At findahood head quarters we have masses of data and statistics which we use to help you to findahood based on criteria that you set. By telling us your perfect idea of a neighbourhood, whether you want to live in area with people of a similar age, income, same marital status. You may want to find an area that's within a good school's catchment area or be close to parks and live in an area affordable for you. Find out more here
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 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.
Fortunately the most prevalent type of crime was antisocial crime which can vary from suffering noisy neighbours to vandalism and graffiti. The highest occurrence of robbery by far occurs in the city of London. This is not surprising as this area draws millions of tourists, and where's there are tourists they are pickpockets.
Out of the top ten areas for crime 5 of the areas were in London which correlates with London having the highest population densities in UK.
So if you're still searching for your perfect neighbourhood think twice about these ones.
These figures are calculated per 1000 residents
LOCATION | All Crime | Violent Crime | Drugs | Burglary | Vandalism | Robbery | Vehicle | Anti Social | |
1 | City of London, London | 1,317 | 100 | 74 | 46 | 39 | 138 | 38 | 189 |
2 | Westminster, London | 418 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 54 | 21 | 90 |
3 | Blackpool, North West | 238 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 106 |
4 | Middlesbrough, North East | 229 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 107 |
5 | Camden, London | 229 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 52 |
6 | Tower Hamlets, London | 204 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 73 |
7 | Islington, London | 200 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 15 | 49 |
8 | Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East | 198 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 100 |
9 | Burnley, North West | 196 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 91 |
10 | Manchester, North West | 193 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 72 |