Vehicle crime rates by district

Every district in England and Wales ranked by vehicle crime per 1,000 residents, the 12 months to August 2026.

Ranked by vehicle crime per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to August 2026. The England and Wales rate was 5.0; 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	Kensington and Chelsea	London	2,048	14.2	2.85
2	Westminster	London	2,724	13.0	2.61
3	Newham	London	4,789	12.8	2.57
4	Enfield	London	3,867	11.8	2.38
5	Haringey	London	3,041	11.5	2.32
6	City of London	London	171	11.3	2.28
7	Ealing	London	4,265	11.0	2.22
8	Hillingdon	London	3,470	10.5	2.12
9	Bromley	London	3,459	10.3	2.08
10	Birmingham	West Midlands	12,181	10.3	2.07
11	Camden	London	2,135	9.8	1.98
12	Walsall	West Midlands	2,872	9.7	1.95
13	Solihull	West Midlands	2,120	9.6	1.93
14	Barnet	London	3,821	9.4	1.90
15	Bristol, City of	South West	4,655	9.4	1.89
16	Barking and Dagenham	London	2,152	9.2	1.86
17	Slough	South East	1,532	9.2	1.84
18	Thurrock	East of England	1,639	9.1	1.82
19	Sandwell	West Midlands	3,203	9.1	1.82
20	Croydon	London	3,705	9.1	1.82
21	Waltham Forest	London	2,515	9.0	1.81
22	Wandsworth	London	3,010	8.9	1.79
23	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	2,829	8.8	1.78
24	Greenwich	London	2,640	8.8	1.77
25	Hounslow	London	2,634	8.8	1.77
26	Cardiff	Wales	3,358	8.7	1.76
27	Lewisham	London	2,630	8.7	1.76
28	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	1,645	8.7	1.75
29	Lambeth	London	2,680	8.5	1.70
30	Redbridge	London	2,676	8.3	1.68
31	Richmond upon Thames	London	1,633	8.3	1.67
32	Middlesbrough	North East	1,296	8.3	1.67
33	Islington	London	1,822	8.2	1.64
34	Brent	London	2,881	8.2	1.64
35	Brentwood	Essex	647	8.2	1.64
36	Havering	London	2,238	8.1	1.63
37	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	4,509	8.0	1.61
38	Tower Hamlets	London	2,627	7.9	1.59
39	Hastings	East Sussex	718	7.9	1.58
40	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	534	7.9	1.58
41	Hyndburn	Lancashire	673	7.8	1.57
42	Nottingham	East Midlands	2,589	7.8	1.57
43	Southwark	London	2,426	7.7	1.55
44	Epping Forest	Essex	1,046	7.6	1.53
45	North Warwickshire	Warwickshire	503	7.5	1.51
46	Coventry	West Midlands	2,742	7.4	1.49
47	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	2,083	7.4	1.49
48	Hackney	London	1,878	7.0	1.42
49	Southampton	South East	1,781	6.9	1.38
50	Luton	East of England	1,617	6.8	1.36
51	Harrow	London	1,828	6.8	1.36
52	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	5,702	6.7	1.36
53	Dudley	West Midlands	2,199	6.6	1.33
54	Milton Keynes	South East	2,007	6.6	1.32
55	Bexley	London	1,662	6.5	1.30
56	Portsmouth	South East	1,382	6.4	1.30
57	Harlow	Essex	619	6.3	1.27
58	Merton	London	1,376	6.3	1.27
59	Newport	Wales	1,034	6.2	1.24
60	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	1,261	6.1	1.23
61	Nuneaton and Bedworth	Warwickshire	863	6.1	1.23
62	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,682	6.1	1.22
63	Burnley	Lancashire	601	6.1	1.22
64	Dartford	Kent	756	6.0	1.22
65	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	2,223	6.0	1.22
66	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	1,932	6.0	1.21
67	Sutton	London	1,278	6.0	1.20
68	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	3,467	6.0	1.20
69	Blackpool	North West	846	5.9	1.18
70	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,463	5.8	1.17
71	Epsom and Ewell	Surrey	483	5.8	1.17
