Anti-Social Behaviour Stats and Figures

Last updated: 07 Jun 2026

During 2026, England & Wales's police forces received 941,224 crime reports about anti-social behaviour. This is a decrease of 1.6% from 2025's figure of 956,759 reports of anti-social behaviour, giving an overall crime rate of 14.13 per 1,000 people in 2026 and a rate of 14.46 per 1,000 people for 2025.

The most dangerous cities for anti-social behaviour are Middlesbrough, Haringey, and Ealing, with crime rates of 31.86, 28.09, and 27.48 per 1,000 daytime population respectively. The most dangerous region for anti-social behaviour is Lancashire, which recorded a anti-social behaviour rate of 25.12 offences per 1,000 people in 2026. The second most dangerous area for anti-social behaviour is Durham, with a crime rate of 21.77, followed by London in third, with a anti-social behaviour rate of 21.68 per 1,000 daytime population.

The safest area in England and Wales for anti-social behaviour is City of London, which had a crime rate of 0.39 in 2026. Next safest is Wolverhampton, followed by Coventry in third place, with crime rates per 1,000 daytime population of 5.02 and 5.13 respectively.

Top Towns & Cities for Anti-Social BehaviourOffences

Highest Anti-Social Behaviour Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Middlesbrough	31.86
2	Haringey	28.09
3	Ealing	27.48
4	Kensington and Chelsea	27.30
5	Brent	27.04
6	Northampton	26.80
7	Lambeth	26.78
8	Islington	26.49
9	Hammersmith and Fulham	24.88
10	Hackney	24.86
11	Newham	24.65
12	Waltham Forest	23.97
13	Belfast City	23.57
14	Camden	23.50
15	Hillingdon	23.04
16	Lewisham	23.04
17	Southwark	22.85
18	Enfield	22.66
19	Stoke-on-Trent	22.48
20	Westminster	22.23
21	Greenwich	20.77
22	Peterborough	20.77
23	Nottingham	20.76
24	Hounslow	20.57
25	Brighton and Hove	20.57
26	Bournemouth	20.51
27	Tower Hamlets	20.37
28	Newcastle upon Tyne	20.31
29	Barnet	20.12
30	Croydon	20.01
31	Bristol	19.08
32	Barking and Dagenham	18.91
33	Wandsworth	18.91
34	Redbridge	18.53
35	Harrow	18.45
36	Havering	18.39
37	Kingston upon Thames	17.07
38	Sheffield	16.92
39	Leicester	15.66
40	Bromley	15.65
41	Norwich	15.50
42	Swindon	15.33
43	Plymouth	15.13
44	Derby	15.07
45	Bexley	14.70
46	Richmond upon Thames	14.67
47	Merton	14.55
48	Sutton	14.11
49	Bradford	12.42
50	Luton	12.00
51	Portsmouth	11.74
52	Southampton	11.70
53	Cardiff	11.12
54	Southend-on-Sea	10.82
55	Swansea	10.38
56	Leeds	10.07
57	Liverpool	10.01
58	Reading	8.70
59	Kingston upon Hull	8.41
60	Milton Keynes	6.97
61	Birmingham	5.88
62	Coventry	5.13
63	Wolverhampton	5.02
64	City of London	0.39

Lowest Anti-Social Behaviour Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	City of London	0.39
2	Wolverhampton	5.02
3	Coventry	5.13
4	Birmingham	5.88
5	Milton Keynes	6.97
6	Kingston upon Hull	8.41
7	Reading	8.70
8	Liverpool	10.01
9	Leeds	10.07
10	Swansea	10.38
11	Southend-on-Sea	10.82
12	Cardiff	11.12
13	Southampton	11.70
14	Portsmouth	11.74
15	Luton	12.00
16	Bradford	12.42
17	Sutton	14.11
18	Merton	14.55
19	Richmond upon Thames	14.67
20	Bexley	14.70
21	Derby	15.07
22	Plymouth	15.13
23	Swindon	15.33
24	Norwich	15.50
25	Bromley	15.65
26	Leicester	15.66
27	Sheffield	16.92
28	Kingston upon Thames	17.07
29	Havering	18.39
30	Harrow	18.45
31	Redbridge	18.53
32	Barking and Dagenham	18.91
33	Wandsworth	18.91
34	Bristol	19.08
35	Croydon	20.01
36	Barnet	20.12
37	Newcastle upon Tyne	20.31
38	Tower Hamlets	20.37
39	Bournemouth	20.51
40	Hounslow	20.57
41	Brighton and Hove	20.57
42	Nottingham	20.76
43	Peterborough	20.77
44	Greenwich	20.77
45	Westminster	22.23
46	Stoke-on-Trent	22.48
47	Enfield	22.66
48	Southwark	22.85
49	Lewisham	23.04
50	Hillingdon	23.04
51	Camden	23.50
52	Belfast City	23.57
53	Waltham Forest	23.97
54	Newham	24.65
55	Hackney	24.86
56	Hammersmith and Fulham	24.88
57	Islington	26.49
58	Lambeth	26.78
59	Northampton	26.80
60	Brent	27.04
61	Kensington and Chelsea	27.30
62	Ealing	27.48
63	Haringey	28.09
64	Middlesbrough	31.86

Top Counties and Councils for Anti-Social BehaviourOffences

Highest Anti-Social Behaviour Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Lancashire	25.12
2	Durham	21.77
3	London	21.68
4	Antrim	21.54
5	North Yorkshire	19.31
6	Bristol	19.09
7	Armagh	18.66
8	Northamptonshire	18.20
9	Londonderry	17.92
10	Clwyd	17.43

Lowest Anti-Social Behaviour Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Greater Manchester	-
2	City and County of the City of London	0.39
3	Cumbria	4.26
4	Rutland	4.68
5	Suffolk	4.73
6	West Midlands	5.04
7	Cheshire	5.65
8	Oxfordshire	6.03
9	East Riding of Yorkshire	6.53
10	Buckinghamshire	7.11