League table · Recorded crime
Lowest recorded crime in England & Wales
Where is recorded crime lowest? All 283 council areas ranked on recorded crime (per 1,000 people a year). Source: ONS / Home Office police recorded crime, year ending March 2026.
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Rates are per 1,000 residents, so city centres with many visitors and workers look higher than the risk to someone living there. Not ranked: parts of Kent whose official figures are wrong this year (a police recording problem), City of London (too few residents), and areas that share one figure across a combined partnership.
| # | Area | Region | Recorded crime | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isles of Scilly | South West | 31.3 per 1,000 | 1st |
| 2 | Broadland | East of England | 34.8 per 1,000 | 2nd |
| 3 | Waverley | South East | 37.5 per 1,000 | 3rd |
| 4 | North Kesteven | East Midlands | 39.1 per 1,000 | 4th |
| 5 | Wokingham | South East | 39.2 per 1,000 | 5th |
| 6 | Ribble Valley | North West | 39.2 per 1,000 | 6th |
| 7 | South Oxfordshire | South East | 40.6 per 1,000 | 7th |
| 8 | Wealden | South East | 41.1 per 1,000 | 8th |
| 9 | South Norfolk | East of England | 41.7 per 1,000 | 9th |
| 10 | North Norfolk | East of England | 42.0 per 1,000 | 10th |
| 11 | Rutland | East Midlands | 42.6 per 1,000 | 11th |
| 12 | West Oxfordshire | South East | 42.8 per 1,000 | 12th |
| 13 | East Hampshire | South East | 43.4 per 1,000 | 13th |
| 14 | Rochford | East of England | 43.5 per 1,000 | 14th |
| 15 | Cotswold | South West | 44.2 per 1,000 | 15th |
| 16 | Harborough | East Midlands | 44.4 per 1,000 | 16th |
| 17 | Horsham | South East | 44.4 per 1,000 | 17th |
| 18 | Dorset | South West | 44.5 per 1,000 | 18th |
| 19 | Maldon | East of England | 44.8 per 1,000 | 19th |
| 20 | Mid Sussex | South East | 45.0 per 1,000 | 20th |
| 21 | Derbyshire Dales | East Midlands | 45.0 per 1,000 | 21st |
| 22 | Tewkesbury | South West | 45.8 per 1,000 | 22nd |
| 23 | East Cambridgeshire | East of England | 46.1 per 1,000 | 23rd |
| 24 | Vale of White Horse | South East | 46.4 per 1,000 | 24th |
| 25 | Forest of Dean | South West | 46.6 per 1,000 | 25th |
| 26 | South Cambridgeshire | East of England | 46.9 per 1,000 | 26th |
| 27 | Central Bedfordshire | East of England | 47.3 per 1,000 | 27th |
| 28 | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 47.4 per 1,000 | 28th |
| 29 | Shropshire | West Midlands | 47.6 per 1,000 | 29th |
| 30 | West Lancashire | North West | 48.6 per 1,000 | 30th |
| 31 | Breckland | East of England | 49.1 per 1,000 | 31st |
| 32 | Wiltshire | South West | 49.3 per 1,000 | 32nd |
| 33 | Stroud | South West | 49.3 per 1,000 | 33rd |
| 34 | North Hertfordshire | East of England | 49.5 per 1,000 | 34th |
| 35 | Herefordshire | West Midlands | 50.4 per 1,000 | 35th |
| 36 | South Staffordshire | West Midlands | 50.8 per 1,000 | 36th |
| 37 | Uttlesford | East of England | 51.2 per 1,000 | 37th |
