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

City of London had the highest recorded crime rate of England’s 280 councils in August 2026, at 618.2 per 1,000 people.

Broadland had the lowest, at 39.3 per 1,000 people. The middle council, Maidstone, had 85.4 per 1,000 people.

16 councils have no figure, and they are listed at the end with the reason.

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.

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Recorded crime rate for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	City of LondonLondon	London	618.2 per 1,000
2	WestminsterLondon	London	405.1 per 1,000
3	CamdenLondon	London	215.5 per 1,000
4	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	190.9 per 1,000
=5	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	183.9 per 1,000
=5	IslingtonLondon	London	183.9 per 1,000
7	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	171.5 per 1,000
8	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	161.6 per 1,000
9	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	161.2 per 1,000
10	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	159.7 per 1,000
11	SouthwarkLondon	London	157.8 per 1,000
12	LambethLondon	London	155.3 per 1,000
13	BristolSouth West	South West	148.6 per 1,000
14	HastingsSouth East	South East	146.8 per 1,000
15	HackneyLondon	London	146.2 per 1,000
16	Tower HamletsLondon	London	144.2 per 1,000
17	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	144.1 per 1,000
18	EastbourneSouth East	South East	140.9 per 1,000
19	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	139.1 per 1,000
20	BurnleyNorth West	North West	139.0 per 1,000
21	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	138.7 per 1,000
22	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	137.6 per 1,000
23	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	137.3 per 1,000
24	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	136.4 per 1,000
25	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	135.8 per 1,000
26	NewhamLondon	London	135.0 per 1,000
27	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	133.8 per 1,000
28	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	133.1 per 1,000
29	HaringeyLondon	London	131.4 per 1,000
30	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	130.4 per 1,000
31	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	130.2 per 1,000
32	CrawleySouth East	South East	129.1 per 1,000
33	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	126.7 per 1,000
34	PrestonNorth West	North West	126.2 per 1,000
35	NorwichEast of England	East of England	126.0 per 1,000
36	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	125.7 per 1,000
37	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	125.3 per 1,000
38	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	125.2 per 1,000
39	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	125.0 per 1,000
40	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	124.6 per 1,000
41	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	124.0 per 1,000
42	HyndburnNorth West	North West	123.0 per 1,000
43	LewishamLondon	London	122.7 per 1,000
44	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	121.2 per 1,000
45	BrentLondon	London	120.9 per 1,000
46	County DurhamNorth East	North East	120.3 per 1,000
47	HillingdonLondon	London	120.2 per 1,000
48	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	118.7 per 1,000
49	StevenageEast of England	East of England	118.5 per 1,000
50	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	116.9 per 1,000
51	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	116.1 per 1,000
52	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	115.8 per 1,000
=53	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	114.8 per 1,000
=53	ThanetSouth East	South East	114.8 per 1,000
55	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber The population used for the rate is ONS's estimate for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. The crimes are counted inside today's boundary.	Yorkshire and The Humber	113.7 per 1,000
56	EalingLondon	London	112.9 per 1,000
57	GreenwichLondon	London	112.6 per 1,000
58	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	112.4 per 1,000
59	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	112.2 per 1,000
60	EnfieldLondon	London	112.0 per 1,000
61	ReadingSouth East	South East	111.5 per 1,000
=62	HarlowEast of England	East of England	110.9 per 1,000
=62	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	110.9 per 1,000
64	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	110.7 per 1,000
65	WatfordEast of England	East of England	110.3 per 1,000
66	PlymouthSouth West	South West	109.8 per 1,000
=67	HounslowLondon	London	109.4 per 1,000
=67	TorbaySouth West	South West	109.4 per 1,000
69	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	109.0 per 1,000
70	ExeterSouth West	South West	108.9 per 1,000
71	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	108.0 per 1,000
72	CanterburySouth East	South East	107.5 per 1,000
=73	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber The population used for the rate is ONS's estimate for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. The crimes are counted inside today's boundary.	Yorkshire and The Humber	107.1 per 1,000
=73	OxfordSouth East	South East	107.1 per 1,000
75	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	106.1 per 1,000
76	DartfordSouth East	South East	105.9 per 1,000
77	Waltham ForestLondon	London	103.8 per 1,000
78	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	103.7 per 1,000
79	SloughSouth East	South East	103.2 per 1,000
80	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	103.1 per 1,000
=81	CroydonLondon	London	103.0 per 1,000
=81	South TynesideNorth East	North East	103.0 per 1,000
83	MedwaySouth East	South East	102.4 per 1,000
84	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	102.3 per 1,000
85	WorthingSouth East	South East	101.6 per 1,000
86	IpswichEast of England	East of England	100.9 per 1,000
87	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	100.8 per 1,000
=88	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	99.6 per 1,000
=88	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	99.6 per 1,000
90	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	99.4 per 1,000
91	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	99.3 per 1,000
92	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	98.5 per 1,000
93	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	98.4 per 1,000
94	BasildonEast of England	East of England	98.3 per 1,000
95	SunderlandNorth East	North East	98.2 per 1,000
=96	SwaleSouth East	South East	97.7 per 1,000
