Safest towns in East Midlands

Towns in East Midlands ranked from the lowest recorded crime rate, the 12 months to July 2026.

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Ranked by crime per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to July 2026. The England and Wales rate was 96.4; 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	Ravenshead	Gedling	146	25.0	0.26
2	Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt	Harborough	236	30.9	0.32
3	Makeney	Amber Valley	168	33.0	0.34
4	Broughton Astley	Harborough	344	33.8	0.35
5	Washingborough and Heighington	North Kesteven	255	34.6	0.36
6	Keyworth	Rushcliffe	278	36.1	0.37
7	Wingerworth	North East Derbyshire	306	36.5	0.38
8	Deeping St James	South Kesteven	228	37.0	0.38
9	Brackley	West Northamptonshire	625	37.0	0.38
10	Hadfield	High Peak	678	38.4	0.40
11	Melbourne (South Derbyshire)	South Derbyshire	213	38.9	0.40
12	Waddington (North Kesteven)	North Kesteven	303	39.6	0.41
13	Hilton (South Derbyshire)	South Derbyshire	369	40.1	0.42
14	Edwinstowe	Newark and Sherwood	238	40.5	0.42
15	Southwell (Newark and Sherwood)	Newark and Sherwood	237	40.8	0.42
16	Great Glen	Harborough	237	41.2	0.43
17	Countesthorpe	Blaby	340	43.0	0.45
18	Groby	Hinckley and Bosworth	295	43.0	0.45
19	Dronfield	North East Derbyshire	940	44.3	0.46
20	Thrapston	North Northamptonshire	339	44.4	0.46
21	Brinsley and Underwood	Ashfield	234	44.5	0.46
22	Borrowash	Erewash	319	44.8	0.47
23	Bracebridge Heath	North Kesteven	266	45.7	0.47
24	Earls Barton	North Northamptonshire	312	48.7	0.51
25	Edwalton	Rushcliffe	308	49.8	0.52
26	Ruskington	North Kesteven	286	49.9	0.52
27	Oadby	Oadby and Wigston	1,302	51.1	0.53
28	Ruddington	Rushcliffe	458	52.5	0.54
29	Whitwick	North West Leicestershire	429	52.6	0.55
30	East Leake	Rushcliffe	417	52.8	0.55
31	Oundle	North Northamptonshire	328	53.2	0.55
32	Belper	Amber Valley	1,062	53.6	0.56
33	Birstall	Charnwood	798	53.9	0.56
34	New Mills	High Peak	440	53.9	0.56
35	Fleckney	Harborough	294	53.9	0.56
36	Quorndon	Charnwood	307	54.0	0.56
37	Burton Latimer	North Northamptonshire	469	54.4	0.56
38	Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe	Blaby	702	54.9	0.57
39	Killamarsh	North East Derbyshire	451	55.6	0.58
40	Radcliffe on Trent	Rushcliffe	399	56.2	0.58
41	Hugglescote	North West Leicestershire	387	56.3	0.58
42	Chapel-en-le-Frith	High Peak	403	56.4	0.59
43	Oakham	Rutland	690	57.1	0.59
44	Market Deeping	South Kesteven	423	57.9	0.60
45	Mountsorrel	Charnwood	842	58.6	0.61
46	North Hykeham	North Kesteven	915	58.9	0.61
47	Ratby	Hinckley and Bosworth	298	58.9	0.61
48	Forest Town	Mansfield	1,172	59.1	0.61
49	Balderton	Newark and Sherwood	876	59.5	0.62
50	Bingham	Rushcliffe	686	60.5	0.63
51	Market Harborough	Harborough	1,560	61.0	0.63
52	Nuthall and Watnall	Broxtowe	638	61.0	0.63
53	Carlton (Gedling)	Gedling	3,211	61.1	0.63
54	Bourne	South Kesteven	1,197	61.4	0.64
55	Blaby and Whetstone	Blaby	956	61.9	0.64
56	Selston	Ashfield	407	62.6	0.65
57	West Bridgford	Rushcliffe	2,300	62.9	0.65
58	Anstey	Charnwood	494	63.0	0.65
59	Cotgrave	Rushcliffe	532	63.2	0.66
60	Ashbourne	Derbyshire Dales	625	64.3	0.67
61	Castle Donington	North West Leicestershire	509	64.4	0.67
62	Barwell	Hinckley and Bosworth	592	64.5	0.67
63	Lutterworth	Harborough	730	64.5	0.67
64	Ibstock	North West Leicestershire	441	64.9	0.67
65	Towcester	West Northamptonshire	559	65.0	0.67
66	Measham	North West Leicestershire	360	65.1	0.68
67	Barrow upon Soar	Charnwood	493	65.6	0.68
68	Breaston and Draycott	Erewash	477	65.7	0.68
69	Ashby-de-la-Zouch	North West Leicestershire	1,077	66.8	0.69
70	Wigston	Oadby and Wigston	2,539	66.9	0.69
71	Long Buckby	West Northamptonshire	346	68.6	0.71
72	Finedon	North Northamptonshire	360	68.7	0.71
73	Woodville	South Derbyshire	494	68.7	0.71
74	Staveley (Chesterfield)	Chesterfield	904	69.2	0.72
75	Annesley Woodhouse	Ashfield	373	69.4	0.72
76	Syston	Charnwood	930	69.4	0.72
77	Raunds	North Northamptonshire	730	70.2	0.73
