# Crime and justice in East Midlands North England. 5,085,641 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 15,643 square kilometres. 13 layers about crime and justice for East Midlands, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) ## Is East Midlands safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Midlands at a rate of 93.5 per 1,000 people. That compares with 96.3 per 1,000 people across England. In August 2026 alone, 43,041 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in East Midlands. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (173,464), other crime (83,518) and anti-social behaviour (80,612). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in East Midlands was 92.5 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Recorded crime rate East Midlands: **93.5 per 1,000** (August 2026, region level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Published 30 September 2026. In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Midlands at a rate of 93.5 per 1,000 people. That compares with 96.3 per 1,000 people across England. - Against England: 3% lower (96.3 per 1,000) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=E12000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/crime#l-crime-rate ## Crime and anti-social behaviour East Midlands: **43,041** (August 2026, region level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E12000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/crime#l-crime-count ## Anti-social behaviour East Midlands: **80,612** (August 2026, region level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/anti-social-behaviour?place=E12000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/crime#l-crime-anti-social ## Burglary East Midlands: **16,696** (August 2026, region level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/burglary?place=E12000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/crime#l-crime-burglary ## Criminal damage and arson East Midlands: **36,692** (August 2026, region level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/criminal-damage-and-arson?place=E12000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/crime#l-crime-damage ## Drug offences East Midlands: **13,912** (August 2026, region level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/drug-offences?place=E12000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/crime#l-crime-drugs ## Other crime East Midlands: **83,518** (August 2026, region level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/other-crime?place=E12000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/crime#l-crime-other ## Robbery East Midlands: **5,481** (August 2026, region level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/robbery?place=E12000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/crime#l-crime-robbery ## Shoplifting East Midlands: **41,623** (August 2026, region level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/shoplifting?place=E12000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/crime#l-crime-shoplifting ## Theft from the person East Midlands: **2,901** (August 2026, region level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/theft-from-the-person?place=E12000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/crime#l-crime-theft-person ## Vehicle crime East Midlands: **20,717** (August 2026, region level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/vehicle-crime?place=E12000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/crime#l-crime-vehicle ## Violence and sexual offences East Midlands: **173,464** (August 2026, region level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/violence-and-sexual-offences?place=E12000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/crime#l-crime-violence ## Street-level crime Map point level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Source: Police.uk. Published as points, so there is no single figure for East Midlands. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=E12000004) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/crime#l-street-crime ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/housing) (17) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/council-tax) (9) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E12000004/data?family=crime ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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