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: Vehicle crime
Largest rate increases for Vehicle crime
Rank
Council area
Nation
Rate change
% change
Previous rate
Current rate
Current incidents
1
Gloucester
England
+1.8
+74.4%
2.5
4.3
596
2
Stevenage
England
+1.6
+59.7%
2.7
4.3
398
3
Hyndburn
England
+1.5
+26.6%
5.7
7.2
629
4
Nottingham
England
+1.4
+25.6%
5.5
6.9
2,237
5
Chesterfield
England
+1.3
+40.1%
3.2
4.5
479
6
North East Lincolnshire
England
+1.2
+29.8%
4.1
5.3
852
7
Slough
England
+1.2
+14.9%
8.2
9.4
1,579
8
Colchester
England
+1.2
+30.0%
4.0
5.2
1,038
9
Epsom and Ewell
England
+1.1
+21.7%
5.2
6.4
532
10
Rutland
England
+1.1
+39.0%
2.7
3.8
158
11
St Albans
England
+1.0
+19.7%
5.2
6.2
930
12
Kingston upon Thames
England
+1.0
+19.2%
5.1
6.1
1,060
13
Boston
England
+0.9
+37.6%
2.4
3.3
236
14
Bassetlaw
England
+0.8
+15.9%
5.0
5.8
739
15
Carmarthenshire
Wales
+0.8
+69.6%
1.2
2.0
371
16
Great Yarmouth
England
+0.7
+29.6%
2.5
3.2
321
17
Rushcliffe
England
+0.6
+30.3%
2.0
2.6
333
18
East Cambridgeshire
England
+0.6
+26.3%
2.1
2.6
250
19
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
+0.5
+20.3%
2.7
3.2
776
20
South Holland
England
+0.5
+20.7%
2.5
3.1
310
Largest rate decreases: Vehicle crime
Largest rate decreases for Vehicle crime
Rank
Council area
Nation
Rate change
% change
Previous rate
Current rate
Current incidents
1
Gravesham
England
-4.0
-45.8%
8.7
4.7
527
2
Waltham Forest
England
-3.8
-29.0%
13.0
9.2
2,608
3
North Warwickshire
England
-3.6
-31.1%
11.6
8.0
543
4
Coventry
England
-3.3
-30.1%
10.9
7.6
2,786
5
Lambeth
England
-3.1
-27.7%
11.1
8.0
2,512
6
Bristol, City of
England
-2.7
-27.2%
10.1
7.4
3,643
7
Chelmsford
England
-2.7
-46.5%
5.9
3.1
598
8
Harlow
England
-2.5
-30.2%
8.4
5.9
579
9
Sunderland
England
-2.5
-37.5%
6.7
4.2
1,199
10
Enfield
England
-2.5
-18.4%
13.7
11.1
3,671
11
Blackpool
England
-2.3
-28.6%
8.1
5.8
833
12
Nuneaton and Bedworth
England
-2.3
-28.4%
8.2
5.9
847
13
Bexley
England
-2.3
-25.8%
8.8
6.5
1,675
14
Middlesbrough
England
-2.2
-21.6%
10.0
7.9
1,202
15
Tower Hamlets
England
-2.1
-23.0%
9.2
7.1
2,366
16
Lewisham
England
-2.1
-19.5%
10.8
8.7
2,623
17
Wolverhampton
England
-2.1
-21.1%
9.8
7.7
2,165
18
Westminster
England
-2.0
-10.6%
19.0
17.0
3,603
19
Brent
England
-2.0
-19.6%
10.3
8.3
2,909
20
Spelthorne
England
-2.0
-30.0%
6.6
4.6
498
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.