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Lowest recorded crime

Every English local authority ranked from the lowest recorded-crime rate to the highest, using 12 months of street-level police data.

#Local authorityRegion Crimes per 1,000 (12m)
1 Isles of Scilly South West 30
2 Broadland East of England 35
3 Waverley South East 38
4 Mid Suffolk East of England 39
5 Hart South East 39
6 Dorset South West 40
7 Wokingham South East 41
8 West Devon South West 41
9 North Kesteven East Midlands 41
10 Ribble Valley North West 41
11 Babergh East of England 41
12 South Hams South West 41
13 Rutland East Midlands 42
14 North Norfolk East of England 42
15 Wealden South East 42
16 South Oxfordshire South East 42
17 East Devon South West 43
18 East Hampshire South East 44
19 South Norfolk East of England 44
20 Rochford East of England 45
21 West Oxfordshire South East 45
22 Horsham South East 45
23 Harborough East Midlands 45
24 Derbyshire Dales East Midlands 46
25 Maldon East of England 46
26 Torridge South West 47
27 Mid Sussex South East 47
28 Rushcliffe East Midlands 48
29 South Cambridgeshire East of England 48
30 East Cambridgeshire East of England 48
31 Malvern Hills West Midlands 49
32 Vale of White Horse South East 50
33 West Lancashire North West 50
34 Wiltshire South West 50
35 Breckland East of England 50
36 North Yorkshire Yorkshire and The Humber 50
37 Central Bedfordshire East of England 51
38 Shropshire West Midlands 51
39 East Suffolk East of England 51
40 North Hertfordshire East of England 52
41 New Forest South East 52
42 Sevenoaks South East 52
43 Surrey Heath South East 52
44 Mid Devon South West 52
45 Fareham South East 52
46 Stratford-on-Avon West Midlands 53
47 Teignbridge South West 53
48 Test Valley South East 53
49 South Staffordshire West Midlands 53
50 Uttlesford East of England 53
51 Elmbridge South East 53
52 Herefordshire, County of West Midlands 53
53 Castle Point East of England 53
54 Tonbridge and Malling South East 54
55 Mole Valley South East 54
56 East Hertfordshire East of England 54
57 Bromsgrove West Midlands 54
58 Three Rivers East of England 54
59 South Kesteven East Midlands 55
60 Fylde North West 55
61 Tandridge South East 55
62 Adur South East 55
63 Tunbridge Wells South East 56
64 Oadby and Wigston East Midlands 56
65 Bracknell Forest South East 56
66 Lewes South East 56
67 East Riding of Yorkshire Yorkshire and The Humber 56
68 Staffordshire Moorlands West Midlands 56
69 South Derbyshire East Midlands 56
70 Gedling East Midlands 57
71 Braintree East of England 57
72 Rother South East 57
73 King's Lynn and West Norfolk East of England 57
74 West Berkshire South East 57
75 Eastleigh South East 57
76 Buckinghamshire South East 57
77 Huntingdonshire East of England 58
78 Melton East Midlands 58
79 Lichfield West Midlands 58
80 Wychavon West Midlands 58
81 Winchester South East 58
82 West Suffolk East of England 59
83 South Ribble North West 59
84 Hinckley and Bosworth East Midlands 59
85 Richmond upon Thames London 59
86 Rugby West Midlands 59
87 Blaby East Midlands 60
88 North West Leicestershire East Midlands 61
89 Windsor and Maidenhead South East 61
90 North East Derbyshire East Midlands 61
91 Chorley North West 61
92 Merton London 61
93 Basingstoke and Deane South East 62
94 North Devon South West 62
95 Wyre North West 62
96 Chichester South East 62
97 South Holland East Midlands 62
98 Cheshire East North West 62
99 High Peak East Midlands 62
100 Reigate and Banstead South East 62
101 Woking South East 63
102 Cornwall South West 63
103 North Warwickshire West Midlands 63
104 Sutton London 63
105 Bexley London 64
106 Harrow London 64
107 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole South West 65
108 West Lindsey East Midlands 65
109 St Albans East of England 66
110 Stafford West Midlands 66
111 Ashford South East 66
112 Warwick West Midlands 66
113 Cheshire West and Chester North West 66
114 Northumberland North East 67
115 Cherwell South East 68
116 Westmorland and Furness North West 68
117 Broxtowe East Midlands 68
118 Brentwood East of England 68
119 Charnwood East Midlands 68
120 Dacorum East of England 69
121 East Staffordshire West Midlands 69
122 York Yorkshire and The Humber 69
123 Epping Forest East of England 69
124 Rossendale North West 69
125 Warrington North West 69
126 South Gloucestershire South West 70
127 Kingston upon Thames London 70
128 Folkestone and Hythe South East 71
129 Epsom and Ewell South East 71
130 North Northamptonshire East Midlands 71
131 Gosport South East 71
132 Newark and Sherwood East Midlands 71
133 Tamworth West Midlands 71
134 Swindon South West 72
135 Wirral North West 72
136 Bromley London 72
137 Amber Valley East Midlands 72
138 West Northamptonshire East Midlands 72
139 East Lindsey East Midlands 72
140 Arun South East 72
