Cleveland Police in Yorkshire is dealing with higher crime rates than anywhere else in the country, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The ONS compiled crime figures per 100,000 people in the year leading to June 2021 for force areas across England and Wales.
It found Cleveland Police emerged with the highest figure at 114.9 recorded crimes per 100,000 people, The Sun reports.
A map showing police forces in England and Wales, coloured by their respective crime rates. Cleveland in Yorkshire merged in top spot, followed by West Yorkshire.
The force found itself caught up in media attention on May 15, 2020, when James Stokoe, 40, was stabbed by a stranger while sitting in his BMW in Thornaby-on-Tees in front of his four-year-old son.
Alexander Layton, 34, was jailed for life at Teeside Crown Court on December 9, to serve a minimum term of 23 years.
Home Office figures reveal 8.3 per cent of investigations by Cleveland Police concluded from April to June led to a charge or summons.
40-year-oild James Stokoe was stabbed to death in his BMW in Thornaby-on-Tees by stranger Alexander Layton on May 15, 2020. The stabbing followed an argument after Mr Stokoe was forced to carry out an emergency stop when Layton walked in front of his car
A total of 16,539 investigations concluded in that time, with just 1,376 progressed to further action.
West Yorkshire Police was in second place on the list for overall crime in England and Wales, with 111.6 crimes per 1,000 people.
It was followed by Greater Manchester with 107.9 crimes, West Midland at 102.9 crimes and Merseyside at 96.7 crimes.
West Yorkshire Police also emerged as the force dealing with the highest rate of violent crime in the country, at 47.4 per 100,00 people.
West Yorkshire emerged as the top spot for violent crime in the country, followed closely
