--- page_version: 176f2da71340e47aee28dc695e2ae82d content_date: 2026-10-16 entity_id: report:united-kingdom-safest-cities entity_type: report name: Safest cities in United Kingdom by recorded crime canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/united-kingdom-safest-cities/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/reports/united-kingdom-safest-cities.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/reports/united-kingdom-safest-cities.md snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 generated_at: 2026-10-25 last_verified: 2026-10-02 citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/united-kingdom-safest-cities/ citation_title: Safest cities in United Kingdom by recorded crime citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 citation_version: "176f2da71340e47aee28dc695e2ae82d" citation_retrieval_date: "2026-10-16" citation_build_date: "2026-10-16" citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Safest cities in United Kingdom by recorded crime United Kingdom cities ranked by recorded incidents per 100,000 residents. Differences in reporting practice remain visible in the sources. - Canonical: /reports/united-kingdom-safest-cities/ - Last checked: 2026-10-02 ## Answers ### Bournemouth, United Kingdom 4,455 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Cambuslang, United Kingdom 5,010 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://data.gov.scot/dataset/recorded_crimes_and_offences/resource/3716a560-80b0-4860-b11f-6a53d24deb21 - Checked: 2026-10-02 ### Rutherglen, United Kingdom 5,010 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://data.gov.scot/dataset/recorded_crimes_and_offences/resource/3716a560-80b0-4860-b11f-6a53d24deb21 - Checked: 2026-10-02 ### Cumbernauld, United Kingdom 5,880 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://data.gov.scot/dataset/recorded_crimes_and_offences/resource/3716a560-80b0-4860-b11f-6a53d24deb21 - Checked: 2026-10-02 ### Harrow, United Kingdom 5,909 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Bexley, United Kingdom 6,002 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Sutton, United Kingdom 6,041 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Aberdeen, United Kingdom 6,287 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/statistics/2025/06/recorded-crime-scotland-2024-25/documents/recorded-crime-in-scotland-2024-25-tables/recorded-crime-in-scotland-2024-25-tables/govscot%3Adocument/Recorded%2BCrime%2Bin%2BScotland%2B2024-25%2Btables.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### York, United Kingdom 6,576 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Swindon, United Kingdom 6,916 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Clydebank, United Kingdom 6,950 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://data.gov.scot/dataset/recorded_crimes_and_offences/resource/3716a560-80b0-4860-b11f-6a53d24deb21 - Checked: 2026-10-02 ### Dumbarton, United Kingdom 6,950 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://data.gov.scot/dataset/recorded_crimes_and_offences/resource/3716a560-80b0-4860-b11f-6a53d24deb21 - Checked: 2026-10-02 ### Warrington, United Kingdom 7,035 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Dundee, United Kingdom 7,827 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/statistics/2025/06/recorded-crime-scotland-2024-25/documents/recorded-crime-in-scotland-2024-25-tables/recorded-crime-in-scotland-2024-25-tables/govscot%3Adocument/Recorded%2BCrime%2Bin%2BScotland%2B2024-25%2Btables.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Cheltenham, United Kingdom 7,972 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=%2Fpeoplepopulationandcommunity%2Fcrimeandjustice%2Fdatasets%2Fpoliceforceareadatatables%2Fyearendingmarch2026%2Fpfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-09-19 ### Worthing, United Kingdom 8,023 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=%2Fpeoplepopulationandcommunity%2Fcrimeandjustice%2Fdatasets%2Fpoliceforceareadatatables%2Fyearendingmarch2026%2Fpfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-09-19 ### Colchester, United Kingdom 8,219 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Luton, United Kingdom 8,315 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### St Helens, United Kingdom 8,589 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Watford, United Kingdom 8,672 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=%2Fpeoplepopulationandcommunity%2Fcrimeandjustice%2Fdatasets%2Fpoliceforceareadatatables%2Fyearendingmarch2026%2Fpfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-09-19 ### Slough, United Kingdom 8,829 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Ipswich, United Kingdom 9,101 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Cambridge, United Kingdom 9,140 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Belfast, United Kingdom 9,156 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.psni.police.uk/system/files/2025-11/1990574960/Police_Recorded_Crime_in_Northern_Ireland_1998-99_to_2024-25.xlsx - Checked: 2026-09-19 ### Sunderland, United Kingdom 9,408 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Exeter, United Kingdom 9,607 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=%2Fpeoplepopulationandcommunity%2Fcrimeandjustice%2Fdatasets%2Fpoliceforceareadatatables%2Fyearendingmarch2026%2Fpfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-09-19 ### Oxford, United Kingdom 9,634 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Bolton, United Kingdom 9,808 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Burnley, United Kingdom 10,560 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ### Peterborough, United Kingdom 10,576 incidents per 100,000 - Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx - Checked: 2026-08-27 ## Method Every row is a published recorded incidents per 100,000 residents observation measured in incidents per 100,000, ranked lowest first. The values were observed between 2024 and 2026. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify. ## Sources www.ons.gov.uk — https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables/yearendingmarch2026/pfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx Recorded Crimes and Offences, 2025/26 — https://data.gov.scot/dataset/recorded_crimes_and_offences/resource/3716a560-80b0-4860-b11f-6a53d24deb21 www.gov.scot — https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/statistics/2025/06/recorded-crime-scotland-2024-25/documents/recorded-crime-in-scotland-2024-25-tables/recorded-crime-in-scotland-2024-25-tables/govscot%3Adocument/Recorded%2BCrime%2Bin%2BScotland%2B2024-25%2Btables.xlsx PFA tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C2 counts; Table C4 rates and mid-2024 population) — https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=%2Fpeoplepopulationandcommunity%2Fcrimeandjustice%2Fdatasets%2Fpoliceforceareadatatables%2Fyearendingmarch2026%2Fpfatablesyemarch2026.xlsx Annual Trends in Police Recorded Crime in Northern Ireland 1998/99 to 2024/25 - spreadsheet (PSNI Statistics Branch) — https://www.psni.police.uk/system/files/2025-11/1990574960/Police_Recorded_Crime_in_Northern_Ireland_1998-99_to_2024-25.xlsx ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Safest cities in United Kingdom by recorded crime [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 176f2da71340e47aee28dc695e2ae82d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/united-kingdom-safest-cities/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_safest-cities-in-united-kingdom-by-recorded-crime_7a6cdfd874b6, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Safest cities in United Kingdom by recorded crime}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-10-16}, version = {176f2da71340e47aee28dc695e2ae82d}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/united-kingdom-safest-cities/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Safest cities in United Kingdom by recorded crime](https://immigrationdb.com/reports/united-kingdom-safest-cities/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 176f2da71340e47aee28dc695e2ae82d; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/united-kingdom-safest-cities/ - Title: Safest cities in United Kingdom by recorded crime - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8` - Version: `176f2da71340e47aee28dc695e2ae82d` - Retrieved: 2026-10-16 - Built: 2026-10-16 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Boundary This ranking is a source-backed reference. Read the source, geographic grain and observation date before comparing rows.