72	Bassetlaw	Nottinghamshire	724	5.8	1.17
73	St Albans	Hertfordshire	868	5.7	1.16
74	Kingston upon Thames	London	990	5.7	1.15
75	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	1,055	5.7	1.15
76	Caerphilly	Wales	1,007	5.7	1.15
77	Basildon	Essex	1,093	5.6	1.14
78	Watford	Hertfordshire	600	5.6	1.13
79	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	909	5.6	1.13
80	Leicester	East Midlands	2,167	5.6	1.12
81	Broxbourne	Hertfordshire	566	5.6	1.12
82	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	882	5.5	1.11
83	Bedford	East of England	1,075	5.5	1.11
84	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,488	5.4	1.09
85	Hartlepool	North East	527	5.4	1.08
86	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	2,190	5.4	1.08
87	Peterborough	East of England	1,195	5.3	1.07
88	Colchester	Essex	1,068	5.3	1.07
89	Hertsmere	Hertfordshire	587	5.3	1.07
90	Lichfield	Staffordshire	596	5.3	1.07
91	Wyre Forest	Worcestershire	549	5.3	1.06
92	Warwick	Warwickshire	818	5.3	1.06
93	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	1,111	5.3	1.06
94	Liverpool	North West	2,658	5.2	1.05
95	Tendring	Essex	811	5.2	1.04
96	Gravesham	Kent	572	5.2	1.04
97	Darlington	North East	579	5.1	1.04
98	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	1,385	5.1	1.03
99	Preston	Lancashire	833	5.1	1.03
100	Welwyn Hatfield	Hertfordshire	620	5.0	1.02
101	Reading	South East	923	5.0	1.02
102	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	2,215	5.0	1.01
103	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	2,204	4.9	0.99
104	Gateshead	North East	979	4.8	0.97
105	Worcester	Worcestershire	512	4.8	0.97
106	Tamworth	Staffordshire	388	4.8	0.96
107	Ipswich	Suffolk	662	4.7	0.95
108	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	278	4.7	0.95
109	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	744	4.7	0.94
110	Tandridge	Surrey	423	4.7	0.94
111	Dacorum	Hertfordshire	750	4.6	0.93
112	Stevenage	Hertfordshire	426	4.6	0.93
113	Derby	East Midlands	1,264	4.6	0.93
114	Mansfield	Nottinghamshire	520	4.6	0.92
115	Charnwood	Leicestershire	857	4.5	0.92
116	Rushmoor	Hampshire	481	4.5	0.92
117	Oxford	Oxfordshire	750	4.5	0.91
118	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	1,387	4.4	0.88
119	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	599	4.3	0.87
120	North West Leicestershire	Leicestershire	480	4.3	0.86
121	Crawley	West Sussex	531	4.3	0.86
122	Sevenoaks	Kent	525	4.3	0.86
123	Swale	Kent	676	4.3	0.86
124	Cambridge	Cambridgeshire	634	4.2	0.85
125	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	1,576	4.2	0.85
126	Uttlesford	Essex	399	4.2	0.84
127	Medway	South East	1,220	4.2	0.84
128	Bolsover	Derbyshire	349	4.2	0.84
129	Chelmsford	Essex	779	4.1	0.83
130	Chesterfield	Derbyshire	434	4.1	0.82
131	Canterbury	Kent	656	4.0	0.81
132	County Durham	North East	2,173	4.0	0.81
133	Lincoln	Lincolnshire	423	4.0	0.81
134	Eastbourne	East Sussex	419	4.0	0.81
135	Blaby	Leicestershire	429	4.0	0.80
136	Bracknell Forest	South East	513	3.9	0.79
137	Reigate and Banstead	Surrey	623	3.9	0.79
138	Torfaen	Wales	367	3.9	0.78
139	Cannock Chase	Staffordshire	404	3.9	0.78
140	Spelthorne	Surrey	414	3.9	0.78
141	Buckinghamshire	South East	2,232	3.9	0.78
142	Elmbridge	Surrey	546	3.8	0.77
143	South Holland	Lincolnshire	377	3.8	0.76
144	Sunderland	North East	1,090	3.8	0.76
145	St. Helens	North West	707	3.7	0.75
146	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	745	3.7	0.75
