Safest towns in East Midlands

Towns in East Midlands ranked from the lowest recorded crime rate, the 12 months to August 2026. Ravenshead ranks first with 28.2 per 1,000 residents and Skegness ranks 158th with 212.2, against 96.7 for England and Wales.

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	Ravenshead	Gedling	165	28.2	0.29
2	Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt	Harborough	240	31.5	0.33
3	Broughton Astley	Harborough	344	33.8	0.35
4	Makeney	Amber Valley	172	33.8	0.35
5	Washingborough and Heighington	North Kesteven	259	35.1	0.36
6	Brackley	West Northamptonshire	633	37.5	0.39
7	Wingerworth	North East Derbyshire	315	37.5	0.39
8	Hadfield	High Peak	666	37.7	0.39
9	Melbourne (South Derbyshire)	South Derbyshire	207	37.8	0.39
10	Keyworth	Rushcliffe	295	38.3	0.40
11	Hilton (South Derbyshire)	South Derbyshire	369	40.1	0.41
12	Deeping St James	South Kesteven	251	40.7	0.42
13	Southwell (Newark and Sherwood)	Newark and Sherwood	240	41.3	0.43
14	Waddington (North Kesteven)	North Kesteven	317	41.4	0.43
15	Great Glen	Harborough	245	42.6	0.44
16	Groby	Hinckley and Bosworth	295	43.0	0.44
17	Edwinstowe	Newark and Sherwood	253	43.1	0.45
18	Dronfield	North East Derbyshire	944	44.4	0.46
19	Countesthorpe	Blaby	352	44.5	0.46
20	Brinsley and Underwood	Ashfield	237	45.0	0.47
21	Thrapston	North Northamptonshire	346	45.3	0.47
22	Borrowash	Erewash	330	46.4	0.48
23	Bracebridge Heath	North Kesteven	280	48.2	0.50
24	East Leake	Rushcliffe	401	50.7	0.52
25	Edwalton	Rushcliffe	315	51.0	0.53
26	Whitwick	North West Leicestershire	419	51.3	0.53
27	Earls Barton	North Northamptonshire	329	51.4	0.53
28	Ruskington	North Kesteven	297	51.9	0.54
29	New Mills	High Peak	428	52.4	0.54
30	Oadby	Oadby and Wigston	1,340	52.6	0.54
31	Quorndon	Charnwood	301	53.0	0.55
32	Belper	Amber Valley	1,058	53.4	0.55
33	Birstall	Charnwood	801	54.1	0.56
34	Hugglescote	North West Leicestershire	373	54.3	0.56
35	Ruddington	Rushcliffe	477	54.6	0.57
36	Killamarsh	North East Derbyshire	446	55.0	0.57
37	Chapel-en-le-Frith	High Peak	394	55.1	0.57
38	Oundle	North Northamptonshire	341	55.3	0.57
39	Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe	Blaby	710	55.5	0.57
40	Burton Latimer	North Northamptonshire	482	55.9	0.58
41	Fleckney	Harborough	308	56.5	0.58
42	Oakham	Rutland	687	56.8	0.59
43	Mountsorrel	Charnwood	829	57.6	0.60
44	Forest Town	Mansfield	1,162	58.6	0.61
45	Blaby and Whetstone	Blaby	925	59.9	0.62
46	North Hykeham	North Kesteven	934	60.1	0.62
47	Bingham	Rushcliffe	683	60.2	0.62
48	Radcliffe on Trent	Rushcliffe	431	60.7	0.63
49	Cotgrave	Rushcliffe	513	60.9	0.63
50	Nuthall and Watnall	Broxtowe	639	61.1	0.63
51	Balderton	Newark and Sherwood	901	61.2	0.63
52	Market Harborough	Harborough	1,581	61.8	0.64
53	Ibstock	North West Leicestershire	420	61.8	0.64
54	Carlton (Gedling)	Gedling	3,259	62.0	0.64
55	Selston	Ashfield	404	62.2	0.64
56	Barwell	Hinckley and Bosworth	574	62.5	0.65
57	Market Deeping	South Kesteven	457	62.5	0.65
58	Ratby	Hinckley and Bosworth	317	62.7	0.65
59	Ashbourne	Derbyshire Dales	615	63.3	0.65
60	Bourne	South Kesteven	1,235	63.3	0.66
61	Anstey	Charnwood	497	63.4	0.66
62	West Bridgford	Rushcliffe	2,321	63.5	0.66
63	Lutterworth	Harborough	723	63.9	0.66
64	Breaston and Draycott	Erewash	464	64.0	0.66
65	Measham	North West Leicestershire	358	64.7	0.67
66	Towcester	West Northamptonshire	566	65.8	0.68
67	Barrow upon Soar	Charnwood	496	66.0	0.68
68	Castle Donington	North West Leicestershire	525	66.4	0.69
69	Wigston	Oadby and Wigston	2,556	67.3	0.70
70	Woodville	South Derbyshire	487	67.8	0.70
71	Staveley (Chesterfield)	Chesterfield	886	67.9	0.70
72	Annesley Woodhouse	Ashfield	369	68.6	0.71
73	Raunds	North Northamptonshire	719	69.2	0.72
74	Long Buckby	West Northamptonshire	349	69.2	0.72
75	Syston	Charnwood	931	69.5	0.72
76	Ashby-de-la-Zouch	North West Leicestershire	1,128	69.9	0.72
77	Sileby	Charnwood	637	70.2	0.73
