# West Mercia: funding, precept and results

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updated: 29 September 2026
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# West Mercia: funding, precept and results



Last updated 29 September 2026.
Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/).





**£335m** for West Mercia in 2026-27, **£248** per resident, +2.3% on a year earlier after inflation. The police precept for a Band D home in the force area is £306.50 in 2026-27.



Figure as of 19 August 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods).





## Key figures



- £335m2026-27, cash

+4.4% on a year earlier
As of 19 August 2026
- £248Per resident, 2026-27


As of 19 August 2026
- £306.50Police precept, Band D, 2026-27


As of 13 May 2026
- 59.2 per 1,000Recorded crime per 1,000 residents, 2025-26

England: 83.1 per 1,000
As of 23 July 2026
- 186 per 100,000Officers per 100,000 residents, 2025-26

England: 234 per 100,000
As of 22 July 2026




Sources: [Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods), [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69e8ab2d9ca985145673b826/Band_D_2026-27.ods).






## Over time: cash, real terms and per resident




**West Mercia: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million**








Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices. Breaks in the series: 2012-13: Police and crime commissioners replaced police authorities after the elections of November 2012. 2017-18: Police, fire and crime commissioners and mayors could take on police governance from 2017; the funding tables follow the body that sets the precept.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Cash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | £277.4m | £200.0m |
| Cash£200.0m | | |
| 2016-17Details | £274.8m | £202.1m |
| Cash£202.1m | | |
| 2017-18Details | £271.1m | £201.9m |
| Cash£201.9m | | |
| 2018-19Details | £271.1m | £206.5m |
| Cash£206.5m | | |
| 2019-20Details | £283.0m | £221.2m |
| Cash£221.2m | | |
| 2020-21Details | £287.5m | £236.5m |
| Cash£236.5m | | |
| 2021-22Details | £302.5m | £249.4m |
| Cash£249.4m | | |
| 2022-23Details | £299.6m | £264.4m |
| Cash£264.4m | | |
| 2023-24Details | £300.9m | £279.5m |
| Cash£279.5m | | |
| 2024-25Details | £311.2m | £300.8m |
| Cash£300.8m | | |
| 2025-26Details | £320.8m | £320.8m |
| Cash£320.8m | | |
| 2026-27Details | £328.3m | £334.9m |
| Cash£334.9m | | |






Figure as of 19 August 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods).





**West Mercia: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices**








Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population estimates.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Per resident, 2025-26 prices | Per resident, cash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | £222 | £160 |
| Per resident, cash£160 | | |
| 2016-17Details | £218 | £160 |
| Per resident, cash£160 | | |
| 2017-18Details | £213 | £159 |
| Per resident, cash£159 | | |
| 2018-19Details | £212 | £162 |
| Per resident, cash£162 | | |
| 2019-20Details | £220 | £172 |
| Per resident, cash£172 | | |
| 2020-21Details | £223 | £183 |
| Per resident, cash£183 | | |
| 2021-22Details | £232 | £191 |
| Per resident, cash£191 | | |
| 2022-23Details | £228 | £201 |
| Per resident, cash£201 | | |
| 2023-24Details | £227 | £210 |
| Per resident, cash£210 | | |
| 2024-25Details | £232 | £224 |
| Per resident, cash£224 | | |
| 2025-26Details | £238 | £238 |
| Per resident, cash£238 | | |
| 2026-27Details | £243 | £248 |
| Per resident, cash£248 | | |






Figure as of 19 August 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods).




Source: Home Office, [Police funding for England and Wales 2015 to 2027: data tables (Table 4a)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods), published 19 August 2026.





## Where the money comes from: grant and precept




**West Mercia: government funding and precept, £ million, cash**








2026-27 is the budget year.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Government funding | Council tax precept |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | £123.8m | £76.2m |
| Council tax precept£76.2m | | |
| 2016-17Details | £122.6m | £79.5m |
| Council tax precept£79.5m | | |
| 2017-18Details | £120.9m | £81.0m |
| Council tax precept£81.0m | | |
| 2018-19Details | £120.9m | £85.6m |
| Council tax precept£85.6m | | |
| 2019-20Details | £125.8m | £95.4m |
| Council tax precept£95.4m | | |
| 2020-21Details | £135.6m | £100.9m |
| Council tax precept£100.9m | | |
| 2021-22Details | £142.1m | £107.3m |
| Council tax precept£107.3m | | |
| 2022-23Details | £150.7m | £113.7m |
| Council tax precept£113.7m | | |
| 2023-24Details | £157.4m | £122.1m |
| Council tax precept£122.1m | | |
| 2024-25Details | £171.5m | £129.3m |
| Council tax precept£129.3m | | |
| 2025-26Details | £182.8m | £138.0m |
| Council tax precept£138.0m | | |
| 2026-27Details | £188.1m | £146.8m |
| Council tax precept£146.8m | | |






Figure as of 19 August 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods).






