Crime Rates in South EastLocal Authorities Ranked
All 59 local authorities in South East, 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 | Southampton | 31,147 offences |
| 2 | Buckinghamshire | 31,038 offences |
| 3 | Brighton and Hove | 28,335 offences |
| 4 | Milton Keynes | 26,843 offences |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 24,163 offences |
| 6 | Reading | 17,915 offences |
| 7 | Oxford | 15,987 offences |
| 8 | Slough | 14,784 offences |
| 9 | Thanet | 14,750 offences |
| 10 | Swale | 13,541 offences |
| 11 | Crawley | 13,538 offences |
| 12 | Canterbury | 12,915 offences |
| 13 | Arun | 12,003 offences |
| 14 | Eastbourne | 11,505 offences |
| 15 | Guildford | 10,913 offences |
| 16 | Cherwell | 10,854 offences |
| 17 | Isle of Wight | 10,776 offences |
| 18 | Hastings | 10,035 offences |
| 19 | Havant | 9,621 offences |
| 20 | Reigate and Banstead | 9,511 offences |
| 21 | New Forest | 9,309 offences |
| 22 | Ashford | 9,197 offences |
| 23 | Dover | 9,153 offences |
| 24 | Worthing | 9,138 offences |
| 25 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 9,081 offences |
| 26 | West Berkshire | 9,078 offences |
| 27 | Folkestone and Hythe | 8,379 offences |
| 28 | Spelthorne | 8,066 offences |
| 29 | Eastleigh | 7,856 offences |
| 30 | Chichester | 7,799 offences |
| 31 | Winchester | 7,570 offences |
| 32 | Wokingham | 7,341 offences |
| 33 | Elmbridge | 7,310 offences |
| 34 | Mid Sussex | 7,280 offences |
| 35 | Test Valley | 7,055 offences |
| 36 | Vale of White Horse | 6,925 offences |
| 37 | Bracknell Forest | 6,881 offences |
| 38 | Wealden | 6,852 offences |
| 39 | Horsham | 6,729 offences |
| 40 | Runnymede | 6,600 offences |
| 41 | Woking | 6,585 offences |
| 42 | Sevenoaks | 6,462 offences |
| 43 | South Oxfordshire | 6,359 offences |
| 44 | Fareham | 5,997 offences |
| 45 | Gosport | 5,953 offences |
| 46 | Lewes | 5,649 offences |
| 47 | East Hampshire | 5,640 offences |
| 48 | Epsom and Ewell | 5,584 offences |
| 49 | Rother | 5,527 offences |
| 50 | West Oxfordshire | 5,173 offences |
| 51 | Waverley | 5,036 offences |
| 52 | Surrey Heath | 4,886 offences |
| 53 | Tandridge | 4,884 offences |
| 54 | Mole Valley | 4,822 offences |
| 55 | Adur | 3,580 offences |
| 56 | Medway | 107 offences |
| 57 | Maidstone | 33 offences |
| 58 | Tonbridge and Malling | 27 offences |
| 59 | Tunbridge Wells | 26 offences |