# Highest and lowest recorded crime rates in East Midlands (August 2026)

Lincoln had the highest recorded crime rate of East Midlands’s 35 councils in August 2026, at 161.6 per 1,000 people.

Rutland had the lowest, at 46.8 per 1,000 people. The middle council, Amber Valley, had 80.6 per 1,000 people.

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.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Rank | Area | Recorded crime rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 161.6 per 1,000 |
| 2 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 159.7 per 1,000 |
| 3 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 133.1 per 1,000 |
| 4 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 124.0 per 1,000 |
| 5 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 121.2 per 1,000 |
| 6 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 116.9 per 1,000 |
| 7 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 108.0 per 1,000 |
| 8 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 99.6 per 1,000 |
| 9 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 97.4 per 1,000 |
| 10 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 95.6 per 1,000 |
| 11 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 92.3 per 1,000 |
| 12 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 92.1 per 1,000 |
| 13 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 86.4 per 1,000 |
| 14 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 84.0 per 1,000 |
| 15 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 83.0 per 1,000 |
| 16 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 82.3 per 1,000 |
| 17 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 81.1 per 1,000 |
| 18 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 80.6 per 1,000 |
| 19 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 79.7 per 1,000 |
| 20 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 78.4 per 1,000 |
| 21 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 74.3 per 1,000 |
| 22 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 72.5 per 1,000 |
| 23 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 69.8 per 1,000 |
| =24 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 69.3 per 1,000 |
| =24 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 69.3 per 1,000 |
| 26 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 68.6 per 1,000 |
| 27 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 65.8 per 1,000 |
| 28 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 65.5 per 1,000 |
| 29 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 61.4 per 1,000 |
| 30 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 60.7 per 1,000 |
| 31 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 55.7 per 1,000 |
| =32 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 54.5 per 1,000 |
| =32 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 54.5 per 1,000 |
| 34 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 50.8 per 1,000 |
| 35 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 46.8 per 1,000 |

Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Period: August 2026. Period: August 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England, Wales and Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/northern-ireland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate)

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