## What the precept buys: funding and results, side by side



The precept and the government grant pay for the whole force. This table sets the force’s funding against what it
recorded in the same year, beside England and England and Wales and Most similar forces to West Mercia.
It shows the two together; it does not show that one caused the other.





| Measure | West Mercia | England | England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Police precept, Band DDetails | £291.50 | not published | not published |
| Englandnot publishedEngland and Walesnot published | | | |
| Funding per residentDetails | £238 | £283 | £285 |
| England£283England and Wales£285 | | | |
| Precept as a share of fundingDetails | 43.0% | 33.5% | 34.3% |
| England33.5%England and Wales34.3% | | | |
| Officers per 100,000 residentsDetails | 186 per 100,000 | 234 per 100,000 | 235 per 100,000 |
| England234 per 100,000England and Wales235 per 100,000 | | | |
| Recorded crime per 1,000 residentsDetails | 59.2 per 1,000 | 83.1 per 1,000 | 83.0 per 1,000 |
| England83.1 per 1,000England and Wales83.0 per 1,000 | | | |
| Charged or summonsedDetails | 9.9% | 8.5% | 8.6% |
| England8.5%England and Wales8.6% | | | |





All figures are for 2025-26. Officers are counted on 31 March at the end of the year. The charge rate for the latest
year rises as investigations close. The precept per Band D home is the same across the force area; a home’s bill
depends on its band.





## Where it sits, and what is below it



- UK total
- Nation
- Department or service body not published
- Local body
- Spending category not published
- Line or transaction not published





- Police, United Kingdom
- England
- West Mercia





### West Mercia



Government funding plus the council tax precept, as the Home Office publishes them. The latest year is the budget; earlier years are revised as in-year grants are shared out.



**£335m** in 2026-27 (cash); £328m in 2025-26 prices; £248 per resident; +4.4% on a year earlier in cash, +2.3% in real terms.



**Spending category: not published.** Spending by category is not published nationally: each police and crime commissioner publishes a budget and statement of accounts, in different formats. Funding by source (government grant and council tax precept) is shown on the force’s page.





Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by
ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.






## What is recorded alongside the money



These figures are published beside the funding, not as its result. Demand, geography, recording practice and
many other things differ between areas and change over time; none of these charts shows cause and effect.





| Measure | West Mercia | England | England and Wales | Period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Police precept, Band DDetails | £306.50 | not published | not published | 2026-27 |
| Englandnot publishedEngland and Walesnot publishedPeriod2026-27 | | | | |
| Recorded crime per 1,000 residentsDetails | 59.2 per 1,000 | 83.1 per 1,000 | 83.0 per 1,000 | 2025-26 |
| England83.1 per 1,000England and Wales83.0 per 1,000Period2025-26 | | | | |
| Officers per 100,000 residentsDetails | 186 per 100,000 | 234 per 100,000 | 235 per 100,000 | 2025-26 |
| England234 per 100,000England and Wales235 per 100,000Period2025-26 | | | | |
| Charged or summonsedDetails | 9.9% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 2025-26 |
| England8.5%England and Wales8.6%Period2025-26 | | | | |
| 999 calls answered within 10 secondsDetails | 83.2% | 88.8% | 88.8% | 2026-08 |
| England88.8%England and Wales88.8%Period2026-08 | | | | |
| Funding per residentDetails | £248 | £296 | £298 | 2026-27 |
| England£296England and Wales£298Period2026-27 | | | | |
| Violence and sexual offences per 1,000Details | 27.7 per 1,000 | 34.7 per 1,000 | 34.8 per 1,000 | 2025-26 |
| England34.7 per 1,000England and Wales34.8 per 1,000Period2025-26 | | | | |
| Burglary per 1,000Details | 2.7 per 1,000 | 3.7 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 2025-26 |
| England3.7 per 1,000England and Wales3.6 per 1,000Period2025-26 | | | | |
| Staff per 100,000 residentsDetails | 100 per 100,000 | 129 per 100,000 | 131 per 100,000 | 2025-26 |
| England129 per 100,000England and Wales131 per 100,000Period2025-26 | | | | |
| Precept as a share of fundingDetails | 43.8% | 34.1% | 34.9% | 2026-27 |
| England34.1%England and Wales34.9%Period2026-27 | | | | |






**Police precept, Band D: West Mercia and comparisons**








The police part of a Band D council tax bill in the force area. In London the Mayor’s police precept is part of the Greater London Authority’s and is not published separately; City of London has no police precept.




