Blackpool Leads Crime Rates Outside London in UK Data

New Home Office crime figures for the year ending September 2025 have identified Blackpool as the most dangerous place to live in England and Wales outside of London, with a rate of 152 crimes per 1,000 residents. The data, which measures offences reported to police and adjusts for population size, places Manchester second at 145 crimes per 1,000 and Middlesbrough third at 144, highlighting persistent challenges in northern towns despite a broader national decline in crime.

The rankings reflect the likelihood of becoming a victim based on crimes per 1,000 people, excluding central London where tourist volumes inflate figures, such as Westminster's 410 per 1,000. Completing the top 10 outside the capital are Hartlepool at 130, Bristol at 129, Liverpool at 122, Bradford at 121, Southampton at 121, Nottingham at 121 and Kingston upon Hull at 119. Middlesbrough, which topped the list outside London a year earlier, saw a seven percent drop in offences, sliding to sixth overall.

Nationally, crime has trended downward over the past decade, with some exceptions like fraud. The Crime Survey for England and Wales, drawn from face-to-face interviews to capture both reported and unreported...