Public order rates by district

Every district in England and Wales ranked by public order per 1,000 residents, the 12 months to July 2026.

About this ranking

Ranked by public order per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to July 2026. The England and Wales rate was 6.6; the index column compares each area with it (1.00 = national rate). Rates for city and town centres are inflated by visitors and commuters, who are not counted in the resident population.

Rank	Area	In	Crimes	Per 1,000	Index
1	City of London	London	629	41.6	6.27
2	Westminster	London	3,875	18.5	2.78
3	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	1,061	15.6	2.35
4	Middlesbrough	North East	2,242	14.4	2.16
5	Newport	Wales	2,318	13.8	2.08
6	Bristol, City of	South West	6,581	13.3	2.00
7	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and The Humber	3,626	13.2	1.98
8	Torfaen	Wales	1,194	12.7	1.91
9	Leicester	East Midlands	4,923	12.7	1.91
10	Liverpool	North West	6,426	12.6	1.90
11	Derby	East Midlands	3,373	12.3	1.85
12	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	3,209	11.9	1.79
13	Cardiff	Wales	4,532	11.8	1.78
14	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	681	11.5	1.74
15	Camden	London	2,455	11.3	1.70
16	Lincoln	Lincolnshire	1,173	11.2	1.68
17	Hartlepool	North East	1,083	11.0	1.66
18	Blackpool	North West	1,566	10.9	1.63
19	Brighton and Hove	South East	3,072	10.8	1.63
20	Hastings	East Sussex	986	10.8	1.63
21	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,714	10.7	1.61
22	Chesterfield	Derbyshire	1,129	10.6	1.60
23	Caerphilly	Wales	1,877	10.6	1.60
24	Crawley	West Sussex	1,312	10.6	1.59
25	Gloucester	Gloucestershire	1,458	10.5	1.58
26	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	2,540	10.5	1.57
27	Southampton	South East	2,698	10.4	1.57
28	Islington	London	2,317	10.4	1.56
29	Nottingham	East Midlands	3,394	10.3	1.54
30	Bridgend	Wales	1,507	10.2	1.54
31	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	1,462	10.2	1.54
32	Eastbourne	East Sussex	1,055	10.1	1.52
33	Halton	North West	1,318	10.0	1.51
34	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	2,089	9.9	1.49
35	Portsmouth	South East	2,116	9.9	1.49
36	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	5,546	9.8	1.48
37	Swansea	Wales	2,451	9.8	1.47
38	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	7,949	9.4	1.42
39	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	1,298	9.3	1.40
40	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	3,387	9.2	1.39
41	Oxford	Oxfordshire	1,494	9.0	1.35
42	Kensington and Chelsea	London	1,282	8.9	1.34
43	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	1,641	8.7	1.31
44	Monmouthshire	Wales	824	8.7	1.31
45	Cumberland	North West	2,430	8.7	1.30
46	St. Helens	North West	1,636	8.7	1.30
47	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	1,784	8.6	1.30
48	Worthing	West Sussex	980	8.6	1.30
49	Reading	South East	1,571	8.6	1.29
50	Spelthorne	Surrey	917	8.6	1.29
51	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	3,161	8.5	1.28
52	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	2,719	8.5	1.28
53	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	3,793	8.5	1.27
54	Knowsley	North West	1,375	8.5	1.27
55	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	1,148	8.5	1.27
56	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	2,700	8.4	1.27
57	Norwich	Norfolk	1,238	8.4	1.27
58	Slough	South East	1,404	8.4	1.26
59	Hackney	London	2,233	8.4	1.26
60	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	4,850	8.3	1.25
61	Sefton	North West	2,383	8.3	1.25
62	Bolsover	Derbyshire	695	8.3	1.25
