331 Local Authorities

National Crime Rankings 2026

All UK cities ranked by crime rate. Data for February 2026.

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: February 2026 • Updated monthly

Complete Rankings

RankCityTotal CrimesPopulationRate (per 1k)CountyMoM
1Westminster22,166 204,236
108.5
Inner London -9.5%
2Birmingham11,968 1,144,922
10.5
West Midlands -3.3%
3Leeds8,309 811,953
10.2
West Yorkshire -6.3%
4Camden6,394 210,136
30.4
Inner London +5.5%
5Bristol, City of6,300 472,467
13.3
-6.3%
6Liverpool6,288 486,088
12.9
Merseyside -5.0%
7Sheffield5,498 556,523
9.9
South Yorkshire -2.9%
8Bradford5,340 546,412
9.8
West Yorkshire -7.3%
9County Durham4,665 522,067
8.9
+1.3%
10Nottingham4,187 323,635
12.9
-2.1%
11Southwark3,888 307,640
12.6
Inner London +1.2%
12Newham3,869 351,030
11.0
Inner London -5.5%
13Leicester3,760 368,571
10.2
-8.9%
14Tower Hamlets3,561 310,306
11.5
Inner London -1.3%
15Lambeth3,544 317,650
11.2
Inner London -6.8%
16Croydon3,532 390,724
9.0
Outer London -7.8%
17Southampton3,522 248,920
14.1
+3.1%
18Ealing3,435 367,116
9.4
Outer London +6.4%
19Islington3,344 216,590
15.4
Inner London 0.0%
20Cardiff3,342 362,310
9.2
+1.1%
21Derby3,329 261,364
12.7
-0.2%
22Brent3,312 339,821
9.7
Outer London +2.9%
23Kirklees3,251 433,213
7.5
West Yorkshire -3.2%
24Hillingdon3,158 305,907
10.3
Outer London -6.6%
25Wakefield3,128 353,370
8.9
West Yorkshire -4.3%
26Barnet3,100 389,344
8.0
Outer London +1.8%
27Doncaster3,094 308,104
10.0
South Yorkshire -6.0%
28Wirral3,069 320,199
9.6
Merseyside +3.3%
29Cornwall3,028 570,305
5.3
-1.6%
30Stoke-on-Trent2,989 258,369
11.6
+1.1%
31Enfield2,978 329,985
9.0
Outer London -0.2%
32West Northamptonshire2,932 425,723
6.9
-8.2%
33Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole2,919 400,195
7.3
+9.2%
34Lewisham2,890 300,553
9.6
Inner London -2.7%
35Kingston upon Hull, City of2,870 267,013
10.7
+1.6%
36City of London2,864 8,584
333.6
Inner London +1.5%
37South Gloucestershire2,824 290,424
9.7
+1.3%
38Sandwell2,793 341,832
8.2
West Midlands +0.0%
39Hackney2,784 259,147
10.7
Inner London -7.1%
40Buckinghamshire2,780 553,078
5.0
-4.5%
41Coventry2,772 345,321
8.0
West Midlands +7.5%
42Greenwich2,642 289,065
9.1
Outer London -1.3%
43Brighton and Hove2,529 277,103
9.1
+63125.0%
44North Northamptonshire2,525 359,523
7.0
-4.8%
45Wandsworth2,487 327,506
7.6
Inner London -2.9%
46Haringey2,427 264,238
9.2
Inner London -6.3%
47Wiltshire2,426 510,333
4.8
+0.0%
48Hounslow2,415 288,181
8.4
Outer London -8.1%
49Milton Keynes2,401 287,060
8.4
-5.0%
50Stockton-on-Tees2,388 196,593
12.1
-5.0%
51Redbridge2,287 310,261
7.4
Outer London -6.4%
52Middlesbrough2,276 143,922
15.8
+1.9%
53Waltham Forest2,272 278,428
8.2
Outer London -5.5%
54Walsall2,267 284,126
8.0
West Midlands -5.1%
55Bromley2,253 329,991
6.8
Outer London +3.4%
56Cheshire East2,250 398,772
5.6
-8.3%
57Medway2,225 279,773
8.0
-4.0%
58York2,223 202,821
11.0
+6.3%
59Plymouth2,176 264,695
8.2
-7.8%
60Cheshire West and Chester2,172 357,149
6.1
-3.0%