78	Carlton in Lindrick	Bassetlaw	459	72.0	0.75
79	Earl Shilton	Hinckley and Bosworth	799	72.0	0.75
80	Sileby	Charnwood	654	72.1	0.75
81	Calverton	Gedling	572	72.2	0.75
82	South Normanton and Pinxton	Bolsover	1,059	72.6	0.75
83	Glossop	High Peak	1,316	72.6	0.75
84	Rothwell (North Northamptonshire)	North Northamptonshire	681	73.3	0.76
85	Irthlingborough	North Northamptonshire	702	73.6	0.76
86	Stamford	South Kesteven	1,558	74.4	0.77
87	Arnold	Gedling	2,937	74.5	0.77
88	Sandiacre	Erewash	694	74.9	0.78
89	Desborough	North Northamptonshire	890	75.0	0.78
90	Brimington	Chesterfield	903	77.1	0.80
91	Moulton (West Northamptonshire)	West Northamptonshire	617	77.1	0.80
92	Mansfield Woodhouse	Mansfield	1,442	77.4	0.80
93	Hinckley	Hinckley and Bosworth	4,000	77.4	0.80
94	Coningsby and Tattershall	East Lindsey	602	77.5	0.80
95	Long Sutton (South Holland)	South Holland	463	77.6	0.81
96	Kirton (Boston)	Boston	454	77.8	0.81
97	Sleaford	North Kesteven	1,339	78.1	0.81
98	Eckington (North East Derbyshire)	North East Derbyshire	587	78.5	0.81
99	Crowland	South Holland	442	78.5	0.81
100	Higham Ferrers	North Northamptonshire	755	80.2	0.83
101	Swadlincote	South Derbyshire	2,951	81.6	0.85
102	Shepshed	Charnwood	1,268	81.7	0.85
103	Retford	Bassetlaw	2,068	81.9	0.85
104	Melton Mowbray	Melton	2,382	82.3	0.85
105	Stapleford	Broxtowe	1,311	82.7	0.86
106	Horncastle	East Lindsey	489	83.3	0.86
107	Beeston (Broxtowe)	Broxtowe	4,478	83.6	0.87
108	Market Warsop	Mansfield	648	84.2	0.87
109	New Ollerton and Ollerton	Newark and Sherwood	1,006	84.4	0.88
110	Thurmaston	Charnwood	848	84.5	0.88
111	Clowne	Bolsover	734	86.2	0.89
112	Daventry	West Northamptonshire	2,516	88.2	0.92
113	Huthwaite	Ashfield	486	88.5	0.92
114	Eastwood	Broxtowe	1,745	88.8	0.92
115	Rainworth	Newark and Sherwood	754	89.4	0.93
116	Matlock	Derbyshire Dales	1,014	90.6	0.94
117	Holbeach	South Holland	741	92.1	0.96
118	Shirebrook	Bolsover	1,156	92.6	0.96
119	Hucknall	Ashfield	3,578	93.9	0.97
120	Corby	North Northamptonshire	6,696	95.0	0.99
121	Harworth and Bircotes	Bassetlaw	727	95.7	0.99
122	Spalding	South Holland	3,161	96.8	1.00
123	Long Eaton	Erewash	3,843	98.9	1.03
124	Somercotes and Swanwick	Amber Valley	1,620	99.9	1.04
125	Coalville	North West Leicestershire	2,172	100.0	1.04
126	Bolsover	Bolsover	1,072	100.3	1.04
127	North Wingfield and Holmewood	North East Derbyshire	1,099	102.7	1.07
128	Stanton Hill and Skegby	Ashfield	526	104.0	1.08
129	Buxton (High Peak)	High Peak	2,160	104.5	1.08
130	Kettering	North Northamptonshire	7,072	107.4	1.11
131	Kirkby-in-Ashfield	Ashfield	2,161	108.4	1.12
132	Heanor	Amber Valley	2,518	108.7	1.13
133	Loughborough	Charnwood	7,330	109.3	1.13
134	Louth	East Lindsey	1,987	109.5	1.14
135	Rushden	North Northamptonshire	3,338	113.6	1.18
136	Ilkeston	Erewash	4,576	113.9	1.18
137	Grantham	South Kesteven	5,152	114.0	1.18
138	Leicester	Leicester	49,048	115.7	1.20
139	Wellingborough	North Northamptonshire	6,518	115.7	1.20
140	Ripley (Amber Valley)	Amber Valley	2,193	117.0	1.21
141	Clifton (Nottingham)	Nottingham	2,422	119.1	1.24
142	Northampton	West Northamptonshire	30,006	120.5	1.25
143	Sutton in Ashfield	Ashfield	4,738	122.7	1.27
144	Alfreton	Amber Valley	1,204	127.3	1.32
145	Worksop	Bassetlaw	5,659	127.4	1.32
146	Derby	Derby	36,891	127.5	1.32
147	Clay Cross	North East Derbyshire	825	129.7	1.35
148	Mablethorpe	East Lindsey	852	132.2	1.37
149	Chesterfield	Chesterfield	10,218	133.9	1.39
150	Creswell	Bolsover	768	135.7	1.41
151	Boston	Boston	6,139	138.9	1.44
152	Mansfield	Mansfield	9,223	144.6	1.50
153	Newark-on-Trent	Newark and Sherwood	4,487	153.6	1.59
154	Enderby and Narborough	Blaby	1,856	154.6	1.60
155	Lincoln	Lincoln	16,440	156.4	1.62
156	Nottingham	Nottingham	48,561	158.8	1.65
157	Gainsborough	West Lindsey	4,083	178.6	1.85
158	Skegness	East Lindsey	4,525	210.1	2.18

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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