**The numbers behind this chart**



Search




| Year | West Mercia |
| --- | --- |
| 1996-97 | £45.34 |
| 1997-98 | £50.87 |
| 1998-99 | £53.64 |
| 1999-00 | £59.00 |
| 2000-01 | £74.06 |
| 2001-02 | £78.50 |
| 2002-03 | £104.50 |
| 2003-04 | £119.80 |
| 2004-05 | £137.69 |
| 2005-06 | £143.17 |
| 2006-07 | £150.24 |
| 2007-08 | £157.66 |
| 2008-09 | £165.45 |
| 2009-10 | £173.62 |
| 2010-11 | £178.72 |
| 2011-12 | £178.72 |
| 2012-13 | £178.72 |
| 2013-14 | £178.72 |
| 2014-15 | £182.28 |
| 2015-16 | £185.90 |
| 2016-17 | £189.60 |
| 2017-18 | £189.60 |
| 2018-19 | £197.07 |
| 2019-20 | £216.66 |
| 2020-21 | £225.20 |
| 2021-22 | £240.19 |
| 2022-23 | £249.66 |
| 2023-24 | £264.50 |
| 2024-25 | £277.50 |
| 2025-26 | £291.50 |
| 2026-27 | £306.50 |











Figure as of 13 May 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69e8ab2d9ca985145673b826/Band_D_2026-27.ods).





**Recorded crime per 1,000 residents: West Mercia and comparisons**








Offences recorded by the force in the financial year, excluding fraud, per 1,000 residents: Home Office figures for England and Wales, and the PSNI’s for Northern Ireland, which records under the same Home Office Counting Rules and offence groups. Recorded crime depends on what is reported and how each force records it; recording practice differs between forces and has changed over time. A higher rate is not in itself a sign of more crime or worse policing. Breaks in the series: 2014-15: After the inspectorate found in 2014 that one crime in five reported was not recorded, forces improved recording; rises from 2014-15, especially in violence and sexual offences, are partly recording. 2023-24: From May 2023 stalking, harassment and controlling behaviour are no longer recorded in addition to another crime by the same person, which lowers some counts. 2025-26: From April 2025 shop theft with force or threat is recorded as robbery; business robbery rose sharply as a result.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Mercia | England | England and Wales | Most similar forces to West Mercia |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-13Details | 48.4 | 62.2 | 61.9 | 53.9 |
| England62.2England and Wales61.9Most similar forces to West Mercia53.9 | | | | |
| 2013-14Details | 46.9 | 60.9 | 60.7 | 52.7 |
| England60.9England and Wales60.7Most similar forces to West Mercia52.7 | | | | |
| 2014-15Details | 48.8 | 61.6 | 61.4 | 51.5 |
| England61.6England and Wales61.4Most similar forces to West Mercia51.5 | | | | |
| 2015-16Details | 60.9 | 66.9 | 66.5 | 56.1 |
| England66.9England and Wales66.5Most similar forces to West Mercia56.1 | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 64.0 | 73.6 | 73.2 | 62.9 |
| England73.6England and Wales73.2Most similar forces to West Mercia62.9 | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 66.5 | 82.7 | 82.3 | 70.9 |
| England82.7England and Wales82.3Most similar forces to West Mercia70.9 | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 68.2 | 88.3 | 88.1 | 73.8 |
| England88.3England and Wales88.1Most similar forces to West Mercia73.8 | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 67.5 | 88.5 | 88.2 | 73.4 |
| England88.5England and Wales88.2Most similar forces to West Mercia73.4 | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 56.5 | 77.2 | 77.1 | 63.6 |
| England77.2England and Wales77.1Most similar forces to West Mercia63.6 | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 66.9 | 88.6 | 88.5 | 70.2 |
| England88.6England and Wales88.5Most similar forces to West Mercia70.2 | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 72.2 | 91.6 | 91.4 | 70.2 |
| England91.6England and Wales91.4Most similar forces to West Mercia70.2 | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 65.1 | 87.3 | 87.1 | 68.8 |
| England87.3England and Wales87.1Most similar forces to West Mercia68.8 | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 60.2 | 84.7 | 84.6 | 71.9 |
| England84.7England and Wales84.6Most similar forces to West Mercia71.9 | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 59.2 | 83.1 | 83.0 | 71.7 |
| England83.1England and Wales83.0Most similar forces to West Mercia71.7 | | | | |






Figure as of 23 July 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5e588624d44672cf1b4649/prc-pfa-mar2013-onwards-tables-230726.ods).





