Top ten hotspots for crime in East of England

24 Oct 2014

Published in Crime

As well as finding your perfect neighbourhood, Findahood can also show you where not live.

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As well as the worst neighbourhoods!

But we can also use this data to help you find out where not to live! The following are the top ten areas for crime in eastern England and were ranked according to crimes reported as per 1000 residents. The crimes have also been categorised into groups such as violent crime, drugs, burglary as detailed in our table.

Crimes are calculated as cases per 1000 residents.

The results

Fortunately the most prevalent type of crime was antisocial crime which can vary from suffering noisy neighbours to vandalism and graffiti. Compared to other areas of England the crime levels for the east of England are low. The highest area of crime in England is the city of London area located in central London which had a crime rate of all crime as 1,317.

Cambridge which ranks 6th on the list stands out as having a high rate of burglary compared to its neighbours on the table, but also had the lowest rates of violent crime. Whilst Thurrock which came in at number 8 has the highest rates of vehicle crime.

To see the top ten hotspots for crime in England, and compare your area, click here.

And do check out our other article - The top ten areas in East England with the lowest crime rates.

So if you're still searching for your perfect neighbourhood think twice about these ones.

	Location	All Crime	Violent Crime	Drugs	Burglary	Vandalism	Robbery	Vehicle	Antisocial
1	Norwich	186	17	8	8	17	6	7	75
2	Ipswich	167	14	4	9	16	6	10	65
3	Peterborough	165	12	5	10	15	7	10	66
4	Harlow	159	15	5	11	12	5	11	58
5	Southend-on-Sea	149	15	4	12	13	6	11	54
6	Cambridge	147	9	8	8	9	17	6	46
7	Luton	142	13	3	13	14	5	13	47
8	Thurrock	135	12	3	13	12	4	16	42
9	Great Yarmouth	130	14	4	6	14	3	4	61
10	Basildon	128	12	5	12	12	3	12	42