# Highest and lowest recorded crime rates in North West (August 2026) Blackpool had the highest recorded crime rate of North West’s 25 councils in August 2026, at 183.9 per 1,000 people. Ribble Valley had the lowest, at 49.5 per 1,000 people. The middle council, Sefton, had 84.8 per 1,000 people. 10 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. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. | Rank | Area | Recorded crime rate | Note | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) | 183.9 per 1,000 | – | | 2 | [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) | 139.0 per 1,000 | – | | 3 | [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) | 136.4 per 1,000 | – | | 4 | [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) | 126.2 per 1,000 | – | | 5 | [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) | 123.0 per 1,000 | – | | 6 | [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) | 109.0 per 1,000 | – | | 7 | [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) | 96.8 per 1,000 | – | | 8 | [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) | 94.3 per 1,000 | – | | 9 | [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) | 92.1 per 1,000 | – | | 10 | [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) | 91.5 per 1,000 | – | | 11 | [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) | 91.1 per 1,000 | – | | 12 | [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) | 86.4 per 1,000 | – | | 13 | [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) | 84.8 per 1,000 | – | | 14 | [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) | 81.7 per 1,000 | – | | 15 | [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) | 78.9 per 1,000 | – | | 16 | [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) | 77.8 per 1,000 | – | | 17 | [Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) | 76.6 per 1,000 | – | | 18 | [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) | 75.7 per 1,000 | – | | 19 | [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) | 74.6 per 1,000 | – | | 20 | [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) | 72.9 per 1,000 | – | | 21 | [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) | 71.6 per 1,000 | – | | 22 | [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) | 70.0 per 1,000 | – | | 23 | [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) | 66.1 per 1,000 | – | | 24 | [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) | 61.0 per 1,000 | – | | 25 | [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) | 49.5 per 1,000 | – | | – | [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) | No figure | Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. | | – | [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) | No figure | Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. | | – | [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) | No figure | Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. | | – | [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) | No figure | Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. | | – | [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) | No figure | Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. | | – | [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) | No figure | Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. | | – | [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) | No figure | Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. | | – | [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) | No figure | Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. | | – | [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) | No figure | Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. | | – | [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) | No figure | Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. | 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) - [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) - [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) ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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