**Officers per 100,000 residents: West Mercia and comparisons**








Full-time equivalent officers per 100,000 residents: on 31 March in England and Wales (Home Office), at each quarter end in Scotland (Scottish Government), and on the date of the PSNI’s strength figures in Northern Ireland. Forces with large visitor or commuter populations (London, the City) look high on this measure.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Mercia | England | England and Wales | Most similar forces to West Mercia |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-07Details | 204 | 263 | 263 | 217 |
| England263England and Wales263Most similar forces to West Mercia217 | | | | |
| 2007-08Details | 207 | 261 | 261 | 213 |
| England261England and Wales261Most similar forces to West Mercia213 | | | | |
| 2008-09Details | 205 | 263 | 262 | 211 |
| England263England and Wales262Most similar forces to West Mercia211 | | | | |
| 2009-10Details | 197 | 261 | 260 | 207 |
| England261England and Wales260Most similar forces to West Mercia207 | | | | |
| 2010-11Details | 185 | 250 | 250 | 199 |
| England250England and Wales250Most similar forces to West Mercia199 | | | | |
| 2011-12Details | 179 | 239 | 239 | 188 |
| England239England and Wales239Most similar forces to West Mercia188 | | | | |
| 2012-13Details | 170 | 229 | 229 | 181 |
| England229England and Wales229Most similar forces to West Mercia181 | | | | |
| 2013-14Details | 159 | 225 | 224 | 177 |
| England225England and Wales224Most similar forces to West Mercia177 | | | | |
| 2014-15Details | 162 | 222 | 221 | 174 |
| England222England and Wales221Most similar forces to West Mercia174 | | | | |
| 2015-16Details | 166 | 214 | 214 | 170 |
| England214England and Wales214Most similar forces to West Mercia170 | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 163 | 211 | 211 | 169 |
| England211England and Wales211Most similar forces to West Mercia169 | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 155 | 208 | 209 | 167 |
| England208England and Wales209Most similar forces to West Mercia167 | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 156 | 208 | 209 | 168 |
| England208England and Wales209Most similar forces to West Mercia168 | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 172 | 217 | 218 | 177 |
| England217England and Wales218Most similar forces to West Mercia177 | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 177 | 227 | 228 | 184 |
| England227England and Wales228Most similar forces to West Mercia184 | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 181 | 235 | 235 | 189 |
| England235England and Wales235Most similar forces to West Mercia189 | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 189 | 244 | 244 | 199 |
| England244England and Wales244Most similar forces to West Mercia199 | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 189 | 241 | 242 | 197 |
| England241England and Wales242Most similar forces to West Mercia197 | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 187 | 236 | 237 | 195 |
| England236England and Wales237Most similar forces to West Mercia195 | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 186 | 234 | 235 | 197 |
| England234England and Wales235Most similar forces to West Mercia197 | | | | |






Figure as of 22 July 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a58d48c7eb057103bd945ba/open-data-table-police-workforce-220726.ods).





**Charged or summonsed: West Mercia and comparisons**








Of offences recorded in the year (excluding fraud), the share charged or summonsed when the Home Office took the data. Later outcomes raise it, so the latest year is lower than it will end up.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Mercia | England | England and Wales | Most similar forces to West Mercia |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2014-15Details | 16.9% | — | — | — |
| England—England and Wales—Most similar forces to West Mercia— | | | | |
| 2015-16Details | 14.7% | 14.0% | 14.2% | 14.7% |
| England14.0%England and Wales14.2%Most similar forces to West Mercia14.7% | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 13.8% | 11.8% | 12.1% | 13.0% |
| England11.8%England and Wales12.1%Most similar forces to West Mercia13.0% | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 11.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% | 11.2% |
| England10.1%England and Wales10.2%Most similar forces to West Mercia11.2% | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 10.0% | 8.9% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| England8.9%England and Wales9.1%Most similar forces to West Mercia10.2% | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 10.1% | 8.3% | 8.5% | 9.2% |
| England8.3%England and Wales8.5%Most similar forces to West Mercia9.2% | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 9.5% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 9.4% |
| England8.4%England and Wales8.5%Most similar forces to West Mercia9.4% | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 7.4% | 7.0% | 7.1% | 8.2% |
| England7.0%England and Wales7.1%Most similar forces to West Mercia8.2% | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 7.6% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 8.4% |
| England7.1%England and Wales7.1%Most similar forces to West Mercia8.4% | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 10.0% | 7.9% | 8.0% | 8.9% |
| England7.9%England and Wales8.0%Most similar forces to West Mercia8.9% | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 11.0% | 8.7% | 8.8% | 8.9% |
| England8.7%England and Wales8.8%Most similar forces to West Mercia8.9% | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 9.9% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 8.3% |
| England8.5%England and Wales8.6%Most similar forces to West Mercia8.3% | | | | |






