Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) Stats and Figures

Last updated: 07 Jun 2026

During 2026, England & Wales's police forces received 103,505 crime reports about theft from the person. This is a decrease of 18% from 2025's figure of 126,370 reports of theft from the person, giving an overall crime rate of 1.55 per 1,000 people in 2026 and a rate of 1.91 per 1,000 people for 2025.

The most dangerous cities for theft from the person are Westminster, Camden, and Southwark, with crime rates of 33.21, 17.04, and 16.27 per 1,000 daytime population respectively. The most dangerous region for theft from the person is London, which recorded a theft from the person rate of 7.11 offences per 1,000 people in 2026. The second most dangerous area for theft from the person is City and County of the City of London, with a crime rate of 2.90, followed by West Yorkshire in third, with a theft from the person rate of 0.81 per 1,000 daytime population.

The safest area in England and Wales for theft from the person is Stoke-on-Trent, which had a crime rate of 0.30 in 2026. Next safest is Belfast City, followed by Bournemouth in third place, with crime rates per 1,000 daytime population of 0.32 and 0.48 respectively.

Top Towns & Cities for Theft From the PersonOffences

Highest Theft From the Person Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Westminster	33.21
2	Camden	17.04
3	Southwark	16.27
4	Lambeth	13.48
5	Hackney	13.32
6	Kensington and Chelsea	10.65
7	Islington	10.19
8	Newham	9.77
9	Haringey	7.56
10	Brent	5.31
11	Tower Hamlets	5.10
12	Waltham Forest	5.07
13	Lewisham	3.98
14	Harrow	3.71
15	Hammersmith and Fulham	3.68
16	Enfield	3.67
17	Redbridge	3.54
18	Wandsworth	3.31
19	Ealing	3.03
20	Barking and Dagenham	2.98
21	City of London	2.90
22	Hillingdon	2.87
23	Hounslow	2.69
24	Greenwich	2.64
25	Barnet	2.20
26	Kingston upon Thames	2.08
27	Croydon	1.80
28	Nottingham	1.76
29	Bromley	1.62
30	Brighton and Hove	1.52
31	Havering	1.47
32	Merton	1.31
33	Leeds	1.30
34	Leicester	1.22
35	Richmond upon Thames	1.22
36	Birmingham	1.21
37	Reading	1.19
38	Newcastle upon Tyne	1.16
39	Bradford	1.06
40	Liverpool	1.04
41	Sutton	0.99
42	Derby	0.98
43	Peterborough	0.94
44	Luton	0.92
45	Bexley	0.91
46	Norwich	0.90
47	Sheffield	0.87
48	Southampton	0.80
49	Milton Keynes	0.80
50	Coventry	0.79
51	Portsmouth	0.77
52	Southend-on-Sea	0.75
53	Middlesbrough	0.74
54	Cardiff	0.73
55	Wolverhampton	0.72
56	Plymouth	0.66
57	Bristol	0.64
58	Swansea	0.63
59	Northampton	0.63
60	Kingston upon Hull	0.59
61	Swindon	0.53
62	Bournemouth	0.48
63	Belfast City	0.32
64	Stoke-on-Trent	0.30

Lowest Theft From the Person Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Stoke-on-Trent	0.30
2	Belfast City	0.32
3	Bournemouth	0.48
4	Swindon	0.53
5	Kingston upon Hull	0.59
6	Swansea	0.63
7	Northampton	0.63
8	Bristol	0.64
9	Plymouth	0.66
10	Wolverhampton	0.72
11	Cardiff	0.73
12	Middlesbrough	0.74
13	Southend-on-Sea	0.75
14	Portsmouth	0.77
15	Coventry	0.79
16	Southampton	0.80
17	Milton Keynes	0.80
18	Sheffield	0.87
19	Norwich	0.90
20	Bexley	0.91
21	Luton	0.92
22	Peterborough	0.94
23	Derby	0.98
24	Sutton	0.99
25	Liverpool	1.04
26	Bradford	1.06
27	Newcastle upon Tyne	1.16
28	Reading	1.19
29	Birmingham	1.21
30	Leicester	1.22
31	Richmond upon Thames	1.22
32	Leeds	1.30
33	Merton	1.31
34	Havering	1.47
35	Brighton and Hove	1.52
36	Bromley	1.62
37	Nottingham	1.76
38	Croydon	1.80
39	Kingston upon Thames	2.08
40	Barnet	2.20
41	Greenwich	2.64
42	Hounslow	2.69
43	Hillingdon	2.87
44	City of London	2.90
45	Barking and Dagenham	2.98
46	Ealing	3.03
47	Wandsworth	3.31
48	Redbridge	3.54
49	Enfield	3.67
50	Hammersmith and Fulham	3.68
51	Harrow	3.71
52	Lewisham	3.98
53	Waltham Forest	5.07
54	Tower Hamlets	5.10
55	Brent	5.31
56	Haringey	7.56
57	Newham	9.77
58	Islington	10.19
59	Kensington and Chelsea	10.65
60	Hackney	13.32
61	Lambeth	13.48
62	Southwark	16.27
63	Camden	17.04
64	Westminster	33.21

Top Counties and Councils for Theft From the PersonOffences

Highest Theft From the Person Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	London	7.11
2	City and County of the City of London	2.90
3	West Yorkshire	0.81
4	West Midlands	0.81
5	Nottinghamshire	0.81
6	East Sussex	0.71
7	Hertfordshire	0.68
8	Cambridgeshire	0.65
9	Bristol	0.64
10	Leicestershire	0.63

Lowest Theft From the Person Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Greater Manchester	-
2	Tyrone	0.02
3	Down	0.03
4	Fermanagh	0.04
5	Armagh	0.05
6	Gwent	0.09
7	Lincolnshire	0.13
8	Gloucestershire	0.14
9	Londonderry	0.15
10	Somerset	0.15