| 38 | East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 51.4 per 1,000 | 38th |
| 39 | Elmbridge | South East | 51.5 per 1,000 | 39th |
| 40 | East Hertfordshire | East of England | 51.7 per 1,000 | 40th |
| 41 | Surrey Heath | South East | 51.7 per 1,000 | 41st |
| 42 | Fareham | South East | 52.0 per 1,000 | 42nd |
| 43 | Castle Point | East of England | 52.1 per 1,000 | 43rd |
| 44 | Test Valley | South East | 52.2 per 1,000 | 44th |
| 45 | Three Rivers | East of England | 52.4 per 1,000 | 45th |
| 46 | Bracknell Forest | South East | 52.6 per 1,000 | 46th |
| 47 | Sevenoaks | South East | 52.6 per 1,000 | 47th |
| 48 | South Derbyshire | East Midlands | 52.7 per 1,000 | 48th |
| 49 | New Forest | South East | 52.9 per 1,000 | 49th |
| 50 | South Kesteven | East Midlands | 52.9 per 1,000 | 50th |
| 51 | Braintree | East of England | 53.3 per 1,000 | 51st |
| 52 | Fylde | North West | 53.5 per 1,000 | 52nd |
| 53 | Oadby and Wigston | East Midlands | 53.6 per 1,000 | 53rd |
| 54 | Tandridge | South East | 53.9 per 1,000 | 54th |
| 55 | Mole Valley | South East | 54.4 per 1,000 | 55th |
| 56 | North East Derbyshire | East Midlands | 54.9 per 1,000 | 56th |
| 57 | West Berkshire | South East | 55.0 per 1,000 | 57th |
| 58 | Eastleigh | South East | 55.0 per 1,000 | 58th |
| 59 | Rugby | West Midlands | 55.1 per 1,000 | 59th |
| 60 | Ceredigion | Wales | 55.1 per 1,000 | 60th |
| 61 | Adur | South East | 55.2 per 1,000 | 61st |
| 62 | Powys | Wales | 55.2 per 1,000 | 62nd |
| 63 | Lewes | South East | 55.2 per 1,000 | 63rd |
| 64 | Lichfield | West Midlands | 55.4 per 1,000 | 64th |
| 65 | Staffordshire Moorlands | West Midlands | 55.5 per 1,000 | 65th |
| 66 | Winchester | South East | 55.8 per 1,000 | 66th |
| 67 | Huntingdonshire | East of England | 55.9 per 1,000 | 67th |
| 68 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 56.5 per 1,000 | 68th |
| 69 | South Ribble | North West | 56.7 per 1,000 | 69th |
| 70 | Melton | East Midlands | 56.8 per 1,000 | 70th |
| 71 | Windsor and Maidenhead | South East | 57.1 per 1,000 | 71st |
| 72 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | East of England | 57.3 per 1,000 | 72nd |
| 73 | Richmond upon Thames | London | 57.3 per 1,000 | 73rd |
| 74 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | South West | 57.5 per 1,000 | 74th |
| 75 | Rother | South East | 57.5 per 1,000 | 75th |
| 76 | Wyre | North West | 58.4 per 1,000 | 76th |
| 77 | Chorley | North West | 58.6 per 1,000 | 77th |
| 78 | Buckinghamshire | South East | 58.9 per 1,000 | 78th |
| 79 | High Peak | East Midlands | 59.1 per 1,000 | 79th |
| 80 | Blaby | East Midlands | 59.2 per 1,000 | 80th |
| 81 | North West Leicestershire | East Midlands | 59.2 per 1,000 | 81st |
| 82 | Merton | London | 59.3 per 1,000 | 82nd |
| 83 | Hinckley and Bosworth | East Midlands | 59.5 per 1,000 | 83rd |
| 84 | Harrow | London | 59.5 per 1,000 | 84th |
| 85 | Reigate and Banstead | South East | 59.8 per 1,000 | 85th |
| 86 | Bexley | London | 60.2 per 1,000 | 86th |