63	Burnley	Lancashire	820	8.3	1.24
64	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,413	8.2	1.24
65	Warrington	North West	1,776	8.2	1.24
66	Tower Hamlets	London	2,735	8.2	1.24
67	Erewash	Derbyshire	941	8.2	1.24
68	Harlow	Essex	807	8.2	1.24
69	Stevenage	Hertfordshire	743	8.1	1.22
70	Somerset	South West	4,666	7.9	1.19
71	Denbighshire	Wales	777	7.9	1.19
72	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	1,582	7.9	1.19
73	Darlington	North East	882	7.8	1.18
74	Runnymede	Surrey	722	7.8	1.18
75	Guildford	Surrey	1,185	7.8	1.18
76	North Somerset	South West	1,752	7.8	1.17
77	Conwy	Wales	890	7.7	1.17
78	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	2,141	7.7	1.17
79	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,947	7.7	1.16
80	Wirral	North West	2,527	7.7	1.16
81	Great Yarmouth	Norfolk	772	7.7	1.16
82	Pembrokeshire	Wales	958	7.6	1.15
83	Birmingham	West Midlands	9,005	7.6	1.15
84	Peterborough	East of England	1,681	7.5	1.13
85	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Staffordshire	958	7.5	1.13
86	Isle of Wight	South East	1,060	7.5	1.13
87	Milton Keynes	South East	2,285	7.5	1.12
88	Lewisham	London	2,250	7.5	1.12
89	Amber Valley	Derbyshire	974	7.5	1.12
90	Preston	Lancashire	1,215	7.5	1.12
91	Lambeth	London	2,353	7.4	1.12
92	County Durham	North East	3,983	7.4	1.11
93	Cheshire East	North West	3,110	7.4	1.11
94	Worcester	Worcestershire	765	7.2	1.08
95	Westmorland and Furness	North West	1,646	7.2	1.08
96	Exeter	Devon	981	7.1	1.07
97	Cannock Chase	Staffordshire	737	7.1	1.07
98	Epsom and Ewell	Surrey	589	7.1	1.06
99	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	1,303	7.0	1.06
100	Mansfield	Nottinghamshire	792	7.0	1.05
101	Plymouth	South West	1,895	7.0	1.05
102	Greenwich	London	2,080	6.9	1.05
103	Havant	Hampshire	880	6.9	1.04
104	East Staffordshire	Staffordshire	898	6.9	1.04
105	Hounslow	London	2,062	6.9	1.04
106	Sunderland	North East	1,967	6.8	1.03
107	South Gloucestershire	South West	2,087	6.8	1.03
108	South Tyneside	North East	1,031	6.8	1.02
109	Haringey	London	1,792	6.8	1.02
110	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	1,102	6.8	1.02
111	Southwark	London	2,133	6.8	1.02
112	High Peak	Derbyshire	622	6.8	1.02
113	Hyndburn	Lancashire	582	6.8	1.02
114	Swindon	South West	1,647	6.8	1.02
115	Woking	Surrey	709	6.7	1.01
116	Tamworth	Staffordshire	544	6.7	1.01
117	Hillingdon	London	2,189	6.6	1.00
118	Wrexham	Wales	914	6.6	1.00
119	Cheltenham	Gloucestershire	804	6.6	0.99
120	Nuneaton and Bedworth	Warwickshire	933	6.6	0.99
121	Brent	London	2,325	6.6	0.99
122	Reigate and Banstead	Surrey	1,048	6.6	0.99
123	Carmarthenshire	Wales	1,256	6.6	0.99
124	Watford	Hertfordshire	704	6.6	0.99
125	Colchester	Essex	1,315	6.6	0.99
126	Chichester	West Sussex	843	6.5	0.98
127	Gateshead	North East	1,324	6.5	0.98
128	Rushmoor	Hampshire	687	6.5	0.98
129	Stafford	Staffordshire	910	6.4	0.97
130	Newham	London	2,386	6.4	0.96
131	Sandwell	West Midlands	2,249	6.4	0.96
132	Bedford	East of England	1,238	6.3	0.96
133	Cambridge	Cambridgeshire	941	6.3	0.95
134	Basildon	Essex	1,212	6.3	0.94
135	Gosport	Hampshire	519	6.3	0.94
136	Gwynedd	Wales	750	6.2	0.93
137	Ealing	London	2,396	6.2	0.93
138	Luton	East of England	1,475	6.2	0.93
139	Boston	Lincolnshire	436	6.1	0.92
140	Thurrock	East of England	1,104	6.1	0.92
141	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	2,167	6.1	0.92
142	North Tyneside	North East	1,308	6.1	0.92
143	Charnwood	Leicestershire	1,145	6.1	0.91
144	Ipswich	Suffolk	852	6.1	0.91
145	North East Derbyshire	Derbyshire	647	6.1	0.91
146	Arun	West Sussex	1,030	6.1	0.91
147	Tandridge	Surrey	542	6.0	0.90
