Updated March 2026England & Walestrending_down -6.2% year-on-year

Other Crime Statistics UK 2026

England and Wales recorded 120,894 other crime incidents in the last 12 months — a rate of 2.0 per 1,000 residents. The highest rate is in Middlesbrough at 7.5 per 1,000.

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry

120,894

12-Month Total

England & Wales

2.0

Annual Rate

per 1,000 residents

-6.2%

Year-on-Year

vs previous 12 months

Middlesbrough

Highest Rate

7.5 per 1k

24-Month National Trend

Highest Other Crime Rates

Annual rate per 1,000 residents

#	City / Town	Rate	YoY
1	Middlesbrough	7.5	+7.7%
2	Hillingdon Outer London	7.0	+2.2%
3	Doncaster South Yorkshire	5.7	+5.2%
4	Bassetlaw Nottinghamshire	5.4	+19.2%
5	Broxtowe Nottinghamshire	5.1	+24.8%
6	Nottingham	4.9	+7.6%
7	Redcar and Cleveland	4.9	-6.0%
8	North East Lincolnshire	4.9	-9.0%
9	Bradford West Yorkshire	4.8	-7.7%
10	Newark and Sherwood Nottinghamshire	4.7	+5.3%

Lowest Other Crime Rates

Annual rate per 1,000 residents

#	City / Town	Rate	YoY
1	Stockport Greater Manchester	0.0	-33.3%
2	Salford Greater Manchester	0.0	+33.3%
3	Newport	0.1	-99.7%
4	Bury Greater Manchester	0.1	+250.0%
5	Tewkesbury Gloucestershire	0.1	-99.5%
6	City of London Inner London	0.1	+0.9%
7	Ryedale	0.2	+19.7%
8	Richmond upon Thames Outer London	0.3	-9.0%
9	Dorset	0.4	-6.8%
10	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	0.5	-2.9%

What is Other Crime?

The 'other crime' category in Police.uk data captures offences that do not fall into the 13 main crime type categories, including photography offences, going equipped for theft, and miscellaneous summary offences. It represents a small fraction of overall recorded crime and is primarily used as a residual category.

Data source: Police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Methodology

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Other Crime Types

Anti-Social Behaviour Bicycle Theft Burglary Criminal Damage And Arson Drugs Other Theft Possession Of Weapons Public Order Robbery Shoplifting Theft From The Person Vehicle Crime Violence And Sexual Offences

Frequently Asked Questions

How many other crime incidents are recorded in England and Wales each year? expand_more

In the 12 months to 2026-03, 120,894 other crime incidents were recorded in England and Wales — a rate of 2.0 per 1,000 residents.

Which city has the highest other crime rate in the UK? expand_more

Middlesbrough has the highest other crime rate at 7.5 per 1,000 residents annually.

Is other crime increasing or decreasing in England and Wales? expand_more

Other Crime has decreased by 6.2% compared to the same period last year.

Which UK city has the lowest other crime rate? expand_more

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole records the lowest other crime rate among UK cities at 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Data: Police.uk (OGL v3.0) · Population: ONS Census 2021 · Methodology · Editorial Standards