147	Ashfield	Nottinghamshire	482	3.7	0.75
148	Three Rivers	Hertfordshire	356	3.7	0.75
149	Arun	West Sussex	629	3.7	0.74
150	North Tyneside	North East	794	3.7	0.74
151	East Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire	575	3.7	0.74
152	Lancaster	Lancashire	531	3.7	0.74
153	Runnymede	Surrey	337	3.7	0.74
154	Tonbridge and Malling	Kent	495	3.6	0.73
155	Rutland	East Midlands	148	3.6	0.72
156	Hinckley and Bosworth	Leicestershire	416	3.6	0.72
157	Stratford-on-Avon	Warwickshire	520	3.6	0.72
158	South Staffordshire	Staffordshire	403	3.5	0.71
159	Maidstone	Kent	661	3.5	0.71
160	South Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	598	3.5	0.70
161	Broxtowe	Nottinghamshire	397	3.5	0.70
162	Worthing	West Sussex	390	3.4	0.69
163	Rossendale	Lancashire	250	3.4	0.69
164	Thanet	Kent	488	3.4	0.69
165	Swansea	Wales	853	3.4	0.68
166	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	459	3.4	0.68
167	Boston	Lincolnshire	240	3.4	0.68
168	Bromsgrove	Worcestershire	339	3.3	0.67
169	South Gloucestershire	South West	1,014	3.3	0.67
170	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	566	3.3	0.66
171	South Kesteven	Lincolnshire	485	3.3	0.66
172	North Somerset	South West	729	3.2	0.65
173	Brighton and Hove	South East	919	3.2	0.65
174	Redditch	Worcestershire	284	3.2	0.65
175	Norwich	Norfolk	474	3.2	0.65
176	Rugby	Warwickshire	393	3.2	0.65
177	Huntingdonshire	Cambridgeshire	605	3.2	0.64
178	Dover	Kent	379	3.2	0.64
179	Guildford	Surrey	478	3.2	0.64
180	Rochford	Essex	283	3.2	0.63
181	Swindon	South West	765	3.1	0.63
182	North Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire	430	3.1	0.63
183	Newark and Sherwood	Nottinghamshire	398	3.1	0.63
184	Erewash	Derbyshire	354	3.1	0.62
185	South Derbyshire	Derbyshire	355	3.0	0.61
186	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	717	3.0	0.59
187	Pendle	Lancashire	291	2.9	0.59
188	Plymouth	South West	788	2.9	0.58
189	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Staffordshire	368	2.9	0.58
190	Torbay	South West	399	2.8	0.57
191	Gedling	Nottinghamshire	341	2.8	0.57
192	Eastleigh	Hampshire	405	2.8	0.57
193	Wychavon	Worcestershire	387	2.8	0.56
194	Mole Valley	Surrey	248	2.8	0.56
195	Braintree	Essex	459	2.8	0.56
196	East Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire	257	2.8	0.56
197	Melton	Leicestershire	148	2.7	0.55
198	Exeter	Devon	377	2.7	0.55
199	Test Valley	Hampshire	365	2.7	0.54
200	Amber Valley	Derbyshire	352	2.7	0.54
201	East Lindsey	Lincolnshire	391	2.7	0.54
202	South Tyneside	North East	405	2.7	0.54
203	Ashford	Kent	377	2.7	0.54
204	New Forest	Hampshire	471	2.7	0.54
205	Rushcliffe	Nottinghamshire	337	2.7	0.53
206	West Berkshire	South East	439	2.7	0.53
207	Harborough	Leicestershire	276	2.6	0.53
208	Great Yarmouth	Norfolk	264	2.6	0.53
209	North East Derbyshire	Derbyshire	280	2.6	0.53
210	Castle Point	Essex	237	2.6	0.53
211	Havant	Hampshire	331	2.6	0.52
212	Warrington	North West	557	2.6	0.52
213	Tunbridge Wells	Kent	308	2.6	0.52
214	Wokingham	South East	481	2.6	0.52
215	Fenland	Cambridgeshire	267	2.5	0.51
216	East Staffordshire	Staffordshire	330	2.5	0.51
217	South Ribble	Lancashire	293	2.5	0.51
218	Folkestone and Hythe	Kent	280	2.5	0.50
219	Northumberland	North East	825	2.5	0.50
220	Halton	North West	326	2.5	0.50
221	Staffordshire Moorlands	Staffordshire	239	2.5	0.50
222	Wyre	Lancashire	293	2.5	0.50
223	Chichester	West Sussex	318	2.5	0.50
