Crime Rates in East of EnglandLocal Authorities Ranked
All 42 local authorities in East of England, ranked by police recorded crimes. Data: Office for National Statistics (2026), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open the interactive map| Rank | Local authority | Police recorded crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peterborough | 23,770 offences |
| 2 | Luton | 19,654 offences |
| 3 | Southend-on-Sea | 17,869 offences |
| 4 | Colchester | 16,534 offences |
| 5 | Basildon | 16,426 offences |
| 6 | Norwich | 16,023 offences |
| 7 | Thurrock | 15,501 offences |
| 8 | Bedford | 14,950 offences |
| 9 | Central Bedfordshire | 14,940 offences |
| 10 | Cambridge | 13,699 offences |
| 11 | Chelmsford | 13,293 offences |
| 12 | Ipswich | 12,692 offences |
| 13 | Tendring | 12,498 offences |
| 14 | East Suffolk | 12,345 offences |
| 15 | Huntingdonshire | 10,659 offences |
| 16 | Dacorum | 10,641 offences |
| 17 | St Albans | 9,700 offences |
| 18 | Great Yarmouth | 9,663 offences |
| 19 | Welwyn Hatfield | 9,546 offences |
| 20 | Watford | 9,296 offences |
| 21 | Harlow | 9,072 offences |
| 22 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 8,955 offences |
| 23 | Braintree | 8,750 offences |
| 24 | Epping Forest | 8,703 offences |
| 25 | Stevenage | 8,607 offences |
| 26 | East Hertfordshire | 8,104 offences |
| 27 | South Cambridgeshire | 8,092 offences |
| 28 | Hertsmere | 7,919 offences |
| 29 | Fenland | 7,846 offences |
| 30 | Broxbourne | 7,410 offences |
| 31 | Breckland | 7,199 offences |
| 32 | North Hertfordshire | 6,796 offences |
| 33 | South Norfolk | 6,192 offences |
| 34 | Brentwood | 5,079 offences |
| 35 | Three Rivers | 5,019 offences |
| 36 | Uttlesford | 4,866 offences |
| 37 | Broadland | 4,814 offences |
| 38 | Castle Point | 4,718 offences |
| 39 | North Norfolk | 4,331 offences |
| 40 | East Cambridgeshire | 4,287 offences |
| 41 | Rochford | 3,903 offences |
| 42 | Maldon | 3,096 offences |