61Rotherham2,133 265,806
8.0
South Yorkshire -5.4%
62Wolverhampton2,051 263,726
7.8
West Midlands -4.0%
63Peterborough2,024 215,670
9.4
-11.8%
64Barnsley1,988 244,572
8.1
South Yorkshire -5.4%
65Dudley1,961 323,488
6.1
West Midlands -5.2%
66Hammersmith and Fulham1,947 183,156
10.6
Inner London -3.4%
67Portsmouth1,918 208,001
9.2
-5.2%
68Kensington and Chelsea1,899 143,373
13.2
Inner London -10.0%
69Havering1,879 262,052
7.2
Outer London +0.4%
70Barking and Dagenham1,819 218,871
8.3
Outer London -4.5%
71Calderdale1,815 206,631
8.8
West Yorkshire -2.7%
72Blackpool1,779 141,039
12.6
-8.4%
73Sefton1,774 279,233
6.4
Merseyside -2.5%
74Harrow1,774 261,205
6.8
Outer London +3.2%
75East Riding of Yorkshire1,680 342,215
4.9
-0.8%
76Southend-on-Sea1,658 180,685
9.2
+4.3%
77North East Lincolnshire1,644 156,967
10.5
+1.6%
78Luton1,641 225,261
7.3
-1.6%
79North Somerset1,639 216,729
7.6
+2.2%
80Swansea1,612 238,491
6.8
-4.3%
81Swindon1,565 233,411
6.7
-3.5%
82Rhondda Cynon Taf1,550 237,653
6.5
-4.5%
83Reading1,538 174,223
8.8
-6.0%
84Thurrock1,530 175,993
8.7
-5.0%
85Hartlepool1,499 92,338
16.2
+3.7%
86Bexley1,494 246,475
6.1
Outer London -2.9%
87Shropshire1,493 323,607
4.6
+3.5%
88Warrington1,486 210,973
7.0
+14.9%
89Dorset1,472 379,580
3.9
-7.1%
90Central Bedfordshire1,464 294,251
5.0
+7.7%
91Preston1,462 147,834
9.9
Lancashire -10.6%
92Bath and North East Somerset1,456 193,409
7.5
+8.7%
93Solihull1,447 216,240
6.7
West Midlands -0.2%
94Colchester1,425 192,716
7.4
Essex +0.5%
95Watford1,409 102,245
13.8
Hertfordshire -0.5%
96Redcar and Cleveland1,406 136,530
10.3
+1.0%
97Exeter1,401 130,707
10.7
Devon +4.0%
98Norwich1,400 143,924
9.7
Norfolk +2.0%
99Oxford1,325 162,040
8.2
Oxfordshire +0.3%
100Cambridge1,316 145,674
9.0
Cambridgeshire -9.4%
101Canterbury1,308 157,429
8.3
Kent +0.8%
102South Somerset1,298 172,670
7.5
-1.2%
103Carmarthenshire1,295 187,898
6.9
0.0%
104Telford and Wrekin1,288 185,543
6.9
-16.4%
105Basildon1,281 187,567
6.8
Essex -12.4%
106Merton1,269 215,187
5.9
Outer London -1.2%
107Sutton1,266 209,636
6.0
Outer London +5.3%
108Sedgemoor1,262 125,341
10.1
+14.2%
109St. Helens1,238 183,248
6.8
Merseyside -5.4%
110Blackburn with Darwen1,232 154,741
8.0
-6.0%
111Slough1,230 158,500
7.8
-9.9%
112North Lincolnshire1,230 169,684
7.2
-6.2%
113Bedford1,229 185,224
6.6
-7.5%
114Somerset West and Taunton1,217 157,447
7.7
+4.3%
115Thanet1,211 140,587
8.6
Kent -11.0%
116Swale1,209 151,677
8.0
Kent -8.2%
117Maidstone1,199 175,781
6.8
Kent -16.4%
118Burnley1,198 94,651
12.7
Lancashire -9.3%
119Kingston upon Thames1,193 168,065
7.1
Outer London +4.4%
120Charnwood1,170 183,970
6.4
Leicestershire +5.9%
121Chelmsford1,166 181,523
6.4
Essex -0.9%
122Ipswich1,146 139,643
8.2
Suffolk +4.9%
123Crawley1,146 118,492
9.7
West Sussex +3851.7%
124Arun1,126 164,887
6.8
West Sussex +112500.0%
125Lincoln1,121 103,814
10.8
Lincolnshire -6.8%
126Eastbourne1,106 101,680
10.9
East Sussex
127Richmond upon Thames1,105 195,277
5.7
Outer London -5.3%
128Dartford1,101 116,754
9.4
Kent +5.4%