141 Rushmoor South East 73
142 Lancaster North West 73
143 Dover South East 73
144 Newcastle-under-Lyme West Midlands 73
145 Isle of Wight South East 73
146 Guildford South East 73
147 Runnymede South East 73
148 Havering London 74
149 Redditch West Midlands 74
150 Barnet London 74
151 Bolsover East Midlands 74
152 Maidstone South East 74
153 Pendle North West 74
154 Bath and North East Somerset South West 74
155 Cannock Chase West Midlands 75
156 Hertsmere East of England 75
157 Chelmsford East of England 75
158 Wyre Forest West Midlands 76
159 Havant South East 76
160 North Somerset South West 76
161 North Tyneside North East 76
162 Spelthorne South East 76
163 Cumberland North West 77
164 Broxbourne East of England 77
165 Fenland East of England 77
166 Sefton North West 77
167 Erewash East Midlands 77
168 Dudley West Midlands 78
169 Somerset South West 79
170 Gravesham South East 79
171 Redbridge London 79
172 Welwyn Hatfield East of England 80
173 Telford and Wrekin West Midlands 80
174 Bedford East of England 80
175 Worthing South East 80
176 Wandsworth London 81
177 Swale South East 82
178 Solihull West Midlands 82
179 Halton North West 83
180 Gateshead North East 83
181 Waltham Forest London 83
182 Ashfield East Midlands 84
183 Tendring East of England 84
184 Knowsley North West 85
185 Luton East of England 85
186 North Lincolnshire Yorkshire and The Humber 85
187 Bassetlaw East Midlands 85
188 Colchester East of England 86
189 Croydon London 86
190 Medway South East 86
191 Ealing London 87
192 Nuneaton and Bedworth West Midlands 87
193 Basildon East of England 88
194 St. Helens North West 89
195 Boston East Midlands 89
196 Blackburn with Darwen North West 89
197 Enfield London 90
198 Watford East of England 90
199 Sunderland North East 90
200 Barking and Dagenham London 90
201 Thurrock East of England 90
202 Kirklees Yorkshire and The Humber 91
203 South Tyneside North East 91
204 Hounslow London 92
205 Canterbury South East 92
206 Barnsley Yorkshire and The Humber 92
207 Torbay South West 92
208 Ipswich East of England 93
209 Milton Keynes South East 93
210 Cambridge East of England 93
211 Rotherham Yorkshire and The Humber 94
212 Plymouth South West 94
213 Coventry West Midlands 94
214 Greenwich London 95
215 Darlington North East 95
216 County Durham North East 95
217 Great Yarmouth East of England 96
218 Sheffield Yorkshire and The Humber 96
219 Slough South East 96
220 Exeter South West 96
221 Worcester West Midlands 97
222 Mansfield East Midlands 97
223 Stevenage East of England 97
224 Thanet South East 97
225 Harlow East of England 97
226 Wolverhampton West Midlands 97
227 Lewisham London 98
228 Brent London 98
229 Walsall West Midlands 98
230 Hyndburn North West 99
231 Oxford South East 99
232 Dartford South East 99
233 Hillingdon London 100
234 Sandwell West Midlands 100
235 Southend-on-Sea East of England 101
236 Brighton and Hove South East 101
237 Chesterfield East Midlands 102
238 Reading South East 103
239 Newcastle upon Tyne North East 104
240 Preston North West 106
241 Haringey London 106
242 Calderdale Yorkshire and The Humber 106
243 Peterborough East of England 108
244 Norwich East of England 109
245 Wakefield Yorkshire and The Humber 110
246 Eastbourne South East 111
247 Hammersmith and Fulham London 111
248 Portsmouth South East 112
249 Leicester East Midlands 112
250 Redcar and Cleveland North East 112
251 Burnley North West 112
252 Hastings South East 113
253 Crawley South East 113
254 Tower Hamlets London 114
255 Newham London 115
256 Stockton-on-Tees North East 115
257 Doncaster Yorkshire and The Humber 115
258 Stoke-on-Trent West Midlands 117
259 Birmingham West Midlands 119
260 Southampton South East 120
261 Leeds Yorkshire and The Humber 120
262 Derby East Midlands 120
263 Lambeth London 120
264 Lincoln East Midlands 120
265 Bradford Yorkshire and The Humber 120
266 Hackney London 122
267 North East Lincolnshire Yorkshire and The Humber 124
268 Southwark London 125
269 Bristol, City of South West 128
270 Liverpool North West 128
271 Nottingham East Midlands 130
272 Kingston upon Hull, City of Yorkshire and The Humber 130
273 Hartlepool North East 141
274 Islington London 143
275 Blackpool North West 146
276 Kensington and Chelsea London 147
277 Middlesbrough North East 159
278 Camden London 176
279 Westminster London 370
280 City of London London 873

Not ranked (no published data): Bolton, Bury, Cheltenham, Cotswold, Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Stroud, Tameside, Tewkesbury, Trafford, Wigan.

Recorded incidents (data.police.uk, 12 months), not convictions, excluding anti-social behaviour. Crimes are counted where they happen and residents where they live, so authorities with big commercial centres read higher. This is a ranking of recorded rates — not a verdict on how safe anywhere feels.