepresent the relevance of the whole or any part of this disclosed material.