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: Criminal damage and arson
Largest rate increases for Criminal damage and arson
Rank
Council area
Nation
Rate change
% change
Previous rate
Current rate
Current incidents
1
Blaenau Gwent
Wales
+2.7
+17.4%
15.3
18.0
1,216
2
Carmarthenshire
Wales
+2.7
+45.6%
5.8
8.5
1,612
3
Powys
Wales
+2.1
+45.6%
4.6
6.7
910
4
Forest of Dean
England
+1.6
+41.8%
3.8
5.4
488
5
South Holland
England
+1.5
+31.0%
4.8
6.3
633
6
Pembrokeshire
Wales
+1.4
+19.7%
7.3
8.8
1,103
7
Rugby
England
+1.4
+34.8%
4.1
5.5
690
8
Redditch
England
+1.4
+25.4%
5.5
6.9
607
9
Mole Valley
England
+1.2
+29.7%
4.2
5.4
480
10
Nottingham
England
+1.2
+11.2%
10.6
11.8
3,859
11
Thurrock
England
+1.1
+14.6%
7.7
8.8
1,606
12
Epping Forest
England
+1.0
+18.8%
5.1
6.1
844
13
Canterbury
England
+0.9
+11.1%
8.4
9.3
1,510
14
Castle Point
England
+0.9
+17.3%
5.1
6.0
546
15
Uttlesford
England
+0.9
+19.4%
4.6
5.4
527
16
Torfaen
Wales
+0.9
+7.4%
11.7
12.6
1,185
17
Watford
England
+0.8
+13.7%
6.1
6.9
747
18
Richmond upon Thames
England
+0.8
+16.6%
4.7
5.5
1,083
19
Runnymede
England
+0.8
+13.7%
5.5
6.3
584
20
Herefordshire, County of
England
+0.8
+15.9%
4.7
5.5
1,054
Largest rate decreases: Criminal damage and arson
Largest rate decreases for Criminal damage and arson
Rank
Council area
Nation
Rate change
% change
Previous rate
Current rate
Current incidents
1
Gravesham
England
-2.2
-20.0%
11.0
8.8
983
2
Gosport
England
-2.0
-26.3%
7.4
5.5
452
3
Hyndburn
England
-1.9
-17.3%
10.7
8.8
768
4
Sunderland
England
-1.8
-14.6%
12.5
10.7
3,062
5
Newcastle upon Tyne
England
-1.8
-15.7%
11.5
9.7
3,122
6
Denbighshire
Wales
-1.6
-15.5%
10.3
8.7
852
7
Middlesbrough
England
-1.6
-7.5%
20.9
19.3
2,951
8
Flintshire
Wales
-1.6
-20.7%
7.5
5.9
927
9
Worcester
England
-1.5
-16.0%
9.5
8.0
851
10
Stoke-on-Trent
England
-1.4
-12.2%
11.8
10.4
2,828
11
Havant
England
-1.4
-19.3%
7.3
5.9
746
12
Portsmouth
England
-1.4
-15.5%
9.0
7.6
1,614
13
North Lincolnshire
England
-1.4
-15.1%
9.0
7.6
1,311
14
South Tyneside
England
-1.3
-10.7%
12.5
11.2
1,692
15
Erewash
England
-1.3
-17.7%
7.5
6.2
705
16
West Lindsey
England
-1.3
-14.9%
8.9
7.5
752
17
Hastings
England
-1.3
-11.3%
11.7
10.4
946
18
Torbay
England
-1.3
-12.7%
10.3
9.0
1,254
19
Halton
England
-1.3
-17.1%
7.5
6.2
818
20
Conwy
Wales
-1.2
-13.5%
9.2
8.0
913
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.