Robbery (inc. mugging) Stats and Figures

Last updated: 07 Jun 2026

During 2026, England & Wales's police forces received 78,386 crime reports about robbery. This is an increase of 11% from 2025's figure of 70,749 reports of robbery, giving an overall crime rate of 1.18 per 1,000 people in 2026 and a rate of 1.06 per 1,000 people for 2025.

The most dangerous cities for robbery are Westminster, Lambeth, and Hackney, with crime rates of 4.93, 4.78, and 4.70 per 1,000 daytime population respectively. The most dangerous region for robbery is London, which recorded a robbery rate of 2.83 offences per 1,000 people in 2026. The second most dangerous area for robbery is Bristol, with a crime rate of 2.50, followed by West Midlands in third, with a robbery rate of 1.97 per 1,000 daytime population.

The safest area in England and Wales for robbery is Belfast City, which had a crime rate of 0.56 in 2026. Next safest is Swansea, followed by City of London in third place, with crime rates per 1,000 daytime population of 0.59 and 0.62 respectively.

Top Towns & Cities for RobberyOffences

Highest Robbery Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Westminster	4.93
2	Lambeth	4.78
3	Hackney	4.70
4	Southwark	4.50
5	Haringey	4.33
6	Newham	4.16
7	Islington	3.72
8	Camden	3.62
9	Middlesbrough	3.60
10	Barking and Dagenham	3.47
11	Brent	3.40
12	Kensington and Chelsea	3.27
13	Lewisham	3.23
14	Northampton	2.91
15	Birmingham	2.86
16	Enfield	2.80
17	Waltham Forest	2.66
18	Nottingham	2.63
19	Greenwich	2.52
20	Bristol	2.50
21	Redbridge	2.40
22	Croydon	2.33
23	Hammersmith and Fulham	2.32
24	Tower Hamlets	2.30
25	Leeds	2.18
26	Ealing	2.17
27	Havering	2.15
28	Harrow	1.90
29	Wandsworth	1.88
30	Stoke-on-Trent	1.86
31	Barnet	1.81
32	Newcastle upon Tyne	1.81
33	Hillingdon	1.79
34	Bromley	1.79
35	Hounslow	1.75
36	Coventry	1.74
37	Southampton	1.71
38	Kingston upon Hull	1.59
39	Bradford	1.59
40	Brighton and Hove	1.56
41	Portsmouth	1.52
42	Derby	1.43
43	Leicester	1.41
44	Luton	1.40
45	Liverpool	1.39
46	Reading	1.38
47	Merton	1.37
48	Cardiff	1.35
49	Sheffield	1.32
50	Southend-on-Sea	1.32
51	Norwich	1.30
52	Sutton	1.23
53	Bexley	1.23
54	Kingston upon Thames	1.18
55	Richmond upon Thames	1.14
56	Peterborough	1.09
57	Wolverhampton	1.07
58	Bournemouth	0.73
59	Milton Keynes	0.69
60	Swindon	0.67
61	Plymouth	0.66
62	City of London	0.62
63	Swansea	0.59
64	Belfast City	0.56

Lowest Robbery Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Belfast City	0.56
2	Swansea	0.59
3	City of London	0.62
4	Plymouth	0.66
5	Swindon	0.67
6	Milton Keynes	0.69
7	Bournemouth	0.73
8	Wolverhampton	1.07
9	Peterborough	1.09
10	Richmond upon Thames	1.14
11	Kingston upon Thames	1.18
12	Bexley	1.23
13	Sutton	1.23
14	Norwich	1.30
15	Southend-on-Sea	1.32
16	Sheffield	1.32
17	Cardiff	1.35
18	Merton	1.37
19	Reading	1.38
20	Liverpool	1.39
21	Luton	1.40
22	Leicester	1.41
23	Derby	1.43
24	Portsmouth	1.52
25	Brighton and Hove	1.56
26	Kingston upon Hull	1.59
27	Bradford	1.59
28	Southampton	1.71
29	Coventry	1.74
30	Hounslow	1.75
31	Hillingdon	1.79
32	Bromley	1.79
33	Barnet	1.81
34	Newcastle upon Tyne	1.81
35	Stoke-on-Trent	1.86
36	Wandsworth	1.88
37	Harrow	1.90
38	Havering	2.15
39	Ealing	2.17
40	Leeds	2.18
41	Tower Hamlets	2.30
42	Hammersmith and Fulham	2.32
43	Croydon	2.33
44	Redbridge	2.40
45	Bristol	2.50
46	Greenwich	2.52
47	Nottingham	2.63
48	Waltham Forest	2.66
49	Enfield	2.80
50	Birmingham	2.86
51	Northampton	2.91
52	Lewisham	3.23
53	Kensington and Chelsea	3.27
54	Brent	3.40
55	Barking and Dagenham	3.47
56	Middlesbrough	3.60
57	Camden	3.62
58	Islington	3.72
59	Newham	4.16
60	Haringey	4.33
61	Southwark	4.50
62	Hackney	4.70
63	Lambeth	4.78
64	Westminster	4.93

Top Counties and Councils for RobberyOffences

Highest Robbery Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	London	2.83
2	Bristol	2.50
3	West Midlands	1.97
4	Nottinghamshire	1.43
5	West Yorkshire	1.35
6	Tyne & Wear	1.35
7	South Yorkshire	1.30
8	Northamptonshire	1.25
9	South Glamorgan	1.13
10	East Sussex	1.06

Lowest Robbery Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Greater Manchester	-
2	Fermanagh	0.06
3	Rutland	0.07
4	Tyrone	0.08
5	Down	0.11
6	Armagh	0.11
7	Londonderry	0.12
8	Powys	0.15
9	Dyfed	0.16
10	Gwent	0.24