Compare changes in Police.uk street-level incidents per 1,000 residents between consecutive complete 12-month periods across England and Wales.
Feb 2024–Jan 2025Previous 12-month period
Feb 2025–Jan 2026Current 12-month period
306 councils284 England and 22 Wales
These are changes in reported street-level crime, not a direct measure of personal risk. Police recording practices, public reporting and local activity can affect comparisons. A falling rate does not mean crime is absent.
Coverage safeguards: councils require at least 20,000 residents and 20 incidents in the preceding period. Greater Manchester remains excluded because its police data was unavailable throughout the comparison window.
Largest rate increases: Anti-social behaviour
Largest rate increases for Anti-social behaviour
Rank
Council area
Nation
Rate change
% change
Previous rate
Current rate
Current incidents
1
Darlington
England
+5.8
+25.9%
22.4
28.1
3,192
2
Rugby
England
+5.6
+58.4%
9.6
15.1
1,902
3
Blaenau Gwent
Wales
+5.4
+23.6%
22.8
28.2
1,907
4
Warwick
England
+5.0
+42.6%
11.7
16.7
2,633
5
Nuneaton and Bedworth
England
+4.8
+25.3%
19.0
23.9
3,437
6
Eastbourne
England
+4.6
+25.5%
18.1
22.7
2,362
7
Chichester
England
+4.3
+34.5%
12.4
16.7
2,176
8
Lincoln
England
+4.2
+12.8%
32.7
36.9
3,813
9
Canterbury
England
+4.1
+30.1%
13.6
17.7
2,881
10
Tonbridge and Malling
England
+3.9
+41.3%
9.5
13.4
1,848
11
Stoke-on-Trent
England
+3.9
+20.0%
19.4
23.3
6,350
12
Newcastle-under-Lyme
England
+3.8
+37.5%
10.2
14.1
1,805
13
Boston
England
+3.8
+18.7%
20.4
24.2
1,743
14
Medway
England
+3.7
+23.7%
15.7
19.4
5,668
15
Swale
England
+3.6
+20.7%
17.3
20.9
3,363
16
Gravesham
England
+3.5
+23.0%
15.3
18.8
2,095
17
West Northamptonshire
England
+3.4
+22.2%
15.5
19.0
8,422
18
Westminster
England
+3.3
+5.4%
61.9
65.2
13,843
19
Worthing
England
+3.2
+24.4%
13.1
16.3
1,857
20
South Holland
England
+3.2
+23.8%
13.4
16.6
1,675
Largest rate decreases: Anti-social behaviour
Largest rate decreases for Anti-social behaviour
Rank
Council area
Nation
Rate change
% change
Previous rate
Current rate
Current incidents
1
North Tyneside
England
-7.5
-31.1%
24.1
16.6
3,583
2
Nottingham
England
-6.4
-20.2%
31.9
25.5
8,293
3
South Tyneside
England
-5.7
-22.7%
25.2
19.5
2,945
4
Ashfield
England
-5.2
-23.2%
22.3
17.1
2,239
5
Newcastle upon Tyne
England
-5.1
-16.9%
30.2
25.1
8,054
6
Walsall
England
-4.8
-40.8%
11.8
7.0
2,073
7
Sunderland
England
-4.5
-21.2%
21.5
16.9
4,856
8
Broxtowe
England
-4.2
-24.6%
17.1
12.9
1,473
9
Gateshead
England
-3.8
-17.0%
22.4
18.6
3,765
10
Epsom and Ewell
England
-3.3
-20.5%
16.3
13.0
1,080
11
Rossendale
England
-3.3
-10.5%
31.5
28.2
2,077
12
Blackpool
England
-3.3
-5.4%
60.4
57.2
8,204
13
Bassetlaw
England
-3.2
-17.9%
17.8
14.6
1,845
14
Northumberland
England
-2.9
-14.9%
19.6
16.7
5,577
15
Mansfield
England
-2.9
-12.3%
23.2
20.4
2,318
16
Flintshire
Wales
-2.8
-15.9%
17.8
14.9
2,330
17
Torbay
England
-2.8
-13.8%
20.3
17.5
2,445
18
Coventry
England
-2.7
-27.1%
10.0
7.3
2,660
19
Wolverhampton
England
-2.7
-27.8%
9.6
6.9
1,948
20
Norwich
England
-2.6
-12.3%
21.3
18.7
2,727
Methodology and limitations
Ranking measure
The change in reported incidents per 1,000 residents between consecutive complete rolling 12-month periods. Absolute rate change determines rank; percentage change is supplementary.
Stability thresholds
Councils need at least 20,000 residents and 20 incidents in the previous period. This prevents tiny populations or baselines from dominating the rankings.
Comparable coverage
The newest 24-month window with complete geographic-force coverage is selected automatically, except Greater Manchester Police. British Transport Police is outside this measure.
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.