=96	WandsworthLondon	London	97.7 per 1,000
98	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	97.4 per 1,000
99	LancasterNorth West	North West	96.8 per 1,000
100	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	95.6 per 1,000
101	GatesheadNorth East	North East	95.2 per 1,000
102	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	94.9 per 1,000
103	BedfordEast of England	East of England	94.8 per 1,000
=104	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	94.4 per 1,000
=104	RedbridgeLondon	London	94.4 per 1,000
106	St. HelensNorth West	North West	94.3 per 1,000
107	TendringEast of England	East of England	94.0 per 1,000
108	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	93.5 per 1,000
=109	LutonEast of England	East of England	93.2 per 1,000
=109	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	93.2 per 1,000
=111	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	92.3 per 1,000
=111	GraveshamSouth East	South East	92.3 per 1,000
=113	PendleNorth West	North West	92.1 per 1,000
=113	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	92.1 per 1,000
115	BarnetLondon	London	92.0 per 1,000
116	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	91.5 per 1,000
117	HaltonNorth West	North West	91.1 per 1,000
118	SomersetSouth West	South West	90.4 per 1,000
119	FenlandEast of England	East of England	89.9 per 1,000
120	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	89.7 per 1,000
121	North TynesideNorth East	North East	89.4 per 1,000
122	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	89.1 per 1,000
123	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	88.5 per 1,000
124	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	88.4 per 1,000
125	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	87.9 per 1,000
=126	ArunSouth East	South East	87.8 per 1,000
=126	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	87.8 per 1,000
128	HavantSouth East	South East	87.6 per 1,000
129	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	87.4 per 1,000
130	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	87.3 per 1,000
=131	DoverSouth East	South East	86.8 per 1,000
=131	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	86.8 per 1,000
133	BromleyLondon	London	86.7 per 1,000
134	HaveringLondon	London	86.6 per 1,000
=135	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	86.4 per 1,000
=135	RossendaleNorth West	North West	86.4 per 1,000
137	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	86.2 per 1,000
=138	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	86.0 per 1,000
=138	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	86.0 per 1,000
140	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	85.4 per 1,000
141	North SomersetSouth West	South West	85.3 per 1,000
142	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	85.0 per 1,000
143	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	84.9 per 1,000
=144	DacorumEast of England	East of England	84.8 per 1,000
=144	SeftonNorth West	North West	84.8 per 1,000
=146	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	84.0 per 1,000
=146	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	84.0 per 1,000
148	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	83.5 per 1,000
149	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	83.0 per 1,000
150	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	82.3 per 1,000
151	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	81.8 per 1,000
152	CumberlandNorth West	North West	81.7 per 1,000
153	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	81.5 per 1,000
154	SwindonSouth West	South West	81.3 per 1,000
155	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	81.1 per 1,000
156	HarrowLondon	London	80.8 per 1,000
=157	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	80.6 per 1,000
=157	GuildfordSouth East	South East	80.6 per 1,000
159	ChichesterSouth East	South East	80.3 per 1,000
160	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	80.1 per 1,000
=161	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	79.9 per 1,000
=161	GosportSouth East	South East	79.9 per 1,000
163	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	79.7 per 1,000
164	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	79.2 per 1,000
165	WirralNorth West	North West	78.9 per 1,000
166	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	78.4 per 1,000
167	BexleyLondon	London	78.1 per 1,000
168	RushmoorSouth East	South East	77.9 per 1,000
169	ChorleyNorth West	North West	77.8 per 1,000
170	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	77.6 per 1,000
171	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	77.5 per 1,000
=172	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	77.4 per 1,000
=172	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	77.4 per 1,000
174	SuttonLondon	London	77.3 per 1,000
175	WyreNorth West	North West	76.6 per 1,000
176	AshfordSouth East	South East	76.4 per 1,000
=177	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	75.7 per 1,000
=177	South RibbleNorth West	North West	75.7 per 1,000
179	WarringtonNorth West	North West	74.6 per 1,000
180	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	74.3 per 1,000
181	MertonLondon	London	74.1 per 1,000
182	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	73.4 per 1,000
183	LewesSouth East	South East	73.1 per 1,000
184	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	73.0 per 1,000
185	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	72.9 per 1,000
186	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	72.5 per 1,000
187	RotherSouth East	South East	72.0 per 1,000
188	WokingSouth East	South East	71.9 per 1,000
189	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	71.6 per 1,000
190	CherwellSouth East	South East	71.0 per 1,000
191	CornwallSouth West	South West	70.9 per 1,000
192	AdurSouth East	South East	70.6 per 1,000
193	North DevonSouth West	South West	70.2 per 1,000
194	FyldeNorth West	North West	70.0 per 1,000
=195	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	69.8 per 1,000
=195	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	69.8 per 1,000
197	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	69.7 per 1,000
198	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	69.6 per 1,000
=199	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	69.3 per 1,000
=199	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	69.3 per 1,000
201	TandridgeSouth East	South East	69.1 per 1,000
202	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	68.6 per 1,000
203	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	67.8 per 1,000
204	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	67.7 per 1,000
205	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	67.6 per 1,000