| 87 | Sutton | London | 60.3 per 1,000 | 87th |
| 88 | South Holland | East Midlands | 60.5 per 1,000 | 88th |
| 89 | Chichester | South East | 60.5 per 1,000 | 89th |
| 90 | Vale of Glamorgan | Wales | 60.8 per 1,000 | 90th |
| 91 | Cheshire East | North West | 61.0 per 1,000 | 91st |
| 92 | North Warwickshire | West Midlands | 61.2 per 1,000 | 92nd |
| 93 | West Lindsey | East Midlands | 62.0 per 1,000 | 93rd |
| 94 | East Suffolk | East of England | 62.0 per 1,000 | 94th |
| 95 | Woking | South East | 62.3 per 1,000 | 95th |
| 96 | Cornwall | South West | 62.7 per 1,000 | 96th |
| 97 | Epping Forest | East of England | 63.3 per 1,000 | 97th |
| 98 | Flintshire | Wales | 63.5 per 1,000 | 98th |
| 99 | Cherwell | South East | 63.7 per 1,000 | 99th |
| 100 | Stafford | West Midlands | 63.7 per 1,000 | 100th |
| 101 | Brentwood | East of England | 64.0 per 1,000 | 101st |
| 102 | St Albans | East of England | 64.2 per 1,000 | 102nd |
| 103 | Monmouthshire | Wales | 64.2 per 1,000 | 103rd |
| 104 | East Staffordshire | West Midlands | 65.2 per 1,000 | 104th |
| 105 | Ashford | South East | 65.3 per 1,000 | 105th |
| 106 | York | Yorkshire and The Humber | 65.7 per 1,000 | 106th |
| 107 | Dacorum | East of England | 65.9 per 1,000 | 107th |
| 108 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 66.0 per 1,000 | 108th |
| 109 | Rossendale | North West | 66.2 per 1,000 | 109th |
| 110 | Cheshire West and Chester | North West | 66.8 per 1,000 | 110th |
| 111 | Kingston upon Thames | London | 66.8 per 1,000 | 111th |
| 112 | Epsom and Ewell | South East | 67.0 per 1,000 | 112th |
| 113 | Neath Port Talbot | Wales | 67.3 per 1,000 | 113th |
| 114 | Barnet | London | 67.8 per 1,000 | 114th |
| 115 | Tamworth | West Midlands | 67.8 per 1,000 | 115th |
| 116 | Charnwood | East Midlands | 67.9 per 1,000 | 116th |
| 117 | Bolsover | East Midlands | 67.9 per 1,000 | 117th |
| 118 | Havering | London | 68.3 per 1,000 | 118th |
| 119 | Amber Valley | East Midlands | 68.3 per 1,000 | 119th |
| 120 | Newark and Sherwood | East Midlands | 68.4 per 1,000 | 120th |
| 121 | Bromley | London | 69.1 per 1,000 | 121st |
| 122 | Northumberland | North East | 69.3 per 1,000 | 122nd |
| 123 | Swindon | South West | 69.6 per 1,000 | 123rd |
| 124 | Gwynedd | Wales | 69.7 per 1,000 | 124th |
| 125 | Bridgend | Wales | 70.1 per 1,000 | 125th |
| 126 | Warrington | North West | 70.4 per 1,000 | 126th |
| 127 | Chelmsford | East of England | 70.4 per 1,000 | 127th |
| 128 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | West Midlands | 70.5 per 1,000 | 128th |
| 129 | Pendle | North West | 70.6 per 1,000 | 129th |
| 130 | Arun | South East | 70.6 per 1,000 | 130th |
| 131 | East Lindsey | East Midlands | 71.0 per 1,000 | 131st |
| 132 | Wirral | North West | 71.1 per 1,000 | 132nd |
| 133 | Runnymede | South East | 71.6 per 1,000 | 133rd |
| 134 | Gosport | South East | 71.8 per 1,000 | 134th |
| 135 | Hertsmere | East of England | 71.9 per 1,000 | 135th |
| 136 | Guildford | South East | 72.1 per 1,000 | 136th |