Figure as of unknown date. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5e586e4763c49e9be693fb/prc-outcomes-open-data-mar2026-tables-230726.xlsx).





**999 calls answered within 10 seconds: West Mercia and comparisons**








Share of 999 calls answered within 10 seconds of BT passing them to the force. City of London’s calls are answered by the Metropolitan Police. Target: 90% within 10 seconds.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Mercia | England | England and Wales | Most similar forces to West Mercia |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04Details | 89.4% | 85.1% | 85.4% | 93.7% |
| England85.1%England and Wales85.4%Most similar forces to West Mercia93.7% | | | | |
| 2025-05Details | 86.4% | 86.7% | 86.7% | 91.8% |
| England86.7%England and Wales86.7%Most similar forces to West Mercia91.8% | | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 85.1% | 86.9% | 86.9% | 90.6% |
| England86.9%England and Wales86.9%Most similar forces to West Mercia90.6% | | | | |
| 2025-07Details | 82.7% | 87.7% | 87.7% | 89.5% |
| England87.7%England and Wales87.7%Most similar forces to West Mercia89.5% | | | | |
| 2025-08Details | 86.2% | 89.6% | 89.4% | 90.4% |
| England89.6%England and Wales89.4%Most similar forces to West Mercia90.4% | | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 87.1% | 89.8% | 89.7% | 91.4% |
| England89.8%England and Wales89.7%Most similar forces to West Mercia91.4% | | | | |
| 2025-10Details | 92.0% | 91.5% | 91.4% | 91.7% |
| England91.5%England and Wales91.4%Most similar forces to West Mercia91.7% | | | | |
| 2025-11Details | 93.7% | 91.5% | 91.6% | 92.6% |
| England91.5%England and Wales91.6%Most similar forces to West Mercia92.6% | | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 93.9% | 92.4% | 92.4% | 93.0% |
| England92.4%England and Wales92.4%Most similar forces to West Mercia93.0% | | | | |
| 2026-01Details | 94.2% | 92.7% | 92.8% | 93.2% |
| England92.7%England and Wales92.8%Most similar forces to West Mercia93.2% | | | | |
| 2026-02Details | 93.4% | 91.2% | 91.3% | 93.2% |
| England91.2%England and Wales91.3%Most similar forces to West Mercia93.2% | | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 92.9% | 90.1% | 90.3% | 91.4% |
| England90.1%England and Wales90.3%Most similar forces to West Mercia91.4% | | | | |
| 2026-04Details | 93.9% | 90.3% | 90.4% | 90.0% |
| England90.3%England and Wales90.4%Most similar forces to West Mercia90.0% | | | | |
| 2026-05Details | 92.2% | 88.2% | 88.4% | 88.1% |
| England88.2%England and Wales88.4%Most similar forces to West Mercia88.1% | | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 88.6% | 86.2% | 86.5% | 85.4% |
| England86.2%England and Wales86.5%Most similar forces to West Mercia85.4% | | | | |
| 2026-07Details | 83.7% | 85.2% | 85.4% | 86.4% |
| England85.2%England and Wales85.4%Most similar forces to West Mercia86.4% | | | | |
| 2026-08Details | 83.2% | 88.8% | 88.8% | 88.3% |
| England88.8%England and Wales88.8%Most similar forces to West Mercia88.3% | | | | |






Figure as of unknown date. Source:
[police.uk (National Police Chiefs’ Council and Home Office)](https://www.police.uk/contentassets/069a2c11fcb444bbbeb519f69875577e/999-data/2026/july-and-august/999-data-from-apr-25.csv).





