Towns with the highest crime rates
The 50 towns of 5,000+ people with the highest recorded crime rates in the 12 months to August 2026.
Ranked by crime per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to August 2026. The England and Wales rate was 96.7; the index column compares each area with it (1.00 = national rate). How rates are worked out: methodology.
| Rank | Area | In | Crimes | Per 1,000 | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City and County of the City of London | City of London | 9,663 | 639.5 | 6.62 |
| 2 | City of Westminster | Westminster | 86,028 | 409.7 | 4.24 |
| 3 | Takeley and Little Canfield | Uttlesford | 1,695 | 281.7 | 2.91 |
| 4 | Great Yarmouth | Great Yarmouth | 6,872 | 231.1 | 2.39 |
| 5 | Camden | Camden | 46,472 | 217.4 | 2.25 |
| 6 | Llandudno | Conwy | 3,241 | 213.9 | 2.21 |
| 7 | Skegness | East Lindsey | 4,569 | 212.2 | 2.20 |
| 8 | Eston | Redcar and Cleveland | 6,478 | 211.0 | 2.18 |
| 9 | Sheerness | Swale | 2,847 | 211.0 | 2.18 |
| 10 | Bishop Auckland | County Durham | 4,394 | 203.7 | 2.11 |
| 11 | Patchway | South Gloucestershire | 4,081 | 202.2 | 2.09 |
| 12 | Rhyl | Denbighshire | 5,492 | 200.6 | 2.08 |
| 13 | Haverfordwest | Pembrokeshire | 2,501 | 200.0 | 2.07 |
| 14 | Stainforth | Doncaster | 1,256 | 199.9 | 2.07 |
| 15 | Thornaby-on-Tees | Stockton-on-Tees | 4,389 | 193.7 | 2.00 |
| 16 | Doncaster | Doncaster | 17,801 | 191.8 | 1.98 |
| 17 | Murton (County Durham) | County Durham | 1,495 | 188.0 | 1.95 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | 30,333 | 187.0 | 1.93 |
| 19 | Islington | Islington | 41,297 | 185.2 | 1.92 |
| 20 | Rhymney | Caerphilly | 972 | 183.7 | 1.90 |
| 21 | Horden | County Durham | 1,377 | 182.5 | 1.89 |
| 22 | Tredegar | Blaenau Gwent | 2,425 | 182.4 | 1.89 |
| 23 | Easington (County Durham) | County Durham | 1,212 | 182.4 | 1.89 |
| 24 | Ferryhill | County Durham | 1,489 | 177.0 | 1.83 |
| 25 | Blackpool | Blackpool | 27,268 | 176.9 | 1.83 |
| 26 | Gainsborough | West Lindsey | 4,010 | 175.4 | 1.82 |
| 27 | Bridgwater | Somerset | 9,040 | 173.7 | 1.80 |
| 28 | Kensington and Chelsea | Kensington and Chelsea | 24,987 | 172.9 | 1.79 |
| 29 | Hartlepool | Hartlepool | 15,773 | 171.3 | 1.77 |
| 30 | Shildon | County Durham | 1,823 | 169.9 | 1.76 |
| 31 | Stockton-on-Tees | Stockton-on-Tees | 15,247 | 169.8 | 1.76 |
| 32 | Scarborough | North Yorkshire | 10,011 | 168.5 | 1.74 |
| 33 | Carmarthen | Carmarthenshire | 2,629 | 167.7 | 1.73 |
| 34 | Grimsby | North East Lincolnshire | 14,486 | 167.6 | 1.73 |
| 35 | Canterbury | Canterbury | 9,598 | 165.8 | 1.72 |
| 36 | Glastonbury | Somerset | 1,502 | 164.3 | 1.70 |
| 37 | Brynmawr | Blaenau Gwent | 887 | 162.2 | 1.68 |
| 38 | Knottingley | Wakefield | 1,456 | 161.8 | 1.67 |
| 39 | Stanley (County Durham) | County Durham | 3,177 | 160.9 | 1.67 |
| 40 | Preston (Preston) | Preston | 15,909 | 160.6 | 1.66 |
| 41 | Spennymoor | County Durham | 2,879 | 160.5 | 1.66 |
| 42 | Nottingham | Nottingham | 49,024 | 160.3 | 1.66 |
| 43 | Caernarfon | Gwynedd | 1,646 | 159.8 | 1.65 |
| 44 | Denaby Main | Doncaster | 843 | 159.4 | 1.65 |
| 45 | Lincoln | Lincoln | 16,704 | 158.9 | 1.64 |
| 46 | Chichester | Chichester | 5,505 | 158.6 | 1.64 |
| 47 | Enderby and Narborough | Blaby | 1,895 | 157.9 | 1.63 |
| 48 | Cleethorpes | North East Lincolnshire | 4,612 | 157.2 | 1.63 |
| 49 | Shotton | Flintshire | 1,007 | 156.8 | 1.62 |
| 50 | Jaywick | Tendring | 834 | 156.8 | 1.62 |