206	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	67.5 per 1,000
207	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	67.4 per 1,000
=208	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	67.3 per 1,000
=208	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	67.3 per 1,000
210	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	66.6 per 1,000
211	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	66.1 per 1,000
212	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	65.8 per 1,000
213	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	65.7 per 1,000
214	EastleighSouth East	South East	65.6 per 1,000
215	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	65.5 per 1,000
216	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	65.3 per 1,000
217	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	65.1 per 1,000
=218	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	65.0 per 1,000
=218	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	65.0 per 1,000
220	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	64.8 per 1,000
221	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	64.5 per 1,000
222	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	63.5 per 1,000
223	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	62.5 per 1,000
224	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	62.3 per 1,000
225	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	61.5 per 1,000
=226	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	61.4 per 1,000
=226	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	61.4 per 1,000
=228	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	61.3 per 1,000
=228	WinchesterSouth East	South East	61.3 per 1,000
230	FarehamSouth East	South East	61.1 per 1,000
=231	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	61.0 per 1,000
=231	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	61.0 per 1,000
=231	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	61.0 per 1,000
=231	West LancashireNorth West	North West	61.0 per 1,000
235	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	60.8 per 1,000
=236	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	60.7 per 1,000
=236	Test ValleySouth East	South East	60.7 per 1,000
238	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	60.5 per 1,000
=239	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	60.3 per 1,000
=239	WiltshireSouth West	South West	60.3 per 1,000
241	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	60.2 per 1,000
=242	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	59.3 per 1,000
=242	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	59.3 per 1,000
=242	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	59.3 per 1,000
245	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	58.8 per 1,000
246	New ForestSouth East	South East	58.4 per 1,000
247	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	58.3 per 1,000
=248	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	57.7 per 1,000
=248	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	57.7 per 1,000
250	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	57.6 per 1,000
251	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	57.3 per 1,000
252	HorshamSouth East	South East	56.8 per 1,000
253	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	55.7 per 1,000
254	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	55.3 per 1,000
255	TorridgeSouth West	South West	54.7 per 1,000
=256	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	54.5 per 1,000
=256	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	54.5 per 1,000
258	WealdenSouth East	South East	54.1 per 1,000
259	DorsetSouth West	South West	53.9 per 1,000
260	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	52.2 per 1,000
261	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	51.4 per 1,000
262	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	50.8 per 1,000
263	RochfordEast of England	East of England	50.7 per 1,000
264	MaldonEast of England	East of England	50.4 per 1,000
265	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	49.5 per 1,000
266	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	48.8 per 1,000
267	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	48.7 per 1,000
=268	East HampshireSouth East	South East	47.1 per 1,000
=268	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	47.1 per 1,000
=270	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	46.8 per 1,000
=270	South HamsSouth West	South West	46.8 per 1,000
272	East DevonSouth West	South West	46.7 per 1,000
273	BaberghEast of England	East of England	45.6 per 1,000
274	WokinghamSouth East	South East	44.6 per 1,000
275	West DevonSouth West	South West	44.5 per 1,000
276	HartSouth East	South East	44.2 per 1,000
277	WaverleySouth East	South East	43.1 per 1,000
278	Isles of ScillySouth West	South West	40.5 per 1,000
279	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	40.3 per 1,000
280	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	39.3 per 1,000
–	BoltonNorth West Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.	North West	No figure
–	BuryNorth West Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.	North West	No figure
–	CheltenhamSouth West Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period.	South West	No figure
–	CotswoldSouth West Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period.	South West	No figure
–	Forest of DeanSouth West Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period.	South West	No figure
–	GloucesterSouth West Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period.	South West	No figure
–	ManchesterNorth West Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.	North West	No figure
–	OldhamNorth West Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.	North West	No figure
–	RochdaleNorth West Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.	North West	No figure
–	SalfordNorth West Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.	North West	No figure
–	StockportNorth West Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.	North West	No figure
–	StroudSouth West Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period.	South West	No figure
–	TamesideNorth West Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.	North West	No figure
–	TewkesburySouth West Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period.	South West	No figure
–	TraffordNorth West Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.	North West	No figure
–	WiganNorth West Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.	North West	No figure

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Source and method · See it on the map