**Funding per resident: West Mercia and comparisons**








Government funding plus precept, per resident, cash.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Mercia | England | England and Wales | Most similar forces to West Mercia |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | £160 | £190 | £190 | £163 |
| England£190England and Wales£190Most similar forces to West Mercia£163 | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | £160 | £189 | £189 | £163 |
| England£189England and Wales£189Most similar forces to West Mercia£163 | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | £159 | £188 | £189 | £163 |
| England£188England and Wales£189Most similar forces to West Mercia£163 | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | £162 | £192 | £193 | £167 |
| England£192England and Wales£193Most similar forces to West Mercia£167 | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | £172 | £205 | £206 | £179 |
| England£205England and Wales£206Most similar forces to West Mercia£179 | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | £183 | £219 | £220 | £191 |
| England£219England and Wales£220Most similar forces to West Mercia£191 | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | £191 | £230 | £231 | £199 |
| England£230England and Wales£231Most similar forces to West Mercia£199 | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | £201 | £241 | £242 | £209 |
| England£241England and Wales£242Most similar forces to West Mercia£209 | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | £210 | £251 | £252 | £219 |
| England£251England and Wales£252Most similar forces to West Mercia£219 | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | £224 | £266 | £268 | £234 |
| England£266England and Wales£268Most similar forces to West Mercia£234 | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | £238 | £283 | £285 | £249 |
| England£283England and Wales£285Most similar forces to West Mercia£249 | | | | |
| 2026-27Details | £248 | £296 | £298 | £260 |
| England£296England and Wales£298Most similar forces to West Mercia£260 | | | | |






Figure as of 19 August 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods).





**Violence and sexual offences per 1,000: West Mercia and comparisons**








Violence against the person and sexual offences recorded, per 1,000 residents. Breaks in the series: 2014-15: After the inspectorate found in 2014 that one crime in five reported was not recorded, forces improved recording; rises from 2014-15, especially in violence and sexual offences, are partly recording. 2023-24: From May 2023 stalking, harassment and controlling behaviour are no longer recorded in addition to another crime by the same person, which lowers some counts. 2025-26: From April 2025 shop theft with force or threat is recorded as robbery; business robbery rose sharply as a result.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Mercia | England | England and Wales | Most similar forces to West Mercia |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-13Details | 10.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.9 |
| England11.5England and Wales11.5Most similar forces to West Mercia10.9 | | | | |
| 2013-14Details | 9.8 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 11.3 |
| England12.1England and Wales12.1Most similar forces to West Mercia11.3 | | | | |
| 2014-15Details | 13.3 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 13.1 |
| England14.9England and Wales15.0Most similar forces to West Mercia13.1 | | | | |
| 2015-16Details | 21.5 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 17.2 |
| England18.9England and Wales18.8Most similar forces to West Mercia17.2 | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 23.6 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 20.6 |
| England21.8England and Wales21.8Most similar forces to West Mercia20.6 | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 24.9 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 24.7 |
| England26.1England and Wales26.2Most similar forces to West Mercia24.7 | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 27.1 | 30.8 | 30.9 | 28.4 |
| England30.8England and Wales30.9Most similar forces to West Mercia28.4 | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 29.1 | 32.1 | 32.2 | 29.9 |
| England32.1England and Wales32.2Most similar forces to West Mercia29.9 | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 26.9 | 32.2 | 32.2 | 28.7 |
| England32.2England and Wales32.2Most similar forces to West Mercia28.7 | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 32.4 | 38.0 | 38.2 | 33.1 |
| England38.0England and Wales38.2Most similar forces to West Mercia33.1 | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 32.6 | 37.8 | 38.0 | 32.0 |
| England37.8England and Wales38.0Most similar forces to West Mercia32.0 | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 28.3 | 35.6 | 35.8 | 31.6 |
| England35.6England and Wales35.8Most similar forces to West Mercia31.6 | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 26.8 | 34.3 | 34.5 | 33.5 |
| England34.3England and Wales34.5Most similar forces to West Mercia33.5 | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 27.7 | 34.7 | 34.8 | 33.9 |
| England34.7England and Wales34.8Most similar forces to West Mercia33.9 | | | | |






Figure as of 23 July 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5e588624d44672cf1b4649/prc-pfa-mar2013-onwards-tables-230726.ods).





