Other Theft Stats and Figures

Last updated: 07 Jun 2026

During 2026, England & Wales's police forces received 378,146 crime reports about other theft. This is a decrease of 6% from 2025's figure of 401,291 reports of other theft, giving an overall crime rate of 5.69 per 1,000 people in 2026 and a rate of 6.07 per 1,000 people for 2025.

The most dangerous cities for other theft are Westminster, Camden, and Kensington and Chelsea, with crime rates of 26.00, 16.90, and 16.36 per 1,000 daytime population respectively. The most dangerous region for other theft is Bristol, which recorded a other theft rate of 9.41 offences per 1,000 people in 2026. The second most dangerous area for other theft is London, with a crime rate of 8.97, followed by West Yorkshire in third, with a other theft rate of 6.75 per 1,000 daytime population.

The safest area in England and Wales for other theft is Swindon, which had a crime rate of 3.61 in 2026. Next safest is Sutton, followed by Swansea in third place, with crime rates per 1,000 daytime population of 4.11 and 4.38 respectively.

Top Towns & Cities for Other TheftOffences

Highest Other Theft Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Westminster	26.00
2	Camden	16.90
3	Kensington and Chelsea	16.36
4	Lambeth	12.07
5	Southwark	11.69
6	Islington	11.08
7	Newham	10.53
8	Hammersmith and Fulham	9.43
9	Bristol	9.41
10	Hackney	9.35
11	Nottingham	8.65
12	Bradford	8.31
13	Hillingdon	8.30
14	Haringey	8.21
15	Brent	8.13
16	Leeds	7.91
17	Lewisham	7.87
18	Kingston upon Hull	7.86
19	Waltham Forest	7.81
20	Brighton and Hove	7.80
21	Greenwich	7.73
22	Enfield	7.62
23	Middlesbrough	7.57
24	Tower Hamlets	7.25
25	Reading	7.12
26	Northampton	7.08
27	Wandsworth	7.08
28	Stoke-on-Trent	7.06
29	Leicester	7.06
30	Derby	7.03
31	Plymouth	6.71
32	Birmingham	6.67
33	Liverpool	6.66
34	Ealing	6.62
35	Barking and Dagenham	6.31
36	Hounslow	6.31
37	Southend-on-Sea	6.26
38	Southampton	6.26
39	Portsmouth	6.25
40	Newcastle upon Tyne	6.18
41	Redbridge	6.16
42	Peterborough	6.08
43	Croydon	5.93
44	Barnet	5.76
45	Luton	5.73
46	Coventry	5.56
47	Wolverhampton	5.50
48	Belfast City	5.36
49	Norwich	5.36
50	Bromley	5.26
51	Havering	5.20
52	Sheffield	5.15
53	Milton Keynes	5.14
54	City of London	5.11
55	Cardiff	5.06
56	Bournemouth	5.03
57	Harrow	4.89
58	Kingston upon Thames	4.86
59	Richmond upon Thames	4.86
60	Merton	4.65
61	Bexley	4.43
62	Swansea	4.38
63	Sutton	4.11
64	Swindon	3.61

Lowest Other Theft Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Swindon	3.61
2	Sutton	4.11
3	Swansea	4.38
4	Bexley	4.43
5	Merton	4.65
6	Richmond upon Thames	4.86
7	Kingston upon Thames	4.86
8	Harrow	4.89
9	Bournemouth	5.03
10	Cardiff	5.06
11	City of London	5.11
12	Milton Keynes	5.14
13	Sheffield	5.15
14	Havering	5.20
15	Bromley	5.26
16	Belfast City	5.36
17	Norwich	5.36
18	Wolverhampton	5.50
19	Coventry	5.56
20	Luton	5.73
21	Barnet	5.76
22	Croydon	5.93
23	Peterborough	6.08
24	Redbridge	6.16
25	Newcastle upon Tyne	6.18
26	Portsmouth	6.25
27	Southampton	6.26
28	Southend-on-Sea	6.26
29	Barking and Dagenham	6.31
30	Hounslow	6.31
31	Ealing	6.62
32	Liverpool	6.66
33	Birmingham	6.67
34	Plymouth	6.71
35	Derby	7.03
36	Stoke-on-Trent	7.06
37	Leicester	7.06
38	Wandsworth	7.08
39	Northampton	7.08
40	Reading	7.12
41	Tower Hamlets	7.25
42	Middlesbrough	7.57
43	Enfield	7.62
44	Greenwich	7.73
45	Brighton and Hove	7.80
46	Waltham Forest	7.81
47	Kingston upon Hull	7.86
48	Lewisham	7.87
49	Leeds	7.91
50	Brent	8.13
51	Haringey	8.21
52	Hillingdon	8.30
53	Bradford	8.31
54	Nottingham	8.65
55	Hackney	9.35
56	Bristol	9.41
57	Hammersmith and Fulham	9.43
58	Newham	10.53
59	Islington	11.08
60	Southwark	11.69
61	Lambeth	12.07
62	Kensington and Chelsea	16.36
63	Camden	16.90
64	Westminster	26.00

Top Counties and Councils for Other TheftOffences

Highest Other Theft Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Bristol	9.41
2	London	8.97
3	West Yorkshire	6.75
4	Hertfordshire	6.01
5	Nottinghamshire	5.87
6	West Midlands	5.66
7	East Riding of Yorkshire	5.61
8	Kent	5.56
9	East Sussex	5.53
10	South Yorkshire	5.49

Lowest Other Theft Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Greater Manchester	-
2	Fermanagh	1.92
3	Gwent	1.97
4	Tyrone	2.12
5	Armagh	2.23
6	Down	2.56
7	Wiltshire	3.23
8	Londonderry	3.27
9	Rutland	3.39
10	Cheshire	3.62