Crime statistics by police force area

Crime statistics for each of the 43 territorial police force areas in England and Wales. Figures cover the 12 months to August 2026.

41 police force areas, A to Z. Select one for trends, crime types and local comparisons.

Area	Population	Crimes	Per 1,000
Avon and Somerset	1,813,665	188,310	103.8
Bedfordshire	749,943	60,036	80.1
Cambridgeshire	933,972	83,024	88.9
Cheshire	1,139,884	83,476	73.2
City of London	15,111	9,663	639.5
Cleveland	600,369	94,028	156.6
Cumbria	510,680	39,623	77.6
Derbyshire	1,096,526	103,143	94.1
Devon & Cornwall	1,840,161	140,138	76.2
Dorset	798,914	57,002	71.3
Durham	650,500	79,033	121.5
Dyfed-Powys	524,219	44,753	85.4
Essex	1,929,610	165,544	85.8
Gwent	601,686	71,512	118.9
Hampshire	2,062,619	166,958	80.9
Hertfordshire	1,236,191	106,430	86.1
Humberside	962,532	98,416	102.2
Kent	1,931,684	175,741	91.0
Lancashire	1,601,645	163,902	102.3
Leicestershire	1,175,364	100,535	85.5
Lincolnshire	789,502	72,613	92.0
Merseyside	1,475,541	152,610	103.4
Metropolitan Police	9,074,625	1,117,214	123.1
Norfolk	940,359	66,675	70.9
North Wales	697,115	64,680	92.8
North Yorkshire	844,571	61,097	72.3
Northamptonshire	813,682	73,722	90.6
Northumbria	1,509,809	146,228	96.9
Nottinghamshire	1,188,090	125,603	105.7
South Wales	1,363,561	126,013	92.4
South Yorkshire	1,430,623	166,072	116.1
Staffordshire	1,177,578	107,433	91.2
Suffolk	786,231	48,655	61.9
Surrey	1,248,649	87,794	70.3
Sussex	1,759,789	163,298	92.8
Thames Valley	2,640,201	193,726	73.4
Warwickshire	632,207	51,630	81.7
West Mercia	1,340,814	96,831	72.2
West Midlands	3,036,605	323,754	106.6
West Yorkshire	2,435,236	289,490	118.9
Wiltshire	767,575	51,659	67.3