**Burglary per 1,000: West Mercia and comparisons**








Residential and business burglary recorded, per 1,000 residents. Breaks in the series: 2014-15: After the inspectorate found in 2014 that one crime in five reported was not recorded, forces improved recording; rises from 2014-15, especially in violence and sexual offences, are partly recording. 2023-24: From May 2023 stalking, harassment and controlling behaviour are no longer recorded in addition to another crime by the same person, which lowers some counts. 2025-26: From April 2025 shop theft with force or threat is recorded as robbery; business robbery rose sharply as a result.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Mercia | England | England and Wales | Most similar forces to West Mercia |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-13Details | 6.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 6.3 |
| England8.2England and Wales8.1Most similar forces to West Mercia6.3 | | | | |
| 2013-14Details | 6.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 5.8 |
| England7.9England and Wales7.8Most similar forces to West Mercia5.8 | | | | |
| 2014-15Details | 5.7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 5.4 |
| England7.2England and Wales7.1Most similar forces to West Mercia5.4 | | | | |
| 2015-16Details | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| England7.0England and Wales6.9Most similar forces to West Mercia5.3 | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 5.1 |
| England7.2England and Wales7.1Most similar forces to West Mercia5.1 | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 6.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 5.3 |
| England7.6England and Wales7.4Most similar forces to West Mercia5.3 | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 5.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 4.8 |
| England7.2England and Wales7.1Most similar forces to West Mercia4.8 | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 5.1 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 4.4 |
| England6.6England and Wales6.5Most similar forces to West Mercia4.4 | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.1 |
| England4.6England and Wales4.5Most similar forces to West Mercia3.1 | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.0 |
| England4.5England and Wales4.4Most similar forces to West Mercia3.0 | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 |
| England4.6England and Wales4.6Most similar forces to West Mercia3.0 | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.9 |
| England4.4England and Wales4.3Most similar forces to West Mercia2.9 | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
| England4.0England and Wales4.0Most similar forces to West Mercia2.9 | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| England3.7England and Wales3.6Most similar forces to West Mercia2.8 | | | | |






Figure as of 23 July 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5e588624d44672cf1b4649/prc-pfa-mar2013-onwards-tables-230726.ods).





**Staff per 100,000 residents: West Mercia and comparisons**








Full-time equivalent staff and designated officers per 100,000 residents.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Mercia | England | England and Wales | Most similar forces to West Mercia |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-07Details | 136 | 143 | 142 | 133 |
| England143England and Wales142Most similar forces to West Mercia133 | | | | |
| 2007-08Details | 137 | 146 | 145 | 139 |
| England146England and Wales145Most similar forces to West Mercia139 | | | | |
| 2008-09Details | 143 | 151 | 150 | 139 |
| England151England and Wales150Most similar forces to West Mercia139 | | | | |
| 2009-10Details | 142 | 151 | 151 | 135 |
| England151England and Wales151Most similar forces to West Mercia135 | | | | |
| 2010-11Details | 136 | 141 | 140 | 128 |
| England141England and Wales140Most similar forces to West Mercia128 | | | | |
| 2011-12Details | 124 | 128 | 127 | 114 |
| England128England and Wales127Most similar forces to West Mercia114 | | | | |
| 2012-13Details | 118 | 123 | 123 | 114 |
| England123England and Wales123Most similar forces to West Mercia114 | | | | |
| 2013-14Details | 114 | 120 | 120 | 111 |
| England120England and Wales120Most similar forces to West Mercia111 | | | | |
| 2014-15Details | 117 | 118 | 119 | 111 |
| England118England and Wales119Most similar forces to West Mercia111 | | | | |
| 2015-16Details | 120 | 113 | 114 | 110 |
| England113England and Wales114Most similar forces to West Mercia110 | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 120 | 111 | 112 | 111 |
| England111England and Wales112Most similar forces to West Mercia111 | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 111 | 114 | 114 | 118 |
| England114England and Wales114Most similar forces to West Mercia118 | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 113 | 116 | 117 | 121 |
| England116England and Wales117Most similar forces to West Mercia121 | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 119 | 121 | 122 | 123 |
| England121England and Wales122Most similar forces to West Mercia123 | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 119 | 127 | 128 | 130 |
| England127England and Wales128Most similar forces to West Mercia130 | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 124 | 127 | 128 | 129 |
| England127England and Wales128Most similar forces to West Mercia129 | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 122 | 129 | 130 | 130 |
| England129England and Wales130Most similar forces to West Mercia130 | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 119 | 131 | 132 | 131 |
| England131England and Wales132Most similar forces to West Mercia131 | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 117 | 131 | 133 | 129 |
| England131England and Wales133Most similar forces to West Mercia129 | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 100 | 129 | 131 | 128 |
| England129England and Wales131Most similar forces to West Mercia128 | | | | |






Figure as of 22 July 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a58d48c7eb057103bd945ba/open-data-table-police-workforce-220726.ods).





