Police.uk street-level incidents per 1,000 residents across comparable council areas in England and Wales, using a complete rolling 12-month period.
Feb 2025–Jan 2026Current 12-month period
308 councils286 England and 22 Wales
Rate per 1,000Population-normalised comparison
Greater Manchester is excluded. Greater Manchester Police did not provide data throughout the comparison period, so its ten councils cannot be ranked fairly.
City of London needs special care. Rates use resident population, but the City has a very small resident population and a very large daily worker and visitor population. Its rate is therefore not directly comparable with a typical residential council.
Lowest reported rate: Shoplifting
Lowest reported rate for Shoplifting
Rank
Council area
Nation
Rate/1,000
Incidents
Previous rate
Count change
1
Ribble Valley
England
1.3
87
1.7
-21.6%
2
West Devon
England
1.6
94
1.7
-6.9%
3
East Devon
England
1.6
260
2.3
-28.0%
4
Powys
Wales
1.8
242
2.0
-9.7%
5
Mid Suffolk
England
2.0
222
1.8
+14.4%
6
Forest of Dean
England
2.0
181
1.7
+19.9%
7
Babergh
England
2.2
215
2.9
-24.0%
8
Broadland
England
2.3
316
2.6
-13.4%
9
South Hams
England
2.3
218
1.8
+31.3%
10
Maldon
England
2.4
171
2.3
+9.6%
11
South Staffordshire
England
2.5
282
3.4
-27.9%
12
South Cambridgeshire
England
2.5
441
3.0
-14.5%
13
North Warwickshire
England
2.6
173
2.0
+27.2%
14
Rochford
England
2.6
234
2.1
+23.2%
15
Rutland
England
2.6
108
2.0
+28.6%
16
Isles of Scilly
England
2.6
6
1.3
+100.0%
17
South Derbyshire
England
2.7
317
3.9
-30.6%
18
North Norfolk
England
2.7
283
3.4
-18.9%
19
West Lancashire
England
2.7
338
3.3
-15.7%
20
Hart
England
2.9
296
3.9
-25.8%
Highest reported rate: Shoplifting
Highest reported rate for Shoplifting
Rank
Council area
Nation
Rate/1,000
Incidents
Previous rate
Count change
1
City of London
England
110.2
1,722
105.8
+5.1%
2
Westminster
England
38.3
8,141
30.3
+24.6%
3
Eastbourne
England
24.0
2,491
21.8
+9.7%
4
Hartlepool
England
23.2
2,313
23.2
+1.9%
5
Lincoln
England
22.7
2,348
24.9
-10.2%
6
Kensington and Chelsea
England
21.9
3,194
16.1
+35.1%
7
Dartford
England
18.4
2,322
15.9
+17.0%
8
Camden
England
18.0
3,909
16.2
+9.3%
9
Hastings
England
17.5
1,587
9.8
+78.3%
10
Cambridge
England
17.3
2,587
19.3
-11.4%
11
Norwich
England
16.9
2,457
16.4
+1.7%
12
Brighton and Hove
England
16.7
4,748
16.6
+0.1%
13
Canterbury
England
16.7
2,711
10.4
+59.9%
14
Nottingham
England
16.5
5,372
17.3
-6.3%
15
Crawley
England
16.4
2,039
15.6
+5.5%
16
Worthing
England
16.0
1,820
17.2
-6.8%
17
North East Lincolnshire
England
15.4
2,467
10.3
+49.4%
18
Reading
England
15.2
2,786
13.9
+10.0%
19
Middlesbrough
England
14.9
2,277
12.7
+15.7%
20
Exeter
England
14.4
1,991
15.5
-7.3%
Methodology and limitations
Ranking measure
Street-level incidents assigned to LSOAs, aggregated to current councils and divided by the 2025 resident population. Results are shown per 1,000 residents.
Overall crime
The overall measure includes the Police.uk recorded crime categories but excludes anti-social behaviour, which has its own separate ranking.
Comparable coverage
The system automatically selects the newest 24-month window in which all geographic forces except Greater Manchester Police supplied data. British Transport Police is outside this geographic measure.
Location coverage
Police.uk coordinates are anonymised approximate locations. Around 98% of source records contain an LSOA; incidents without an LSOA cannot be assigned to a council.
Source: Police.uk street-level crime and anti-social behaviour data. Population denominator: Office for National Statistics mid-year population estimates via Nomis. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.