Highest and lowest recorded crime rates in East Midlands (August 2026)

Lincoln had the highest recorded crime rate of East Midlands’s 35 councils in August 2026, at 161.6 per 1,000 people.

Rutland had the lowest, at 46.8 per 1,000 people. The middle council, Amber Valley, had 80.6 per 1,000 people.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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Recorded crime rate for every council in East Midlands, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Lincoln	161.6 per 1,000
2	Nottingham	159.7 per 1,000
3	Derby	133.1 per 1,000
4	Leicester	124.0 per 1,000
5	Chesterfield	121.2 per 1,000
6	Mansfield	116.9 per 1,000
7	Boston	108.0 per 1,000
8	Ashfield	99.6 per 1,000
9	East Lindsey	97.4 per 1,000
10	Bassetlaw	95.6 per 1,000
11	Erewash	92.3 per 1,000
12	West Northamptonshire	92.1 per 1,000
13	North Northamptonshire	86.4 per 1,000
14	Bolsover	84.0 per 1,000
15	Newark and Sherwood	83.0 per 1,000
16	West Lindsey	82.3 per 1,000
17	Broxtowe	81.1 per 1,000
18	Amber Valley	80.6 per 1,000
19	Charnwood	79.7 per 1,000
20	South Holland	78.4 per 1,000
21	South Kesteven	74.3 per 1,000
22	High Peak	72.5 per 1,000
23	Blaby	69.8 per 1,000
=24	North East Derbyshire	69.3 per 1,000
=24	North West Leicestershire	69.3 per 1,000
26	Gedling	68.6 per 1,000
27	Melton	65.8 per 1,000
28	Hinckley and Bosworth	65.5 per 1,000
29	Oadby and Wigston	61.4 per 1,000
30	South Derbyshire	60.7 per 1,000
31	Derbyshire Dales	55.7 per 1,000
=32	North Kesteven	54.5 per 1,000
=32	Rushcliffe	54.5 per 1,000
34	Harborough	50.8 per 1,000
35	Rutland	46.8 per 1,000

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Source and method · See it on the map