Public Order Stats and Figures

Last updated: 07 Jun 2026

During 2026, England & Wales's police forces received 386,297 crime reports about public order. This is a decrease of 3.4% from 2025's figure of 399,708 reports of public order, giving an overall crime rate of 5.80 per 1,000 people in 2026 and a rate of 6.05 per 1,000 people for 2025.

The most dangerous cities for public order are Middlesbrough, Bristol, and Kingston upon Hull, with crime rates of 13.22, 11.98, and 11.86 per 1,000 daytime population respectively. The most dangerous region for public order is Bristol, which recorded a public order rate of 11.98 offences per 1,000 people in 2026. The second most dangerous area for public order is Merseyside, with a crime rate of 9.28, followed by Mid Glamorgan in third, with a public order rate of 9.20 per 1,000 daytime population.

The safest area in England and Wales for public order is Belfast City, which had a crime rate of 0.49 in 2026. Next safest is City of London, followed by Harrow in third place, with crime rates per 1,000 daytime population of 1.35 and 3.59 respectively.

Top Towns & Cities for Public OrderOffences

Highest Public Order Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Middlesbrough	13.22
2	Bristol	11.98
3	Kingston upon Hull	11.86
4	Leicester	11.60
5	Liverpool	11.23
6	Derby	10.74
7	Stoke-on-Trent	10.64
8	Bradford	10.32
9	Brighton and Hove	9.72
10	Cardiff	9.45
11	Swansea	9.16
12	Leeds	9.06
13	Portsmouth	8.91
14	Southampton	8.90
15	Nottingham	8.31
16	Newcastle upon Tyne	7.72
17	Peterborough	7.57
18	Norwich	7.53
19	Northampton	7.53
20	Sheffield	7.50
21	Kensington and Chelsea	7.38
22	Lewisham	7.08
23	Greenwich	6.83
24	Hammersmith and Fulham	6.71
25	Hackney	6.69
26	Reading	6.69
27	Islington	6.65
28	Southend-on-Sea	6.61
29	Swindon	6.46
30	Birmingham	6.44
31	Camden	6.23
32	Lambeth	6.22
33	Haringey	6.20
34	Brent	6.18
35	Plymouth	6.13
36	Westminster	6.06
37	Hounslow	5.98
38	Newham	5.95
39	Luton	5.80
40	Hillingdon	5.54
41	Croydon	5.52
42	Ealing	5.52
43	Barking and Dagenham	5.41
44	Waltham Forest	5.18
45	Tower Hamlets	5.10
46	Bromley	5.06
47	Sutton	5.04
48	Enfield	5.00
49	Southwark	4.97
50	Kingston upon Thames	4.84
51	Havering	4.84
52	Redbridge	4.79
53	Coventry	4.78
54	Wandsworth	4.69
55	Wolverhampton	4.63
56	Bexley	4.58
57	Barnet	4.35
58	Richmond upon Thames	3.98
59	Milton Keynes	3.96
60	Merton	3.87
61	Bournemouth	3.79
62	Harrow	3.59
63	City of London	1.35
64	Belfast City	0.49

Lowest Public Order Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Belfast City	0.49
2	City of London	1.35
3	Harrow	3.59
4	Bournemouth	3.79
5	Merton	3.87
6	Milton Keynes	3.96
7	Richmond upon Thames	3.98
8	Barnet	4.35
9	Bexley	4.58
10	Wolverhampton	4.63
11	Wandsworth	4.69
12	Coventry	4.78
13	Redbridge	4.79
14	Kingston upon Thames	4.84
15	Havering	4.84
16	Southwark	4.97
17	Enfield	5.00
18	Sutton	5.04
19	Bromley	5.06
20	Tower Hamlets	5.10
21	Waltham Forest	5.18
22	Barking and Dagenham	5.41
23	Ealing	5.52
24	Croydon	5.52
25	Hillingdon	5.54
26	Luton	5.80
27	Newham	5.95
28	Hounslow	5.98
29	Westminster	6.06
30	Plymouth	6.13
31	Brent	6.18
32	Haringey	6.20
33	Lambeth	6.22
34	Camden	6.23
35	Birmingham	6.44
36	Swindon	6.46
37	Southend-on-Sea	6.61
38	Islington	6.65
39	Hackney	6.69
40	Reading	6.69
41	Hammersmith and Fulham	6.71
42	Greenwich	6.83
43	Lewisham	7.08
44	Kensington and Chelsea	7.38
45	Sheffield	7.50
46	Northampton	7.53
47	Norwich	7.53
48	Peterborough	7.57
49	Newcastle upon Tyne	7.72
50	Nottingham	8.31
51	Southampton	8.90
52	Portsmouth	8.91
53	Leeds	9.06
54	Swansea	9.16
55	Cardiff	9.45
56	Brighton and Hove	9.72
57	Bradford	10.32
58	Stoke-on-Trent	10.64
59	Derby	10.74
60	Liverpool	11.23
61	Leicester	11.60
62	Kingston upon Hull	11.86
63	Bristol	11.98
64	Middlesbrough	13.22

Top Counties and Councils for Public OrderOffences

Highest Public Order Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Bristol	11.98
2	Merseyside	9.28
3	Mid Glamorgan	9.20
4	South Glamorgan	8.90
5	West Yorkshire	8.57
6	East Riding of Yorkshire	8.45
7	West Glamorgan	8.39
8	Somerset	8.07
9	Derbyshire	7.65
10	South Yorkshire	7.46

Lowest Public Order Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Greater Manchester	-
2	Tyrone	0.23
3	Armagh	0.27
4	Down	0.29
5	Fermanagh	0.35
6	Antrim	0.41
7	Londonderry	0.48
8	City and County of the City of London	1.35
9	Rutland	2.95
10	Dorset	3.08