Dangerous places to live in England and Wales

Britain’s most dangerous places to live have been revealed on a map showing how peaceful suburbs are hit by soaring rates of violent crime. 

West Yorkshire is revealed as the most dangerous county in England and Wales, with more than 100 victim-based crimes per 1,000 people. 

London is only 10th out of 42 counties despite the wave of murders and stabbings in the capital this year, data from the Home Office shows. 

Kent is a victim of the spread of violent crime away from city centres with an increase in homegrown gangs and ‘county lines’ networks, as knife crime in Kent soared by 40 per cent last year. 

Where are the most dangerous places to live?  According to how many victims of crime per 1,000 people in each area

1. West Yorkshire 101.7

2. Greater Manchester 98.6

3. Cleveland 95.1 

4. South Yorkshire 88.4

5. Northumbria 88.4

6. Kent 87.6

7. Humberside 87.0

8. Durham 84.9

9. Lancashire 84.1

10. London (Met) 81.4

11. Nottinghamshire 76.3

12. Merseyside 75.5

13. West Midlands  

14. Gwent 73.3

15. Leicestershire 69.4

16. Hampshire 69.2

17. Northamptonshire 68.7

18. Cambridgeshire 68.6

19. Avon and Somerset 68.0

20. North Wales 67.6

21. Staffordshire 67.2 

 22. South Wales 66.0

23. Bedfordshire 66.7

24. Essex 66.0

25. Warwickshire 65.6

26. Cheshire 65.3

27. Hertfordshire 61.0

28. Suffolk 59.5

29. West Mercia 59.0

30. Dorset 58.6

31. Thames Valley 58.6

32. Sussex 56.5

33. Wiltshire 54.4

34. Cumbria 53.8

35. Norfolk 52.9

36. Devon and Cornwall 52.0

37. Surrey 52.2

38. Lincolnshire 50.1

39. Gloucestershire 49.6 

40. Derbyshire 48.4

41. North Yorkshire 44.4

42. Dyfed-Powys 43.1

Source: Home Office

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