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

Norwich had the highest recorded crime rate of East of England’s 45 councils in August 2026, at 126.0 per 1,000 people.

Broadland had the lowest, at 39.3 per 1,000 people. The middle council, Epping Forest, had 75.7 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 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 126.0 per 1,000 |
| 2 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 125.3 per 1,000 |
| 3 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 118.5 per 1,000 |
| 4 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 114.8 per 1,000 |
| 5 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 112.4 per 1,000 |
| 6 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 110.9 per 1,000 |
| 7 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 110.7 per 1,000 |
| 8 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 110.3 per 1,000 |
| 9 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 100.9 per 1,000 |
| 10 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 100.8 per 1,000 |
| 11 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 99.6 per 1,000 |
| 12 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 98.3 per 1,000 |
| 13 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 94.8 per 1,000 |
| 14 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 94.4 per 1,000 |
| 15 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 94.0 per 1,000 |
| 16 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 93.5 per 1,000 |
| 17 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 93.2 per 1,000 |
| 18 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 89.9 per 1,000 |
| 19 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 89.1 per 1,000 |
| 20 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 84.8 per 1,000 |
| 21 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 83.5 per 1,000 |
| 22 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 79.2 per 1,000 |
| 23 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 75.7 per 1,000 |
| 24 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 73.4 per 1,000 |
| 25 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 67.8 per 1,000 |
| 26 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 67.5 per 1,000 |
| 27 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 67.4 per 1,000 |
| 28 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 66.6 per 1,000 |
| 29 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 65.7 per 1,000 |
| 30 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 62.3 per 1,000 |
| 31 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 61.0 per 1,000 |
| 32 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 60.8 per 1,000 |
| 33 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 60.3 per 1,000 |
| =34 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 59.3 per 1,000 |
| =34 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 59.3 per 1,000 |
| 36 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 58.3 per 1,000 |
| 37 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 57.6 per 1,000 |
| 38 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 57.3 per 1,000 |
| 39 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 51.4 per 1,000 |
| 40 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 50.7 per 1,000 |
| 41 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 50.4 per 1,000 |
| 42 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 48.7 per 1,000 |
| 43 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 45.6 per 1,000 |
| 44 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 40.3 per 1,000 |
| 45 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 39.3 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)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/west-midlands)
- [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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