| 137 | Cannock Chase | West Midlands | 72.2 per 1,000 | 137th |
| 138 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 72.3 per 1,000 | 138th |
| 139 | Broxbourne | East of England | 72.7 per 1,000 | 139th |
| 140 | Lancaster | North West | 72.9 per 1,000 | 140th |
| 141 | Telford and Wrekin | West Midlands | 73.0 per 1,000 | 141st |
| 142 | North Northamptonshire | East Midlands | 73.3 per 1,000 | 142nd |
| 143 | South Gloucestershire | South West | 73.8 per 1,000 | 143rd |
| 144 | Swansea | Wales | 74.2 per 1,000 | 144th |
| 145 | Redbridge | London | 74.3 per 1,000 | 145th |
| 146 | Erewash | East Midlands | 74.4 per 1,000 | 146th |
| 147 | Folkestone and Hythe | South East | 74.5 per 1,000 | 147th |
| 148 | Dudley | West Midlands | 74.5 per 1,000 | 148th |
| 149 | Stockport | North West | 74.8 per 1,000 | 149th |
| 150 | Fenland | East of England | 74.8 per 1,000 | 150th |
| 151 | Trafford | North West | 74.9 per 1,000 | 151st |
| 152 | Spelthorne | South East | 75.3 per 1,000 | 152nd |
| 153 | Sefton | North West | 75.5 per 1,000 | 153rd |
| 154 | Havant | South East | 75.8 per 1,000 | 154th |
| 155 | Isle of Wight | South East | 76.1 per 1,000 | 155th |
| 156 | Dover | South East | 76.4 per 1,000 | 156th |
| 157 | Wandsworth | London | 76.4 per 1,000 | 157th |
| 158 | Bedford | East of England | 76.7 per 1,000 | 158th |
| 159 | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 77.7 per 1,000 | 159th |
| 160 | Welwyn Hatfield | East of England | 77.7 per 1,000 | 160th |
| 161 | Bath and North East Somerset | South West | 79.0 per 1,000 | 161st |
| 162 | Solihull | West Midlands | 79.5 per 1,000 | 162nd |
| 163 | Tendring | East of England | 79.7 per 1,000 | 163rd |
| 164 | Cheltenham | South West | 79.7 per 1,000 | 164th |
| 165 | Canterbury | South East | 79.7 per 1,000 | 165th |
| 166 | Ashfield | East Midlands | 79.7 per 1,000 | 166th |
| 167 | Bassetlaw | East Midlands | 80.0 per 1,000 | 167th |
| 168 | Waltham Forest | London | 80.2 per 1,000 | 168th |
| 169 | Worthing | South East | 80.3 per 1,000 | 169th |
| 170 | Croydon | London | 80.4 per 1,000 | 170th |
| 171 | Ealing | London | 80.5 per 1,000 | 171st |
| 172 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | West Midlands | 81.4 per 1,000 | 172nd |
| 173 | North Somerset | South West | 81.8 per 1,000 | 173rd |
| 174 | Knowsley | North West | 81.8 per 1,000 | 174th |
| 175 | North Tyneside | North East | 81.8 per 1,000 | 175th |
| 176 | Conwy | Wales | 81.9 per 1,000 | 176th |
| 177 | Luton | East of England | 82.2 per 1,000 | 177th |
| 178 | Colchester | East of England | 82.6 per 1,000 | 178th |
| 179 | Wrexham | Wales | 83.1 per 1,000 | 179th |
| 180 | Somerset | South West | 84.1 per 1,000 | 180th |
| 181 | Blackburn with Darwen | North West | 84.2 per 1,000 | 181st |
| 182 | Barking and Dagenham | London | 84.2 per 1,000 | 182nd |
| 183 | Halton | North West | 84.7 per 1,000 | 183rd |
| 184 | Basildon | East of England | 84.8 per 1,000 | 184th |
| 185 | Enfield | London | 85.2 per 1,000 | 185th |
