The latest data, from the Office for National Statistics, covers reported offences in the 12 months up to September last year ...

Police numbers across our region are barely rising  - and the number of community support officers are falling in many areas.

There were almost 10,000 shoplifting offences in West Mercia last year, new figures show. A retailer's association has issued ...

Police officer numbers in England and Wales have been rising for several years, though there are signs this trend may have ...

As the oldest daughter of Alfred the Great, it could be said that Aethelflaed was born into greatness. Contemporary ...

A staggering 849 traffic offences were recorded over two separate week-long trial periods in March and June after Humberside ...

This resulted in England being divided in two: one area controlled by Alfred, and another area under Viking rule, called Danelaw. Alfred expanded his kingdom, taking land from the Mercia area and ...

Edwin of Mercia and Morcar of Northumbria agreed to ... Normandy and finally Norway to gain support for his bid to return to power in England. Harald Hardrada, the King of Norway, assembled ...

Snowy' conditions are recorded separately – West Mercia saw 47 casualties on snowy roads between ... "We engage regularly with local authorities in England each year to ensure they are sufficiently ...

Richard Leighfield, 53, is sentenced to 30 months in prison for a string of crimes. West Mercia Police say the crash happened at Upper Hill in Bush Bank on Tuesday evening. Authorities have ...

PC Ahmad Shoaib engaged in sexual activity with a 14-year-old boy in his car in a public place while off-duty, West Mercia Police said A former student police officer engaged in sexual activity ...