\n A new study shows crime has dropped by 169 per cent in towns and cities across England, Scotland, and Wales compared to last year.\n<\/p>\n
\n CCTV operator training provider Get Licensed has ranked major UK city and town centres based on crime levels, year-on-year reductions, and reoffending rates.\n<\/p>\n
\n In their findings, they discovered that Sutton has the safest town centre in the country, and said \u201cSutton is the safest place in Britain\u201d.\n<\/p>\n
\n The borough scored 47.06 out of 100 on the Safety Index, the highest of all areas analysed.\n<\/p>\n
\n It recorded an annual crime rate of 61 incidents per 1,000 people, one of the lowest in the country.\n<\/p>\n
\n Crime has fallen by 2.75 per cent year-on-year, showing a downward trend.\n<\/p>\n
\n The crime severity score is 11.9, with most crimes tending to be robberies or thefts, with little to no reports of weapons possession.\n<\/p>\n
\n Sutton\u2019s reoffending rate is 15.74 per cent, lower than most other boroughs in the study.\n<\/p>\n
\n There are 1.32 reports of anti-social behaviour per 1,000 people each month, again below many other areas.\n<\/p>\n
\n The borough is also covered by 230 public CCTV cameras per 100,000 people.\n<\/p>\n
\n Sutton was awarded a safety score of 8.09 out of 10, the best in the country.\n<\/p>\n
\n In Get Licensed\u2019s findings, they also noted two other south London boroughs in their top 10 left: Kingston and Richmond.\n<\/p>\n
\n Kingston upon Thames ranked third with a crime rate of 67.1 per 1,000 people, a 9.69 per cent fall in crime, and a safety score of 7.81 out of 10.\n<\/p>\n
\n Richmond upon Thames came fifth with a crime rate of 61.7, a slight 0.91 per cent rise in crime, and a safety score of 7.55.\n<\/p>\n