| 186 | Caerphilly | Wales | 85.3 per 1,000 | 186th |
| 187 | Swale | South East | 85.5 per 1,000 | 187th |
| 188 | Thurrock | East of England | 85.6 per 1,000 | 188th |
| 189 | St. Helens | North West | 86.4 per 1,000 | 189th |
| 190 | Watford | East of England | 86.7 per 1,000 | 190th |
| 191 | Hounslow | London | 87.4 per 1,000 | 191st |
| 192 | Kirklees | Yorkshire and The Humber | 87.6 per 1,000 | 192nd |
| 193 | Milton Keynes | South East | 87.8 per 1,000 | 193rd |
| 194 | Gateshead | North East | 87.8 per 1,000 | 194th |
| 195 | Slough | South East | 88.3 per 1,000 | 195th |
| 196 | Coventry | West Midlands | 88.4 per 1,000 | 196th |
| 197 | Boston | East Midlands | 88.4 per 1,000 | 197th |
| 198 | Brent | London | 89.3 per 1,000 | 198th |
| 199 | Greenwich | London | 90.3 per 1,000 | 199th |
| 200 | Ipswich | East of England | 90.5 per 1,000 | 200th |
| 201 | Darlington | North East | 91.0 per 1,000 | 201st |
| 202 | County Durham | North East | 91.0 per 1,000 | 202nd |
| 203 | Wigan | North West | 91.0 per 1,000 | 203rd |
| 204 | Hillingdon | London | 91.6 per 1,000 | 204th |
| 205 | Cambridge | East of England | 91.7 per 1,000 | 205th |
| 206 | Wolverhampton | West Midlands | 92.0 per 1,000 | 206th |
| 207 | Bury | North West | 92.1 per 1,000 | 207th |
| 208 | Harlow | East of England | 92.3 per 1,000 | 208th |
| 209 | Mansfield | East Midlands | 92.4 per 1,000 | 209th |
| 210 | Walsall | West Midlands | 92.9 per 1,000 | 210th |
| 211 | Plymouth | South West | 93.1 per 1,000 | 211th |
| 212 | Rotherham | Yorkshire and The Humber | 93.1 per 1,000 | 212th |
| 213 | Torbay | South West | 93.4 per 1,000 | 213th |
| 214 | Sunderland | North East | 93.6 per 1,000 | 214th |
| 215 | Stevenage | East of England | 93.8 per 1,000 | 215th |
| 216 | Cardiff | Wales | 93.8 per 1,000 | 216th |
| 217 | Lewisham | London | 94.2 per 1,000 | 217th |
| 218 | Denbighshire | Wales | 94.7 per 1,000 | 218th |
| 219 | West Northamptonshire | East Midlands | 94.9 per 1,000 | 219th |
| 220 | Barnsley | Yorkshire and The Humber | 95.1 per 1,000 | 220th |
| 221 | Sandwell | West Midlands | 95.9 per 1,000 | 221st |
| 222 | Great Yarmouth | East of England | 96.1 per 1,000 | 222nd |
| 223 | Exeter | South West | 96.1 per 1,000 | 223rd |
| 224 | Oxford | South East | 96.3 per 1,000 | 224th |
| 225 | Tameside | North West | 96.4 per 1,000 | 225th |
| 226 | Southend-on-Sea | East of England | 96.5 per 1,000 | 226th |
| 227 | South Tyneside | North East | 96.6 per 1,000 | 227th |
| 228 | Sheffield | Yorkshire and The Humber | 96.9 per 1,000 | 228th |
| 229 | Hyndburn | North West | 97.0 per 1,000 | 229th |
| 230 | Reading | South East | 97.9 per 1,000 | 230th |
| 231 | Bolton | North West | 98.0 per 1,000 | 231st |
| 232 | Preston | North West | 98.7 per 1,000 | 232nd |
| 233 | Brighton and Hove | South East | 99.8 per 1,000 | 233rd |
| 234 | Chesterfield | East Midlands | 100.7 per 1,000 | 234th |
| 235 | Torfaen | Wales | 102.5 per 1,000 | 235th |
