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: Burglary
Largest rate increases for Burglary
Rank
Council area
Nation
Rate change
% change
Previous rate
Current rate
Current incidents
1
Malvern Hills
England
+1.4
+49.9%
2.8
4.3
360
2
Mole Valley
England
+0.9
+33.4%
2.7
3.7
325
3
Blaenau Gwent
Wales
+0.9
+21.7%
4.1
4.9
334
4
Pembrokeshire
Wales
+0.8
+36.1%
2.2
3.0
383
5
North East Lincolnshire
England
+0.8
+14.2%
5.3
6.1
974
6
Boston
England
+0.7
+19.6%
3.6
4.3
309
7
Carmarthenshire
Wales
+0.7
+30.0%
2.3
3.0
567
8
Bolsover
England
+0.7
+27.2%
2.5
3.1
263
9
Worcester
England
+0.6
+20.8%
2.9
3.5
377
10
Rossendale
England
+0.6
+18.9%
3.1
3.7
273
11
Great Yarmouth
England
+0.5
+17.2%
3.1
3.7
369
12
Cheltenham
England
+0.5
+14.8%
3.6
4.2
505
13
Peterborough
England
+0.5
+15.6%
3.3
3.8
846
14
Burnley
England
+0.5
+7.4%
6.6
7.1
717
15
Redditch
England
+0.5
+15.6%
3.0
3.5
308
16
Bromsgrove
England
+0.5
+14.3%
3.3
3.8
385
17
Kirklees
England
+0.4
+10.1%
4.0
4.4
1,959
18
Bassetlaw
England
+0.4
+11.0%
3.6
4.0
504
19
Warwick
England
+0.4
+11.7%
3.1
3.4
540
20
Stevenage
England
+0.4
+18.5%
1.9
2.3
208
Largest rate decreases: Burglary
Largest rate decreases for Burglary
Rank
Council area
Nation
Rate change
% change
Previous rate
Current rate
Current incidents
1
Sheffield
England
-2.1
-29.8%
7.1
5.0
2,887
2
North Lincolnshire
England
-2.0
-32.6%
6.2
4.2
714
3
Bedford
England
-1.7
-37.4%
4.6
2.9
572
4
Wolverhampton
England
-1.5
-31.7%
4.8
3.3
927
5
Stoke-on-Trent
England
-1.5
-22.8%
6.5
5.0
1,367
6
Kensington and Chelsea
England
-1.4
-14.3%
10.1
8.6
1,258
7
Basildon
England
-1.4
-30.1%
4.7
3.3
638
8
Hartlepool
England
-1.4
-20.4%
6.7
5.3
531
9
Chorley
England
-1.4
-42.1%
3.2
1.9
227
10
Surrey Heath
England
-1.4
-44.4%
3.0
1.7
161
11
Middlesbrough
England
-1.3
-16.0%
8.4
7.1
1,084
12
Doncaster
England
-1.3
-18.6%
7.2
5.9
1,891
13
County Durham
England
-1.3
-24.8%
5.3
4.0
2,135
14
Blackpool
England
-1.3
-18.9%
6.7
5.5
784
15
Melton
England
-1.3
-31.8%
4.0
2.7
148
16
Lincoln
England
-1.3
-29.6%
4.3
3.0
310
17
Gosport
England
-1.3
-46.1%
2.7
1.5
121
18
Blaby
England
-1.3
-28.6%
4.4
3.1
339
19
Test Valley
England
-1.2
-29.5%
4.2
2.9
398
20
Havering
England
-1.2
-28.2%
4.3
3.1
875
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.