129Wrexham1,099 135,122
8.1
-2.8%
130East Lindsey1,096 142,295
7.7
Lincolnshire +11.2%
131Darlington1,083 107,796
10.0
-5.3%
132Torbay1,082 139,324
7.8
+0.7%
133Knowsley1,079 154,518
7.0
Merseyside -4.4%
134East Suffolk1,057 246,060
4.3
Suffolk -9.8%
135Nuneaton and Bedworth1,056 134,198
7.9
Warwickshire -6.5%
136Cherwell1,044 161,015
6.5
Oxfordshire +4.3%
137Dacorum1,037 155,081
6.7
Hertfordshire +2.9%
138Huntingdonshire1,035 180,832
5.7
Cambridgeshire -10.0%
139South Cambridgeshire1,021 162,117
6.3
Cambridgeshire +9.3%
140Basingstoke and Deane1,004 185,154
5.4
Hampshire -7.5%
141Guildford981 143,647
6.8
Surrey +7.6%
142Ashfield974 126,299
7.7
Nottinghamshire -11.5%
143West Berkshire971 161,447
6.0
-3.3%
144Warwick961 148,454
6.5
Warwickshire -3.6%
145Tendring961 148,293
6.5
Essex -7.5%
146Worcester949 103,869
9.1
Worcestershire +4.7%
147Pembrokeshire943 123,359
7.6
+17.3%
148Mansfield934 110,482
8.5
Nottinghamshire -15.4%
149Hastings924 90,995
10.2
East Sussex +92300.0%
150Chesterfield921 103,568
8.9
Derbyshire -18.0%
151Lancaster921 142,939
6.4
Lancashire -7.2%
152Worthing919 111,338
8.3
West Sussex +45850.0%
153Bassetlaw914 117,803
7.8
Nottinghamshire -12.3%
154Halton905 128,478
7.0
+0.7%
155Flintshire905 154,960
5.8
0.0%
156Conwy890 114,743
7.8
-2.1%
157Isle of Wight876 140,459
6.2
-6.1%
158Stafford875 136,870
6.4
Staffordshire +3.1%
159Carlisle874 110,025
7.9
-1.9%
160Herefordshire, County of874 187,032
4.7
-5.9%
161East Hertfordshire873 150,159
5.8
Hertfordshire +10.4%
162Gwynedd871 117,392
7.4
-3.0%
163Scarborough865 108,736
8.0
-5.3%
164St Albans858 148,169
5.8
Hertfordshire -11.3%
165Harlow856 93,330
9.2
Essex +3.5%
166Stratford-on-Avon855 134,724
6.3
Warwickshire +1.2%
167Neath Port Talbot849 142,290
6.0
-2.0%
168Epping Forest849 134,980
6.3
Essex -6.9%
169Bridgend847 145,490
5.8
-9.3%
170Reigate and Banstead844 150,846
5.6
Surrey -5.9%
171Newcastle-under-Lyme835 123,299
6.8
Staffordshire -5.6%
172Welwyn Hatfield828 119,835
6.9
Hertfordshire -4.5%
173Denbighshire827 95,820
8.6
-0.4%
174Havant819 124,210
6.6
Hampshire +2.5%
175Hyndburn814 82,237
9.9
Lancashire -5.9%
176Vale of Glamorgan814 131,939
6.2
-16.0%
177Stevenage812 89,498
9.1
Hertfordshire -3.0%
178West Suffolk801 179,948
4.5
Suffolk -21.6%
179Newark and Sherwood794 122,959
6.5
Nottinghamshire -12.7%
180Amber Valley791 126,204
6.3
Derbyshire -8.9%
181Gravesham791 106,902
7.4
Kent -2.5%
182Great Yarmouth787 99,750
7.9
Norfolk +3.0%
183Erewash786 112,908
7.0
Derbyshire -8.6%
184Dover782 116,411
6.7
Kent -1.9%
185South Kesteven773 143,405
5.4
Lincolnshire -1.9%
186Mendip770 116,089
6.6
-7.5%
187Wychavon770 132,495
5.8
Worcestershire +6.6%
188Eastleigh767 136,444
5.6
Hampshire +0.4%
189Ashford764 132,747
5.8
Kent -8.5%
190Hertsmere758 107,827
7.0
Hertfordshire -9.8%
191Mid Sussex758 152,566
5.0
West Sussex +9375.0%
192New Forest757 175,782
4.3
Hampshire -13.8%
193East Staffordshire755 124,021
6.1
Staffordshire -3.0%
194Winchester752 127,444
5.9
Hampshire +14.1%
195Braintree732 155,265
4.7
Essex -7.6%