| 236 | Thanet | South East | 103.4 per 1,000 | 236th |
| 237 | Calderdale | Yorkshire and The Humber | 103.4 per 1,000 | 237th |
| 238 | Newham | London | 104.0 per 1,000 | 238th |
| 239 | Rochdale | North West | 104.6 per 1,000 | 239th |
| 240 | Haringey | London | 104.6 per 1,000 | 240th |
| 241 | Salford | North West | 105.8 per 1,000 | 241st |
| 242 | Wakefield | Yorkshire and The Humber | 105.8 per 1,000 | 242nd |
| 243 | Peterborough | East of England | 106.3 per 1,000 | 243rd |
| 244 | Oldham | North West | 106.6 per 1,000 | 244th |
| 245 | Tower Hamlets | London | 106.6 per 1,000 | 245th |
| 246 | Hammersmith and Fulham | London | 107.0 per 1,000 | 246th |
| 247 | Gloucester | South West | 107.3 per 1,000 | 247th |
| 248 | Burnley | North West | 107.4 per 1,000 | 248th |
| 249 | Newcastle upon Tyne | North East | 107.4 per 1,000 | 249th |
| 250 | Stockton-on-Tees | North East | 107.9 per 1,000 | 250th |
| 251 | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | 108.9 per 1,000 | 251st |
| 252 | Norwich | East of England | 108.9 per 1,000 | 252nd |
| 253 | Crawley | South East | 109.2 per 1,000 | 253rd |
| 254 | Newport | Wales | 109.4 per 1,000 | 254th |
| 255 | Leicester | East Midlands | 110.0 per 1,000 | 255th |
| 256 | Hastings | South East | 110.0 per 1,000 | 256th |
| 257 | Eastbourne | South East | 110.4 per 1,000 | 257th |
| 258 | Stoke-on-Trent | West Midlands | 111.0 per 1,000 | 258th |
| 259 | Derby | East Midlands | 111.5 per 1,000 | 259th |
| 260 | Portsmouth | South East | 112.7 per 1,000 | 260th |
| 261 | Birmingham | West Midlands | 114.2 per 1,000 | 261st |
| 262 | Lambeth | London | 114.4 per 1,000 | 262nd |
| 263 | Blaenau Gwent | Wales | 114.5 per 1,000 | 263rd |
| 264 | Leeds | Yorkshire and The Humber | 114.6 per 1,000 | 264th |
| 265 | North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 115.9 per 1,000 | 265th |
| 266 | Hackney | London | 116.5 per 1,000 | 266th |
| 267 | Lincoln | East Midlands | 116.6 per 1,000 | 267th |
| 268 | Bradford | Yorkshire and The Humber | 117.0 per 1,000 | 268th |
| 269 | Doncaster | Yorkshire and The Humber | 117.3 per 1,000 | 269th |
| 270 | Southampton | South East | 120.1 per 1,000 | 270th |
| 271 | Southwark | London | 120.8 per 1,000 | 271st |
| 272 | Kingston upon Hull | Yorkshire and The Humber | 121.5 per 1,000 | 272nd |
| 273 | Liverpool | North West | 124.1 per 1,000 | 273rd |
| 274 | Nottingham | East Midlands | 124.9 per 1,000 | 274th |
| 275 | Bristol | South West | 131.0 per 1,000 | 275th |
| 276 | Islington | London | 131.2 per 1,000 | 276th |
| 277 | Hartlepool | North East | 134.2 per 1,000 | 277th |
| 278 | Manchester | North West | 142.7 per 1,000 | 278th |
| 279 | Blackpool | North West | 145.8 per 1,000 | 279th |
| 280 | Kensington and Chelsea | London | 145.8 per 1,000 | 280th |
| 281 | Middlesbrough | North East | 150.0 per 1,000 | 281st |
| 282 | Camden | London | 173.3 per 1,000 | 282nd |
| 283 | Westminster | London | 355.5 per 1,000 | 283rd |
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