148	Mole Valley	Surrey	528	6.0	0.90
149	Croydon	London	2,424	5.9	0.89
150	Tendring	Essex	927	5.9	0.89
151	Walsall	West Midlands	1,746	5.9	0.89
152	Wyre Forest	Worcestershire	609	5.9	0.88
153	Northumberland	North East	1,931	5.8	0.88
154	Cherwell	Oxfordshire	988	5.8	0.87
155	Torbay	South West	812	5.8	0.87
156	Rother	East Sussex	557	5.8	0.87
157	Powys	Wales	774	5.7	0.86
158	Ashfield	Nottinghamshire	742	5.7	0.86
159	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	905	5.7	0.86
160	Barking and Dagenham	London	1,313	5.6	0.85
161	North West Leicestershire	Leicestershire	629	5.6	0.85
162	Redditch	Worcestershire	491	5.6	0.84
163	Ceredigion	Wales	405	5.6	0.84
164	Wandsworth	London	1,870	5.5	0.83
165	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	1,078	5.5	0.83
166	Lewes	East Sussex	563	5.5	0.83
167	Bromley	London	1,840	5.5	0.83
168	Sutton	London	1,177	5.5	0.83
169	Basingstoke and Deane	Hampshire	1,059	5.5	0.83
170	Chelmsford	Essex	1,032	5.5	0.82
171	Coventry	West Midlands	1,993	5.4	0.81
172	Epping Forest	Essex	739	5.4	0.81
173	Elmbridge	Surrey	761	5.4	0.81
174	South Derbyshire	Derbyshire	627	5.3	0.80
175	Staffordshire Moorlands	Staffordshire	512	5.3	0.80
176	Derbyshire Dales	Derbyshire	380	5.3	0.80
177	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	1,488	5.3	0.80
178	Kingston upon Thames	London	913	5.3	0.80
179	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	2,325	5.3	0.80
180	Enfield	London	1,727	5.3	0.79
181	Surrey Heath	Surrey	498	5.3	0.79
182	Solihull	West Midlands	1,166	5.3	0.79
183	Oadby and Wigston	Leicestershire	324	5.3	0.79
184	Lichfield	Staffordshire	585	5.2	0.79
185	Flintshire	Wales	810	5.2	0.78
186	Welwyn Hatfield	Hertfordshire	635	5.2	0.78
187	Lancaster	Lancashire	749	5.2	0.78
188	Broxbourne	Hertfordshire	520	5.1	0.77
189	Bassetlaw	Nottinghamshire	637	5.1	0.77
190	Adur	West Sussex	329	5.1	0.76
191	Havering	London	1,398	5.1	0.76
192	Redbridge	London	1,618	5.0	0.76
193	Hinckley and Bosworth	Leicestershire	587	5.0	0.76
194	Waltham Forest	London	1,407	5.0	0.76
195	York	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,047	5.0	0.75
196	Bracknell Forest	South East	654	5.0	0.75
197	Pendle	Lancashire	497	5.0	0.75
198	East Lindsey	Lincolnshire	723	5.0	0.75
199	Mid Sussex	West Sussex	804	5.0	0.75
200	Warwick	Warwickshire	768	5.0	0.75
201	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	341	4.9	0.74
202	West Berkshire	South East	812	4.9	0.74
203	Bexley	London	1,261	4.9	0.74
204	North Devon	Devon	497	4.9	0.74
205	Barnet	London	1,982	4.9	0.74
206	Buckinghamshire	South East	2,816	4.9	0.73
207	Blaby	Leicestershire	524	4.8	0.73
208	Winchester	Hampshire	657	4.8	0.73
209	Hertsmere	Hertfordshire	530	4.8	0.72
210	Thanet	Kent	686	4.8	0.72
211	North Warwickshire	Warwickshire	322	4.8	0.72
212	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	1,784	4.8	0.72
213	Dudley	West Midlands	1,575	4.7	0.71
214	South Kesteven	Lincolnshire	698	4.7	0.71
215	Vale of White Horse	Oxfordshire	708	4.7	0.71
216	Eastleigh	Hampshire	677	4.7	0.71
217	Fareham	Hampshire	546	4.7	0.71
218	Rossendale	Lancashire	345	4.7	0.71
219	Rugby	Warwickshire	569	4.6	0.70
220	Broxtowe	Nottinghamshire	526	4.6	0.69
221	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	Norfolk	714	4.6	0.69
222	Test Valley	Hampshire	616	4.6	0.69
223	Medway	South East	1,332	4.6	0.69
224	Cornwall	South West	2,638	4.5	0.68
225	Braintree	Essex	738	4.5	0.68
226	Wiltshire	South West	2,350	4.5	0.68
227	New Forest	Hampshire	788	4.5	0.67
228	Brentwood	Essex	352	4.4	0.67
229	Harborough	Leicestershire	450	4.3	0.65
230	Fenland	Cambridgeshire	450	4.3	0.65
