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
273 councils257 England and 16 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: Robbery
Largest rate increases for Robbery
Rank
Council area
Nation
Rate change
% change
Previous rate
Current rate
Current incidents
1
Nottingham
England
+1.1
+64.0%
1.7
2.8
897
2
Middlesbrough
England
+1.0
+42.7%
2.4
3.5
530
3
Gloucester
England
+0.8
+60.8%
1.3
2.1
286
4
Redcar and Cleveland
England
+0.7
+86.4%
0.9
1.6
221
5
Eastbourne
England
+0.7
+76.2%
0.9
1.7
172
6
Hastings
England
+0.7
+93.1%
0.8
1.5
133
7
Cardiff
Wales
+0.7
+83.6%
0.8
1.4
552
8
Newcastle upon Tyne
England
+0.6
+49.4%
1.3
1.9
624
9
Redbridge
England
+0.6
+30.6%
2.1
2.7
874
10
Hartlepool
England
+0.6
+36.9%
1.6
2.2
223
11
Brighton and Hove
England
+0.6
+57.5%
1.0
1.6
446
12
Worcester
England
+0.6
+61.9%
0.9
1.5
156
13
Portsmouth
England
+0.6
+55.1%
1.0
1.6
328
14
Broxtowe
England
+0.5
+119.3%
0.5
1.0
114
15
Southampton
England
+0.5
+45.5%
1.1
1.7
431
16
Sunderland
England
+0.5
+57.6%
0.9
1.4
407
17
York
England
+0.5
+131.1%
0.4
0.9
188
18
North Tyneside
England
+0.5
+70.7%
0.7
1.2
256
19
West Northamptonshire
England
+0.5
+50.2%
1.0
1.5
653
20
Stockton-on-Tees
England
+0.5
+44.8%
1.1
1.6
329
Largest rate decreases: Robbery
Largest rate decreases for Robbery
Rank
Council area
Nation
Rate change
% change
Previous rate
Current rate
Current incidents
1
Camden
England
-1.6
-20.4%
8.0
6.3
1,371
2
Westminster
England
-1.6
-9.2%
17.0
15.4
3,277
3
Lambeth
England
-1.5
-21.8%
7.0
5.4
1,710
4
Watford
England
-0.9
-42.2%
2.1
1.2
133
5
Wolverhampton
England
-0.7
-35.8%
1.9
1.2
340
6
Waltham Forest
England
-0.4
-12.3%
3.2
2.8
806
7
Croydon
England
-0.4
-12.8%
3.1
2.7
1,094
8
Hackney
England
-0.4
-5.6%
6.3
5.9
1,582
9
Sandwell
England
-0.3
-12.7%
2.5
2.2
774
10
Southwark
England
-0.3
-5.0%
6.3
5.9
1,858
11
Blackpool
England
-0.3
-15.6%
2.0
1.7
240
12
Burnley
England
-0.3
-23.3%
1.2
1.0
96
13
Wandsworth
England
-0.3
-11.6%
2.5
2.2
738
14
Ealing
England
-0.3
-11.1%
2.5
2.2
861
15
Three Rivers
England
-0.3
-36.4%
0.8
0.5
46
16
Broxbourne
England
-0.3
-18.1%
1.4
1.2
121
17
Hyndburn
England
-0.3
-24.2%
1.0
0.8
69
18
Dudley
England
-0.2
-20.7%
1.2
0.9
315
19
Greenwich
England
-0.2
-8.1%
2.9
2.7
806
20
Hounslow
England
-0.2
-10.4%
2.2
2.0
599
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.