**Precept as a share of funding: West Mercia and comparisons**








The council tax precept as a share of the force’s government funding plus precept.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Mercia | England | England and Wales | Most similar forces to West Mercia |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | 38.1% | 27.4% | 28.2% | 35.4% |
| England27.4%England and Wales28.2%Most similar forces to West Mercia35.4% | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 39.3% | 28.3% | 29.1% | 36.5% |
| England28.3%England and Wales29.1%Most similar forces to West Mercia36.5% | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 40.1% | 29.5% | 30.3% | 37.6% |
| England29.5%England and Wales30.3%Most similar forces to West Mercia37.6% | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 41.5% | 31.2% | 32.0% | 39.5% |
| England31.2%England and Wales32.0%Most similar forces to West Mercia39.5% | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 43.1% | 33.2% | 34.0% | 41.7% |
| England33.2%England and Wales34.0%Most similar forces to West Mercia41.7% | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 42.7% | 32.8% | 33.6% | 41.2% |
| England32.8%England and Wales33.6%Most similar forces to West Mercia41.2% | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 43.0% | 33.0% | 33.8% | 41.4% |
| England33.0%England and Wales33.8%Most similar forces to West Mercia41.4% | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 43.0% | 33.0% | 33.7% | 41.4% |
| England33.0%England and Wales33.7%Most similar forces to West Mercia41.4% | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 43.7% | 33.7% | 34.4% | 42.1% |
| England33.7%England and Wales34.4%Most similar forces to West Mercia42.1% | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 43.0% | 33.4% | 34.1% | 41.4% |
| England33.4%England and Wales34.1%Most similar forces to West Mercia41.4% | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 43.0% | 33.5% | 34.3% | 41.8% |
| England33.5%England and Wales34.3%Most similar forces to West Mercia41.8% | | | | |
| 2026-27Details | 43.8% | 34.1% | 34.9% | 42.6% |
| England34.1%England and Wales34.9%Most similar forces to West Mercia42.6% | | | | |






Figure as of 19 August 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods).






## What the inspectorate found



No PEEL grades are published for this force.





## The councils that collect this precept



Each of these councils collects the police precept with its own council tax and passes it to the force. The force
sets it once for the whole area and spends it across the whole area: no council’s share is kept for that council.



- [Bromsgrove](/your-area/bromsgrove/)
- [Herefordshire](/your-area/herefordshire/)
- [Malvern Hills](/your-area/malvern-hills/)
- [Redditch](/your-area/redditch/)
- [Shropshire](/your-area/shropshire/)
- [Telford and Wrekin](/your-area/telford-and-wrekin/)
- [Worcester](/your-area/worcester/)
- [Wychavon](/your-area/wychavon/)
- [Wyre Forest](/your-area/wyre-forest/)






## What these figures do and don't show



- **Recorded crime is not all crime.** It counts what is reported to the police and recorded under the Home Office Counting Rules. Recording practice differs between forces and has changed over time; the Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to national trends.
- **Breaks in the series are marked.** After the inspectorate found in 2014 that one crime in five was not being recorded, recording improved, which pushed counts up from 2014-15; a rule change in May 2023 lowered some counts; and from April 2025 shop theft with force is counted as robbery.
- **Nothing here shows cause and effect.** Funding, officers, recorded crime, charge rates and call answering are shown side by side. A force with more money or more officers per resident may face more demand; a higher crime rate may reflect better recording.
- **Areas differ.** Rates divide by residents, but London and city-centre forces serve many commuters and visitors who are not residents. The Home Office’s most similar forces are the fairest comparison it publishes.
- **Budget years are plans.** The latest funding year is the budget; earlier years are revised as in-year grants are shared out.




Where this sits: Police, United Kingdom → England → West Mercia. Figures from data/services/police.json, generated 29 September 2026.



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## Sources for this page





| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
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| [Police funding for England and Wales 2015 to 2027: data tables (Table 4a)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods) | Home Office | 19 August 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
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| [999 call answering performance data](https://www.police.uk/contentassets/069a2c11fcb444bbbeb519f69875577e/999-data/2026/july-and-august/999-data-from-apr-25.csv) | police.uk (National Police Chiefs’ Council and Home Office) | — | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |





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## Related pages

- [Back to Police funding: grant, precept and each force](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/police/)
- [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/)
- [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/)
- [How much crime is there where I live?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/crime/)

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