Compare two areas
Put any two local authority areas in England and Wales side by side: recorded crime per 1,000 residents, the offence mix, and the rolling rate for both since 2011.
The areas with the highest recorded crime rates
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to June 2026, highest first. Each links to the area; from there every neighbouring area can be compared in a click.
- City of London 659.5
- Westminster 421.3
- Camden 217.8
- Blackpool 187.8
- Middlesbrough 185.8
- Islington 182.4
- Kensington and Chelsea 178.6
- Hartlepool 162.8
- Lincoln 155.0
- Nottingham 154.4
- Southwark 154.2
- Lambeth 152.2
- Hackney 148.1
- Bristol 147.5
- Tower Hamlets 145.3
- Blaenau Gwent 144.2
- Burnley 141.6
- Hammersmith and Fulham 139.9
- Hastings 139.3
- Stockton-on-Tees 139.3
- Stoke-on-Trent 138.2
- Kingston upon Hull 138.1
- Redcar and Cleveland 137.3
- North East Lincolnshire 137.1