Coventry has been named as one of the areas with the highest number of sex attacks in the West Midlands. Assaults have reportedly spiked in St Michaels.

Birmingham recorded the highest number of offences at 4,597, followed by St Michaels in Coventry with 1,015. Data showed an increase in rapes and sexual offences reported to West Midlands Police , yet a decline in those charged.

Only four per cent of rape and sexual offences reported in the West Midlands over the past year have resulted in a charge. Since 2022, the most common sexual offence has been rape of a female aged 16 and over, with 9,005 incidents reported.

Police in the West Midlands received reports of 10,321 rape and sexual offences in 2022/23. Reports increased to 10,689 the following year, a rise that may be partly attr

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