196Wokingham730 177,502
4.1
+19.3%
197King's Lynn and West Norfolk720 154,326
4.7
Norfolk -5.6%
198Chichester719 124,071
5.8
West Sussex +23866.7%
199Folkestone and Hythe716 109,759
6.5
Kent -0.7%
200Wealden715 160,152
4.5
East Sussex +7844.4%
201Windsor and Maidenhead713 153,497
4.6
+0.4%
202Harrogate706 162,668
4.3
-10.4%
203Broxbourne705 99,007
7.1
Hertfordshire -8.1%
204Tunbridge Wells692 115,314
6.0
Kent +4.1%
205Fenland692 102,461
6.8
Cambridgeshire -18.4%
206Powys690 133,169
5.2
-15.9%
207Tonbridge and Malling677 132,201
5.1
Kent -4.1%
208North Hertfordshire674 133,210
5.1
Hertfordshire +1.2%
209Elmbridge663 138,755
4.8
Surrey -0.2%
210Pendle659 95,758
6.9
Lancashire -14.7%
211Rugby654 114,363
5.7
Warwickshire -1.4%
212Spelthorne650 102,960
6.3
Surrey -2.4%
213Lichfield643 106,436
6.0
Staffordshire +9.4%
214South Ribble641 111,035
5.8
Lancashire -16.8%
215Bracknell Forest638 124,605
5.1
-5.6%
216Horsham636 146,776
4.3
West Sussex +7850.0%
217South Oxfordshire632 149,088
4.2
Oxfordshire -0.9%
218Breckland632 141,477
4.5
Norfolk -9.1%
219Broxtowe627 110,940
5.7
Nottinghamshire -21.4%
220West Lindsey625 95,153
6.6
Lincolnshire -1.6%
221Chorley624 117,733
5.3
Lancashire -16.8%
222Wyre623 111,946
5.6
Lancashire -8.9%
223Wyre Forest612 101,609
6.0
Worcestershire -5.0%
224Vale of White Horse606 138,913
4.4
Oxfordshire -10.4%
225Cannock Chase604 100,523
6.0
Staffordshire -13.5%
226South Staffordshire602 110,475
5.4
Staffordshire -8.8%
227Rushmoor602 99,759
6.0
Hampshire -7.5%
228Gedling600 117,264
5.1
Nottinghamshire -4.8%
229East Devon600 150,823
4.0
Devon +6.2%
230South Derbyshire600 107,206
5.6
Derbyshire -6.5%
231Boston599 70,505
8.5
Lincolnshire -13.9%
232Sevenoaks585 120,515
4.9
Kent +0.7%
233South Holland582 95,122
6.1
Lincolnshire -0.3%
234South Norfolk574 141,948
4.0
Norfolk -8.6%
235Teignbridge572 134,802
4.2
Devon -0.2%
236Test Valley571 130,491
4.4
Hampshire -21.8%
237Lewes569 99,909
5.7
East Sussex
238North West Leicestershire566 104,707
5.4
Leicestershire -6.4%
239Redditch559 87,034
6.4
Worcestershire -10.8%
240Fareham555 114,512
4.8
Hampshire -5.0%
241Bolsover550 80,270
6.9
Derbyshire +7.0%
242Rother546 93,114
5.9
East Sussex +27200.0%
243Staffordshire Moorlands546 95,844
5.7
Staffordshire -5.7%
244Rushcliffe544 119,077
4.6
Nottinghamshire -0.5%
245Hinckley and Bosworth534 113,641
4.7
Leicestershire -6.8%
246North East Derbyshire524 102,003
5.1
Derbyshire -1.1%
247Runnymede524 88,079
5.9
Surrey -10.0%
248West Oxfordshire524 114,236
4.6
Oxfordshire -3.0%
249Allerdale523 96,153
5.4
-9.0%
250High Peak518 90,935
5.7
Derbyshire +3.2%
251Woking514 103,943
4.9
Surrey -6.2%
252Blaby510 102,924
5.0
Leicestershire -22.1%
253Bromsgrove508 99,183
5.1
Worcestershire -10.9%
254North Devon507 98,612
5.1
Devon +13.9%
255Ceredigion506 71,473
7.1
+7.2%
256Three Rivers504 93,772
5.4
Hertfordshire -10.3%
257Epsom and Ewell503 80,937
6.2
Surrey -1.4%
258North Kesteven501 118,072
4.2
Lincolnshire -8.7%
259South Lakeland494 104,450
4.7
-4.3%
260West Lancashire491 117,429
