Total Crime Rate

83.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 1.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.8 8/10
  • Robbery 0.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.6 6/10
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 South East region

South East has the 3rd lowest crime rate region of 9 in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in South East in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the England country average (94.5 per 1,000 residents).

Violent crimes totalled 371,037 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ).

Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages).

Crime Rates in districts of South East region

Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents

Region average: 83.8 per 1,000

DistrictPer 1,000vs. Region Label vs UK districts
1 Southampton 135.7 51.9 (62%) Very high 10/10
2 Crawley 132.8 49.0 (58%) Very high 9/10
3 Eastbourne 130.6 46.8 (56%) Very high 9/10
4 Portsmouth 128.0 44.2 (53%) Very high 9/10
5 Brighton and Hove 127.2 43.3 (52%) Very high 9/10
6 Hastings 124.8 41.0 (49%) Very high 9/10
7 Thanet 120.7 36.9 (44%) Very high 9/10
8 Dartford 115.6 31.8 (38%) Very high 9/10
9 Oxford 111.6 27.8 (33%) High 8/10
10 Reading 111.1 27.2 (33%) High 8/10
11 Medway 109.3 25.5 (30%) High 8/10
12 Swale 107.3 23.5 (28%) High 8/10
13 Canterbury 107.0 23.2 (28%) High 8/10
14 Gravesham 105.7 21.8 (26%) High 8/10
15 Milton Keynes 104.7 20.8 (25%) High 7/10
16 Slough 102.3 18.5 (22%) High 7/10
17 Worthing 95.7 11.9 (14%) High 7/10
18 Dover 93.4 9.6 (11%) Typical 6/10
19 Spelthorne 93.0 9.2 (11%) Typical 6/10
20 Maidstone 92.5 8.7 (10%) Typical 6/10
21 Arun 89.0 5.2 (6%) Typical 6/10
22 Gosport 88.0 4.2 (5%) Typical 6/10
23 Havant 88.0 4.2 (5%) Typical 6/10
24 Guildford 87.8 4.0 (5%) Typical 6/10
25 Rushmoor 86.9 3.1 (4%) Typical 6/10
26 Runnymede 85.8 2.0 (2%) Typical 5/10
27 Folkestone and Hythe 85.7 1.9 (2%) Typical 5/10
28 Isle of Wight 84.6 0.8 (1%) Typical 5/10
29 Epsom and Ewell 81.4 -2.4 (-3%) Typical 5/10
30 Ashford 81.1 -2.8 (-3%) Typical 5/10
31 Chichester 78.7 -5.1 (-6%) Typical 5/10
32 Woking 75.4 -8.4 (-10%) Low 4/10
33 Adur 75.0 -8.8 (-10%) Low 4/10
34 Cherwell 74.4 -9.4 (-11%) Low 4/10
35 Basingstoke and Deane 73.0 -10.8 (-13%) Low 4/10
36 Rother 72.7 -11.1 (-13%) Low 4/10
37 Reigate and Banstead 72.5 -11.3 (-13%) Low 4/10
38 Lewes 70.6 -13.3 (-16%) Low 3/10
39 Tandridge 70.3 -13.5 (-16%) Low 3/10
40 West Berkshire 69.1 -14.7 (-18%) Low 3/10
41 Windsor and Maidenhead 68.8 -15.0 (-18%) Low 3/10
42 Tonbridge and Malling 68.5 -15.3 (-18%) Low 3/10
43 Bracknell Forest 67.3 -16.5 (-20%) Low 3/10
44 Tunbridge Wells 67.2 -16.6 (-20%) Low 3/10
45 Eastleigh 66.4 -17.4 (-21%) Low 3/10
46 Mole Valley 65.9 -17.9 (-21%) Low 3/10
47 Buckinghamshire 65.4 -18.4 (-22%) Low 3/10
48 Sevenoaks 65.2 -18.7 (-22%) Low 3/10
49 Surrey Heath 64.7 -19.1 (-23%) Low 3/10
50 Winchester 63.3 -20.5 (-24%) Very low 2/10
51 Test Valley 62.4 -21.4 (-26%) Very low 2/10
52 New Forest 62.2 -21.6 (-26%) Very low 2/10
53 Mid Sussex 60.9 -22.9 (-27%) Very low 2/10
54 Elmbridge 60.1 -23.7 (-28%) Very low 2/10
55 Fareham 59.3 -24.6 (-29%) Very low 2/10
56 Vale of White Horse 57.4 -26.4 (-32%) Very low 2/10
57 Horsham 57.3 -26.5 (-32%) Very low 2/10
58 West Oxfordshire 52.0 -31.8 (-38%) Very low 1/10
59 Wealden 52.0 -31.8 (-38%) Very low 1/10
60 East Hampshire 50.8 -33.0 (-39%) Very low 1/10
61 South Oxfordshire 48.8 -35.1 (-42%) Very low 1/10
62 Wokingham 48.4 -35.4 (-42%) Very low 1/10
63 Hart 47.3 -36.6 (-44%) Very low 1/10
64 Waverley 45.8 -38.0 (-45%) Very low 1/10
Notes: “Per 1,000” = offences per 1,000 residents (last 12 months). “vs. Region” = difference from baseline.

Crime Over Time in South East region

Nearby areas

London
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Data Sources

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