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His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS – previously just HMIC) carries out inspections of police forces. These can range from individual function areas through to critical national issues and themes across the police service. HMICFRS also provide an interactive tool which allows users to compare data on recorded crimes and incidents, quality of service and resources for all police forces in England and Wales.

In PEEL 2023-25, HMICFRS graded West Midlands Police’s performance across 8 areas of policing and found the force was ‘adequate’ in two areas, ‘requires improvement’ in three areas, and ‘inadequate’ in three areas. HMICFRS highlighted the inadequate areas as how the force investigates crime, how it manages offenders and how it protects vulnerable people.

Find out more about the inspections of West Midlands Police

This page gives you access to those reports prepared by HMICFRS on West Midlands Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner’s responses to those reports.

See Super Complaints Responses here.

HMICFRS Responses

HMICFRS Responses 2025
05/09/2025 Joint case building by the police and Crown Prosecution Service PCC Response
01/07/2025 Improving the response to organised immigration crime PCC Response
03/06/2025 An inspection of the police response to the public disorder in July and August 2024: Tranche 2 PCC Response
22/05/2025 An inspection into how effectively the police investigate crime PCC Response
23/01/2025 An inspection of the police response to the public disorder in July and August 2024: Tranche 1 PCC Response
02/12/2024 The policing response to antisocial behaviour: PEEL spotlight report PCC Response
22/11/2024 Progress to introduce a national operating model for rape and other serious sexual offences investigations PCC Response
07/11/2024 An inspection into activism and impartiality in policing PCC Response
12/08/2024 West Midlands Police: PEEL causes of concern PCC Response
12/08/2024 State of Policing: The Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales PCC Response
01/07/2024 Joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to serious youth violence in Coventry PCC Response
01/07/2024 An inspection of the West Midlands regional response to serious and organised crime PCC Response
10/06/2024 National Crime Agency inspection Vetting and anti-corruption part 2: How effective is the National Crime Agency at dealing with corruption PCC Response
01/03/2024 The impact of recruitment and retention on the criminal justice system PCC Response
12/02/2024 An inspection of the effectiveness of the police and law enforcement bodies’ response to group-based child sexual exploitation PCC Response
12/02/2024 PEEL 2023–2025: An inspection of West Midlands Police PCC Response
31/01/2023 Meeting the needs of victims in the criminal justice system PCC Response
21/11/2023 Race and policing: An inspection of race disparity in police criminal justice decision-making PCC Response
21/11/2023 Race and Policing: A review of the police service’s leadership and governance arrangements for race-related matters PCC Response
24/10/2023 An inspection of police contribution to the prevention of homicide PCC Response
24/10/2023 An inspection visit to police custody suites PCC Response
26/09/2023 An inspection of how effective police forces are in the deployment of firearms PCC Response
08/09/2023 Police performance: Getting a grip PCC Response
17/08/2023 Management of terrorist offenders in the wake of terrorist attacks PCC Response
09/08/2023 State of Policing: The Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales 2022 PCC Response
15/06/2023 Values and culture in fire and rescue services PCC Response
15/06/2023 An inspection of how well the police and National Crime Agency tackle the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children PCC Response
16/05/2023 An inspection of how well the police tackle serious youth violence PCC Response
05/04/2023 An inspection into how well the police and other agencies use digital forensics in their investigations PCC Response
04/04/2023 Joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to identification of initial need and risk in Walsall PCC Response
02/11/2022 An inspection of vetting, misconduct and misogyny in the police service PCC Response
11/08/2022 The police response to burglary, robbery and other acquisitive crime- Finding time for crime PCC Response
14/07/2022 Twenty years on, is MAPPA achieving its objectives? A joint thematic inspection of Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements PCC Response
17/05/2022 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Criminal Justice System – a progress report PCC Response
10/03/2022 HMICFRS State of Policing: The Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales 2021 PCC Response
25/02/2022 A joint thematic inspection of the police and Crown Prosecution Service’s response to rape- Phase 2: Post-charge PCC Response
24/11/2021 PEEL 2021/22- An inspection of West Midlands Police PCC Response
17/11/2021 A joint thematic inspection of the criminal justice journey for individuals with mental health needs and disorders PCC Response
17/09/2021 Police response to violence against women and girls – Final inspection report PCC Response
05/08/2021 A review of ‘Fraud: Time to Choose’ PCC Response
21/07/2021 State of Policing: The Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales 2020 PCC Response
16/07/2021 A joint thematic inspection of the police and Crown Prosecution Service’s response to rape – Phase 1: From report to police or CPS decision to take no further action PCC Response
15/07/2021 Neurodiversity in the criminal justice system: A review of evidence PCC Response
07/07/2021 Interim report: Inspection into how effectively the police engage with women and girls PCC Response
23/06/2021 Review of policing domestic abuse during the pandemic – 2021 PCC Response
20/04/2021 Policing in the pandemic- The police response to the coronavirus pandemic during 2020 PCC Response
20/04/2021 Custody services in a COVID-19 environment PCC Response
11/03/2021 Getting the balance right? An inspection of how effectively the police deal with protests PCC Response
26/02/2021 Disproportionate use of police powers – A spotlight on stop and search and the use of force PCC Response
10/02/2021 An inspection of the effectiveness of Regional Organised Crime Units PCC Response
19/01/2021 Impact of the pandemic on the Criminal Justice System PCC Response
08/12/2020 Pre-charge bail and released under investigation: striking a balance PCC Response
15/07/2020 Roads Policing: Not optional – An inspection of roads policing in England and Wales PCC Response
02/07/2020 State of Policing: The Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales 2019 PCC Response
28/02/2020 A joint thematic inspection of Integrated Offender Management PCC Response
02/05/2019 PEEL: Police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy 2018/19 – West Midlands Police PCC Response
15/01/2019 West Midlands Police: Crime Data Integrity re-inspection 2018 PCC Response
12/12/2017 PEEL: Legitimacy 2017- West Midlands Police PCC Response
09/11/2017 PEEL: police efficiency 2017- West Midlands Police PCC Response
03/10/2017 Proposal to introduce Force Management Statements PCC Response
07/09/2017 West Midlands Police: Crime Data Integrity inspection 2017 PCC Response
21/06/2017 Report of unannounced inspection visit to police custody suites in the West Midlands PCC Response
02/03/2017 PEEL: police effectiveness 2016 PCC Response