Total Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025

Latest update: 05.12.2025

Crime rate per 1000 residents

All crimes 81.3 2/10
Violence and sexual offences 30.7 3/10
Anti-social behaviour 11.5 4/10
Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
Criminal damage and arson 6.4 3/10
Other theft 5.5 3/10
Public order 5.2 2/10
Vehicle crime 4.6 7/10
Burglary 2.8 5/10
Drugs 2.5 2/10
Other crime 2.0 5/10
Bicycle theft 0.9 9/10
Possession of weapons 0.9 5/10
Robbery 0.7 5/10
Theft from the person 0.6 8/10

Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this region to UK peers of the same type.

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Crime overview for East of England region

East of England has the 2nd lowest crime rate region of 9 in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in East of England in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the England country average (94.5 per 1,000 residents).

Violent crimes totalled 239,425 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ).

Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages).

Crime Rates in districts of East of England region

Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents

Region average: 81.3 per 1,000

	District	Per 1,000	vs. Region	Label vs UK districts
1	Norwich	130.3	49.1 (60%)	Very high 9/10
2	Peterborough	127.7	46.4 (57%)	Very high 9/10
3	Great Yarmouth	113.7	32.4 (40%)	High 8/10
4	Watford	112.5	31.2 (38%)	High 8/10
5	Stevenage	111.3	30.1 (37%)	High 8/10
6	Cambridge	111.2	30.0 (37%)	High 8/10
7	Southend-on-Sea	108.4	27.2 (33%)	High 8/10
8	Harlow	108.0	26.7 (33%)	High 8/10
9	Welwyn Hatfield	102.5	21.2 (26%)	High 7/10
10	Luton	100.4	19.2 (24%)	High 7/10
11	Basildon	100.1	18.8 (23%)	High 7/10
12	Thurrock	99.2	18.0 (22%)	High 7/10
13	Hertsmere	98.6	17.4 (21%)	High 7/10
14	Ipswich	96.3	15.1 (19%)	High 7/10
15	Bedford	95.2	13.9 (17%)	High 7/10
16	Fenland	94.0	12.8 (16%)	High 7/10
17	Dacorum	93.6	12.3 (15%)	Typical 6/10
18	Broxbourne	91.9	10.7 (13%)	Typical 6/10
19	Tendring	91.0	9.7 (12%)	Typical 6/10
20	Colchester	90.9	9.7 (12%)	Typical 6/10
21	St Albans	80.8	-0.4 (-1%)	Typical 5/10
22	Chelmsford	79.9	-1.4 (-2%)	Typical 5/10
23	Epping Forest	76.9	-4.3 (-5%)	Low 4/10
24	Brentwood	74.5	-6.8 (-8%)	Low 4/10
25	Huntingdonshire	72.3	-8.9 (-11%)	Low 4/10
26	East Hertfordshire	68.8	-12.4 (-15%)	Low 3/10
27	North Hertfordshire	68.5	-12.7 (-16%)	Low 3/10
28	Three Rivers	68.0	-13.2 (-16%)	Low 3/10
29	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	67.5	-13.8 (-17%)	Low 3/10
30	Central Bedfordshire	64.7	-16.6 (-20%)	Very low 2/10
31	Braintree	64.6	-16.7 (-20%)	Very low 2/10
32	West Suffolk	63.1	-18.2 (-22%)	Very low 2/10
33	Uttlesford	61.7	-19.6 (-24%)	Very low 2/10
34	Castle Point	61.1	-20.1 (-25%)	Very low 2/10
35	Breckland	58.3	-22.9 (-28%)	Very low 2/10
36	East Cambridgeshire	57.6	-23.6 (-29%)	Very low 2/10
37	East Suffolk	56.8	-24.5 (-30%)	Very low 2/10
38	South Cambridgeshire	55.9	-25.4 (-31%)	Very low 2/10
39	South Norfolk	50.2	-31.1 (-38%)	Very low 1/10
40	Rochford	49.6	-31.6 (-39%)	Very low 1/10
41	Maldon	48.9	-32.4 (-40%)	Very low 1/10
42	North Norfolk	46.5	-34.7 (-43%)	Very low 1/10
43	Babergh	46.2	-35.0 (-43%)	Very low 1/10
44	Broadland	41.3	-39.9 (-49%)	Very low 1/10
45	Mid Suffolk	41.2	-40.0 (-49%)	Very low 1/10

Notes: “Per 1,000” = offences per 1,000 residents (last 12 months). “vs. Region” = difference from baseline.

Crime Rate in East of England, region

Crime overview for East of England region

Crime Rates in districts of East of England region

Crime Over Time in East of England region

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