78	Glossop	High Peak	1,285	70.9	0.73
79	South Normanton and Pinxton	Bolsover	1,037	71.1	0.74
80	Earl Shilton	Hinckley and Bosworth	799	72.0	0.74
81	Calverton	Gedling	573	72.3	0.75
82	Finedon	North Northamptonshire	386	73.7	0.76
83	Irthlingborough	North Northamptonshire	703	73.7	0.76
84	Mansfield Woodhouse	Mansfield	1,387	74.5	0.77
85	Carlton in Lindrick	Bassetlaw	477	74.8	0.77
86	Stamford	South Kesteven	1,571	75.0	0.78
87	Rothwell (North Northamptonshire)	North Northamptonshire	703	75.7	0.78
88	Arnold	Gedling	2,986	75.8	0.78
89	Brimington	Chesterfield	895	76.4	0.79
90	Desborough	North Northamptonshire	907	76.4	0.79
91	Hinckley	Hinckley and Bosworth	3,961	76.7	0.79
92	Coningsby and Tattershall	East Lindsey	604	77.8	0.80
93	Sandiacre	Erewash	726	78.3	0.81
94	Moulton (West Northamptonshire)	West Northamptonshire	629	78.6	0.81
95	Sleaford	North Kesteven	1,353	78.9	0.82
96	Eckington (North East Derbyshire)	North East Derbyshire	591	79.0	0.82
97	Kirton (Boston)	Boston	464	79.5	0.82
98	Crowland	South Holland	448	79.6	0.82
99	Thurmaston	Charnwood	814	81.1	0.84
100	Stapleford	Broxtowe	1,287	81.2	0.84
101	Higham Ferrers	North Northamptonshire	765	81.3	0.84
102	Long Sutton (South Holland)	South Holland	486	81.5	0.84
103	Swadlincote	South Derbyshire	2,949	81.6	0.84
104	Melton Mowbray	Melton	2,391	82.6	0.85
105	Shepshed	Charnwood	1,283	82.7	0.86
106	New Ollerton and Ollerton	Newark and Sherwood	1,002	84.1	0.87
107	Horncastle	East Lindsey	500	85.1	0.88
108	Clowne	Bolsover	725	85.2	0.88
109	Beeston (Broxtowe)	Broxtowe	4,569	85.3	0.88
110	Market Warsop	Mansfield	659	85.6	0.89
111	Retford	Bassetlaw	2,205	87.3	0.90
112	Holbeach	South Holland	716	89.0	0.92
113	Matlock	Derbyshire Dales	1,009	90.2	0.93
114	Daventry	West Northamptonshire	2,581	90.5	0.94
115	Huthwaite	Ashfield	497	90.5	0.94
116	Rainworth	Newark and Sherwood	764	90.6	0.94
117	Shirebrook	Bolsover	1,132	90.7	0.94
118	Eastwood	Broxtowe	1,792	91.2	0.94
119	Corby	North Northamptonshire	6,622	93.9	0.97
120	Hucknall	Ashfield	3,609	94.7	0.98
121	Harworth and Bircotes	Bassetlaw	728	95.9	0.99
122	Bolsover	Bolsover	1,044	97.7	1.01
123	Coalville	North West Leicestershire	2,122	97.7	1.01
124	Spalding	South Holland	3,207	98.2	1.02
125	Long Eaton	Erewash	3,869	99.6	1.03
126	Somercotes and Swanwick	Amber Valley	1,630	100.5	1.04
127	North Wingfield and Holmewood	North East Derbyshire	1,087	101.5	1.05
128	Buxton (High Peak)	High Peak	2,151	104.0	1.08
129	Stanton Hill and Skegby	Ashfield	537	106.2	1.10
130	Kettering	North Northamptonshire	7,067	107.3	1.11
131	Kirkby-in-Ashfield	Ashfield	2,146	107.6	1.11
132	Loughborough	Charnwood	7,362	109.7	1.14
133	Heanor	Amber Valley	2,543	109.8	1.14
134	Louth	East Lindsey	2,005	110.5	1.14
135	Rushden	North Northamptonshire	3,325	113.2	1.17
136	Ilkeston	Erewash	4,600	114.5	1.19
137	Grantham	South Kesteven	5,191	114.8	1.19
138	Leicester	Leicester	49,035	115.6	1.20
139	Wellingborough	North Northamptonshire	6,521	115.8	1.20
140	Ripley (Amber Valley)	Amber Valley	2,177	116.2	1.20
141	Clifton (Nottingham)	Nottingham	2,408	118.4	1.22
142	Northampton	West Northamptonshire	30,137	121.1	1.25
143	Sutton in Ashfield	Ashfield	4,741	122.8	1.27
144	Worksop	Bassetlaw	5,547	124.8	1.29
145	Alfreton	Amber Valley	1,195	126.4	1.31
146	Derby	Derby	37,063	128.1	1.33
147	Clay Cross	North East Derbyshire	847	133.1	1.38
148	Mablethorpe	East Lindsey	865	134.2	1.39
149	Chesterfield	Chesterfield	10,309	135.1	1.40
150	Boston	Boston	6,044	136.7	1.41
151	Creswell	Bolsover	784	138.5	1.43
152	Mansfield	Mansfield	9,278	145.5	1.51
153	Newark-on-Trent	Newark and Sherwood	4,378	149.9	1.55
154	Enderby and Narborough	Blaby	1,895	157.9	1.63
155	Lincoln	Lincoln	16,704	158.9	1.64
156	Nottingham	Nottingham	49,024	160.3	1.66
157	Gainsborough	West Lindsey	4,010	175.4	1.82
158	Skegness	East Lindsey	4,569	212.2	2.20

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