Violence and Sexual Offences Stats and Figures

Last updated: 07 Jun 2026

During 2026, England & Wales's police forces received 2,024,722 crime reports about violence and sexual offences. This is an increase of 1.2% from 2025's figure of 2,001,372 reports of violence and sexual offences, giving an overall crime rate of 30.40 per 1,000 people in 2026 and a rate of 30.26 per 1,000 people for 2025.

The most dangerous cities for violence and sexual offences are Bradford, Middlesbrough, and Kingston upon Hull, with crime rates of 58.12, 56.16, and 50.64 per 1,000 daytime population respectively. The most dangerous region for violence and sexual offences is West Yorkshire, which recorded a violence and sexual offences rate of 44.42 per 1,000 people in 2026. The second most dangerous area for violence and sexual offences is Bristol, with a crime rate of 43.28, followed by West Midlands in third, with a violence and sexual offences rate of 39.61 per 1,000 daytime population.

The safest area in England and Wales for violence and sexual offences is City of London, which had a crime rate of 3.34 in 2026. Next safest is Richmond upon Thames, followed by Merton in third place, with crime rates per 1,000 daytime population of 15.73 and 19.61 respectively.

Top Towns & Cities for Violence and Sexual Offences

Highest Violence and Sexual Offences Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Bradford	58.12
2	Middlesbrough	56.16
3	Kingston upon Hull	50.64
4	Southampton	49.29
5	Derby	47.47
6	Peterborough	47.43
7	Birmingham	47.22
8	Stoke-on-Trent	46.34
9	Southend-on-Sea	46.23
10	Portsmouth	45.67
11	Leeds	45.39
12	Plymouth	43.58
13	Bristol	43.26
14	Liverpool	42.71
15	Northampton	41.32
16	Wolverhampton	40.05
17	Nottingham	39.95
18	Leicester	39.53
19	Norwich	39.44
20	Coventry	35.15
21	Lewisham	34.15
22	Sheffield	33.19
23	Swansea	32.92
24	Barking and Dagenham	32.82
25	Brighton and Hove	32.78
26	Greenwich	31.79
27	Reading	31.02
28	Newcastle upon Tyne	30.83
29	Luton	30.43
30	Swindon	30.10
31	Lambeth	29.78
32	Haringey	29.74
33	Newham	29.64
34	Kensington and Chelsea	28.48
35	Brent	28.47
36	Cardiff	28.37
37	Croydon	28.30
38	Enfield	28.00
39	Redbridge	27.73
40	Hounslow	27.55
41	Hackney	27.22
42	Ealing	27.16
43	Hammersmith and Fulham	26.50
44	Bournemouth	25.53
45	Hillingdon	25.36
46	Waltham Forest	24.56
47	Islington	24.23
48	Southwark	23.68
49	Havering	23.64
50	Sutton	22.89
51	Milton Keynes	22.56
52	Bexley	22.40
53	Belfast City	21.74
54	Tower Hamlets	21.59
55	Bromley	21.51
56	Wandsworth	21.29
57	Kingston upon Thames	21.00
58	Westminster	20.68
59	Camden	20.66
60	Barnet	20.55
61	Harrow	19.79
62	Merton	19.61
63	Richmond upon Thames	15.73
64	City of London	3.34

Lowest Violence and Sexual Offences Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	City of London	3.34
2	Richmond upon Thames	15.73
3	Merton	19.61
4	Harrow	19.79
5	Barnet	20.55
6	Camden	20.66
7	Westminster	20.68
8	Kingston upon Thames	21.00
9	Wandsworth	21.29
10	Bromley	21.51
11	Tower Hamlets	21.59
12	Belfast City	21.74
13	Bexley	22.40
14	Milton Keynes	22.56
15	Sutton	22.89
16	Havering	23.64
17	Southwark	23.68
18	Islington	24.23
19	Waltham Forest	24.56
20	Hillingdon	25.36
21	Bournemouth	25.53
22	Hammersmith and Fulham	26.50
23	Ealing	27.16
24	Hackney	27.22
25	Hounslow	27.55
26	Redbridge	27.73
27	Enfield	28.00
28	Croydon	28.30
29	Cardiff	28.37
30	Brent	28.47
31	Kensington and Chelsea	28.48
32	Newham	29.64
33	Haringey	29.74
34	Lambeth	29.78
35	Swindon	30.10
36	Luton	30.43
37	Newcastle upon Tyne	30.83
38	Reading	31.02
39	Greenwich	31.79
40	Brighton and Hove	32.78
41	Barking and Dagenham	32.82
42	Swansea	32.92
43	Sheffield	33.19
44	Lewisham	34.15
45	Coventry	35.15
46	Norwich	39.44
47	Leicester	39.53
48	Nottingham	39.95
49	Wolverhampton	40.05
50	Northampton	41.32
51	Liverpool	42.71
52	Bristol	43.26
53	Plymouth	43.58
54	Leeds	45.39
55	Portsmouth	45.67
56	Southend-on-Sea	46.23
57	Stoke-on-Trent	46.34
58	Birmingham	47.22
59	Peterborough	47.43
60	Derby	47.47
61	Southampton	49.29
62	Kingston upon Hull	50.64
63	Middlesbrough	56.16
64	Bradford	58.12

Top Counties and Councils for Violence and Sexual Offences

Highest Violence and Sexual Offences Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	West Yorkshire	44.42
2	Bristol	43.28
3	West Midlands	39.61
4	Durham	38.47
5	Merseyside	37.15
6	Dyfed	36.26
7	East Riding of Yorkshire	36.04
8	South Yorkshire	35.86
9	Clwyd	35.83
10	Derbyshire	35.52

Lowest Violence and Sexual Offences Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Greater Manchester	0.12
2	City and County of the City of London	3.34
3	Fermanagh	11.52
4	Tyrone	12.48
5	Gwent	13.36
6	Down	13.90
7	Armagh	15.35
8	Rutland	16.76
9	Londonderry	20.11
10	Antrim	20.11