Our story

We are West Midlands Police. We work in partnership to make communities safer.

We’re available around the clock online, by phone and in person for the 2.8 million people we serve and the millions of others who visit or travel through the region every year.

Before we were formed in 1974, smaller borough forces upheld the law in the areas we protect today.

Our 11,500-strong team are supported by thousands of volunteers including Street Watch members whose patrols help to keep their neighbourhoods safe.

Together we’ve got a tough job, but some of our greatest achievements are the ones which never hit the headlines. It’s the peace that returns to a once troubled street, the criminal whose life we helped to turn around and the child who can sleep at night without fear of abuse.

Little things which make a difference happen every day in West Midlands Police. We know that everything we do has the potential to change people’s lives.

Every single one of us plays an important part in making our plans come to life. We know that working for West Midlands Police is not just a job.

We strive to be big enough to cope with everything that is asked of us, whilst showing we are small enough to care about the things that really matter to our communities.