4.2
Lancashire -10.7%
261East Hampshire476 125,742
3.8
Hampshire +7.0%
262Tamworth476 78,642
6.1
Staffordshire -2.5%
263North Norfolk475 102,978
4.6
Norfolk +17.9%
264Fylde473 81,375
5.8
Lancashire +3.1%
265Rossendale468 70,868
6.6
Lancashire -15.5%
266Brentwood460 77,048
6.0
Essex -12.9%
267Waverley456 128,226
3.6
Surrey -0.4%
268Tandridge451 87,877
5.1
Surrey -9.1%
269Gosport442 81,949
5.4
Hampshire -15.5%
270North Warwickshire437 65,036
6.7
Warwickshire +9.2%
271Merthyr Tydfil433 58,839
7.4
-20.4%
272Harborough433 97,623
4.4
Leicestershire -6.7%
273Selby432 91,988
4.7
+4.1%
274Castle Point424 89,582
4.7
Essex +2.7%
275Surrey Heath424 90,456
4.7
Surrey +1.2%
276East Cambridgeshire423 87,763
4.8
Cambridgeshire -13.8%
277Barrow-in-Furness421 67,406
6.2
-21.9%
278Mole Valley417 87,387
4.8
Surrey +4.8%
279Isle of Anglesey414 68,879
6.0
+6.4%
280Mid Devon402 82,853
4.9
Devon +13.6%
281Copeland401 67,076
6.0
-9.7%
282Uttlesford382 91,344
4.2
Essex -16.4%
283Hambleton379 90,692
4.2
-13.7%
284Babergh378 92,342
4.1
Suffolk -3.8%
285South Hams375 88,628
4.2
Devon +0.3%
286Adur372 64,543
5.8
West Sussex
287Broadland370 131,723
2.8
Norfolk -4.6%
288Hart368 99,404
3.7
Hampshire +0.3%
289Malvern Hills362 79,487
4.6
Worcestershire -14.0%
290Torridge328 68,114
4.8
Devon +13.1%
291Mid Suffolk323 102,701
3.1
Suffolk -12.2%
292Rochford318 85,662
3.7
Essex +12.8%
293Oadby and Wigston311 57,747
5.4
Leicestershire +5.4%
294Eden288 54,737
5.3
+26.9%
295Derbyshire Dales264 71,535
3.7
Derbyshire -0.4%
296West Devon247 57,094
4.3
Devon +19.3%
297Ryedale238 54,707
4.4
-9.2%
298Melton222 51,752
4.3
Leicestershire -25.3%
299Maldon222 66,211
3.4
Essex -19.0%
300Richmondshire202 49,781
4.1
+32.0%
301Ribble Valley201 61,565
3.3
Lancashire -26.1%
302Craven187 56,927
3.3
-10.5%
303Rutland166 41,050
4.0
+0.6%
304Isles of Scilly20 2,055
9.7
0.0%
305Northumberland16 320,566 -98.2%
306Manchester15 551,938 Greater Manchester +25.0%
307Sunderland11 274,173 Tyne and Wear -98.9%
308Stroud11 121,104 Gloucestershire -98.1%
309Cotswold9 90,830 Gloucestershire -98.0%
310Gateshead9 196,149 Tyne and Wear -98.5%
311Newport8 159,592 -60.0%
312Tameside8 231,070 Greater Manchester +33.3%
313Tewkesbury7 94,882 Gloucestershire -98.7%
314Bury7 193,851 Greater Manchester +600.0%
315Rochdale7 223,771 Greater Manchester +133.3%
316Newcastle upon Tyne7 300,127 Tyne and Wear -99.4%
317Cheltenham6 118,836 Gloucestershire -99.4%
318Wigan6 329,330 Greater Manchester -33.3%
319Trafford5 235,053 Greater Manchester +150.0%
320South Tyneside4 147,777 Tyne and Wear -99.2%
321Monmouthshire4 92,960 -55.6%
322Bolton4 295,960 Greater Manchester +100.0%
323Blaenau Gwent3 66,903 +50.0%
324Salford3 269,922 Greater Manchester 0.0%
325Stockport3 294,770 Greater Manchester -40.0%
326Gloucester3 132,414 Gloucestershire -99.8%
327Torfaen2 92,276 -66.7%
328North Tyneside2 208,968 Tyne and Wear -99.6%
329Caerphilly2 175,955 -85.7%
330Forest of Dean1 87,004 Gloucestershire -99.7%
331Oldham1 242,087 Greater Manchester -80.0%