Britain's stalking hotspots revealed amid warnings that behaviour 'being missed' before deaths

Britain's stalking hotspots revealed amid warnings that behaviour 'being missed' before deathsCampaigners are warning that stalking offences are still being 'missed' before murders and suicides as a new interactive map shows data for each area of England and WalesCommentsNewsBenedict Tetzlaff-Deas News Reporter and Richard Ault08:06, 23 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesStalking offences 'continue to be overlooked', campaigners say (file photo)(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)A new map reveals the areas with the highest rates of reported stalking offences - and you can check how many have happened where you live.‌Last year, police recorded over 135,000 stalking offences in England and Wales, an astonishing 4,600% rise from just under 3,000 crimes 10 years ago, according to House of Commons Library figures analysed by the Lib-Dems.‌Significant increases were recorded in every part of England and Wales, with some of the country’s largest forces seeing a boom in offences. The Metropolitan Police force recorded 11,798 last year, up from 647 a decade ago, while Greater Manchester Police saw a rise from 96 to 10,649 over the same period.‌It comes as campaigners from the Suzy Lamplugh Trust warn during Stalking Awareness Week that offences "continue to be overlooked" amid long-standing evidence of links to murders and suicides.View 3 ImagesBlackpool has the highest number of stalking offences per 1,000 residents(Image: Getty Images)READ MORE: Olivia's Law forcing cowardly offenders to face their victims in court comes into forceREAD MORE: Husband admits wife had 'been gone a long time' as he's found living with her dead bodyCheck our interactive mapThis map shows which areas have the highest numbers of stalking offences:‌The 20 areas with the highest stalking crime rates per 1,000 peopleBlackpool - 7.2Gloucester - 5.4Hyndburn - 5.3Wakefield - 5.1Blaenau Gwent - 5.0Bradford - 4.8Torfaen - 4.7Rochdale - 4.6Burnley - 4.5Stok...