224	Somerset	South West	1,442	2.5	0.49
225	Cherwell	Oxfordshire	417	2.4	0.49
226	West Lancashire	Lancashire	296	2.4	0.49
227	Sefton	North West	692	2.4	0.49
228	Oadby and Wigston	Leicestershire	149	2.4	0.49
229	Chorley	Lancashire	288	2.4	0.48
230	Wrexham	Wales	327	2.4	0.48
231	Hart	Hampshire	242	2.3	0.47
232	East Suffolk	Suffolk	580	2.3	0.47
233	Ribble Valley	Lancashire	152	2.3	0.46
234	West Lindsey	Lincolnshire	228	2.3	0.46
235	West Suffolk	Suffolk	431	2.3	0.46
236	Monmouthshire	Wales	216	2.3	0.46
237	Stafford	Staffordshire	322	2.3	0.46
238	Winchester	Hampshire	307	2.3	0.46
239	Mid Sussex	West Sussex	362	2.2	0.45
240	Woking	Surrey	236	2.2	0.45
241	Fylde	Lancashire	189	2.2	0.44
242	High Peak	Derbyshire	202	2.2	0.44
243	Knowsley	North West	356	2.2	0.44
244	Rother	East Sussex	209	2.2	0.44
245	York	Yorkshire and The Humber	448	2.1	0.43
246	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	413	2.1	0.42
247	Surrey Heath	Surrey	199	2.1	0.42
248	Adur	West Sussex	136	2.1	0.42
249	West Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	252	2.1	0.42
250	Wiltshire	South West	1,083	2.1	0.42
251	Gosport	Hampshire	171	2.1	0.41
252	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	732	2.1	0.41
253	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	293	2.0	0.41
254	Bridgend	Wales	297	2.0	0.40
255	Basingstoke and Deane	Hampshire	386	2.0	0.40
256	Wirral	North West	638	1.9	0.39
257	East Hampshire	Hampshire	243	1.9	0.38
258	Fareham	Hampshire	214	1.9	0.37
259	Cumberland	North West	520	1.9	0.37
260	South Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	287	1.8	0.37
261	Malvern Hills	Worcestershire	152	1.8	0.37
262	Babergh	Suffolk	176	1.8	0.36
263	Carmarthenshire	Wales	346	1.8	0.36
264	North Kesteven	Lincolnshire	217	1.8	0.36
265	Cheshire East	North West	733	1.7	0.35
266	Dorset	South West	667	1.7	0.34
267	Maldon	Essex	118	1.7	0.34
268	Lewes	East Sussex	174	1.7	0.34
269	Waverley	Surrey	228	1.7	0.34
270	Horsham	West Sussex	257	1.7	0.34
271	Vale of White Horse	Oxfordshire	251	1.7	0.34
272	Wealden	East Sussex	279	1.7	0.34
273	West Devon	Devon	98	1.7	0.33
274	Derbyshire Dales	Derbyshire	117	1.6	0.33
275	Flintshire	Wales	254	1.6	0.33
276	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	582	1.6	0.32
277	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	993	1.6	0.31
278	Conwy	Wales	179	1.6	0.31
279	Cornwall	South West	907	1.6	0.31
280	Powys	Wales	204	1.5	0.30
281	North Devon	Devon	150	1.5	0.30
282	Shropshire	West Midlands	492	1.5	0.30
283	Denbighshire	Wales	144	1.5	0.29
284	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	Norfolk	229	1.5	0.29
285	Westmorland and Furness	North West	335	1.5	0.29
286	East Devon	Devon	229	1.4	0.29
287	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	270	1.4	0.28
288	Mid Suffolk	Suffolk	154	1.4	0.28
289	Breckland	Norfolk	200	1.4	0.27
290	Mid Devon	Devon	115	1.4	0.27
291	Torridge	Devon	92	1.3	0.27
292	Gwynedd	Wales	159	1.3	0.26
293	Pembrokeshire	Wales	158	1.3	0.25
294	Teignbridge	Devon	164	1.2	0.24
295	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	75	1.1	0.22
296	Ceredigion	Wales	74	1.0	0.21
297	Isle of Wight	South East	142	1.0	0.20
298	South Norfolk	Norfolk	137	0.9	0.19
299	South Hams	Devon	78	0.8	0.17
300	Isles of Scilly	South West	2	0.8	0.17
301	Broadland	Norfolk	109	0.8	0.16
302	North Norfolk	Norfolk	67	0.6	0.13

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