231	Merton	London	937	4.3	0.65
232	South Holland	Lincolnshire	424	4.3	0.64
233	Melton	Leicestershire	230	4.3	0.64
234	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	1,719	4.2	0.63
235	Newark and Sherwood	Nottinghamshire	536	4.2	0.63
236	Stratford-on-Avon	Warwickshire	604	4.1	0.62
237	Richmond upon Thames	London	810	4.1	0.62
238	Wealden	East Sussex	684	4.1	0.62
239	Wyre	Lancashire	485	4.1	0.61
240	Dartford	Kent	505	4.0	0.61
241	Chorley	Lancashire	486	4.0	0.61
242	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	767	4.0	0.60
243	Wychavon	Worcestershire	553	4.0	0.60
244	Harrow	London	1,084	4.0	0.60
245	South Staffordshire	Staffordshire	457	4.0	0.60
246	Horsham	West Sussex	603	4.0	0.60
247	West Lindsey	Lincolnshire	394	4.0	0.60
248	West Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	473	3.9	0.59
249	West Suffolk	Suffolk	737	3.9	0.59
250	Bromsgrove	Worcestershire	397	3.9	0.59
251	Waverley	Surrey	524	3.9	0.59
252	Dacorum	Hertfordshire	628	3.9	0.59
253	Castle Point	Essex	349	3.9	0.58
254	Breckland	Norfolk	553	3.8	0.57
255	Uttlesford	Essex	357	3.8	0.56
256	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	1,183	3.7	0.56
257	South Ribble	Lancashire	434	3.7	0.56
258	Fylde	Lancashire	315	3.7	0.55
259	Three Rivers	Hertfordshire	352	3.7	0.55
260	Canterbury	Kent	595	3.7	0.55
261	Maldon	Essex	252	3.6	0.55
262	Stroud	Gloucestershire	458	3.6	0.55
263	Folkestone and Hythe	Kent	407	3.6	0.54
264	North Norfolk	Norfolk	372	3.6	0.54
265	Swale	Kent	568	3.6	0.54
266	Rutland	East Midlands	148	3.6	0.54
267	Teignbridge	Devon	494	3.6	0.54
268	Gedling	Nottinghamshire	428	3.6	0.54
269	East Hampshire	Hampshire	462	3.6	0.53
270	West Devon	Devon	207	3.5	0.53
271	Huntingdonshire	Cambridgeshire	666	3.5	0.53
272	Shropshire	West Midlands	1,151	3.5	0.52
273	St Albans	Hertfordshire	521	3.5	0.52
274	Gravesham	Kent	377	3.4	0.51
275	Mid Devon	Devon	288	3.4	0.51
276	South Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	528	3.4	0.51
277	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	2,137	3.4	0.51
278	Maidstone	Kent	624	3.3	0.50
279	Forest of Dean	Gloucestershire	298	3.3	0.50
280	Dover	Kent	395	3.3	0.50
281	Torridge	Devon	230	3.3	0.50
282	East Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire	511	3.3	0.49
283	South Hams	Devon	299	3.2	0.49
284	North Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire	445	3.2	0.49
285	Cotswold	Gloucestershire	294	3.2	0.48
286	North Kesteven	Lincolnshire	389	3.2	0.48
287	Malvern Hills	Worcestershire	264	3.2	0.48
288	Wokingham	South East	585	3.1	0.47
289	South Norfolk	Norfolk	460	3.1	0.47
290	Ashford	Kent	435	3.1	0.46
291	West Lancashire	Lancashire	375	3.1	0.46
292	Rochford	Essex	273	3.0	0.46
293	Babergh	Suffolk	292	3.0	0.45
294	East Suffolk	Suffolk	750	3.0	0.45
295	Tunbridge Wells	Kent	358	3.0	0.45
296	Rushcliffe	Nottinghamshire	377	3.0	0.45
297	South Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	513	3.0	0.45
298	Hart	Hampshire	302	2.9	0.44
299	East Devon	Devon	454	2.9	0.43
300	Tewkesbury	Gloucestershire	284	2.8	0.42
301	Broadland	Norfolk	380	2.8	0.41
302	Mid Suffolk	Suffolk	288	2.6	0.39
303	Dorset	South West	1,010	2.6	0.39
304	East Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	229	2.5	0.37
305	Ribble Valley	Lancashire	158	2.4	0.36
306	Tonbridge and Malling	Kent	326	2.4	0.36
307	Sevenoaks	Kent	224	1.8	0.27
308	Isles of Scilly	South West	4	1.7	0.25

Recorded crime depends on reporting and recording as well as on offending, so small differences between areas should not be over-read. See the methodology.

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