Brighton’s Amex Stadium is the safest football stadium in the UK with an average of 0.04 incidents per 100 attendants.
That’s according to the latest study from Scams.info. The experts analysed police data and found over 70 million crime and anti-social behaviour incidents in the vincity of football stadiums across the UK. They were therefore able to rank the stadiums with the most and least criminal activity nearby.
The UK football stadiums with the lowest crime rate
| Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour Statistics (2011-2022 – Within 1km of stadium) | |||
| Rank | Stadium | Team | Incidents per 100 Attendants |
| 1 | Amex Stadium | Brighton and Hove Albion | 0.04 |
| 2 | Old Trafford | Manchester United | 0.06 |
| =3 | University of Bolton Stadium | Bolton Wanderers | 0.09 |
| =3 | Adams Park | Wycombe Wanderers | 0.09 |
| 5 | Madejski Stadium | Reading | 0.10 |
| =6 | Pride Park | Derby County | 0.12 |
| =6 | Britannia Stadium | Stoke City | 0.12 |
| 8 | Etihad Stadium | Manchester City | 0.15 |
| 9 | Villa Park | Aston Villa | 0.18 |
| 10 | The Hawthorns | West Bromwich Albion | 0.19 |
| 11 | Elland Road | Leeds United | 0.21 |
| 12 | The City Ground | Nottingham Forest | 0.24 |
| 13 | Ricoh Arena | Coventry City | 0.26 |
| 14 | London Stadium | West Ham | 0.27 |
| 15 | Ashton Gate | Bristol City | 0.28 |
Please find the full data set attached here.
Scams.info found that the Amex Stadium, home to Brighton and Hove Albion, has just 0.04 anti-social behavioural incidents per 100 attendants, on average. The Amex Stadium has an average of 445,037 annual attendants and 180 yearly incidents, making its crime rate extremely rare. There are 95% fewer crimes than in the vincity of Selhurst Park (0.95 per 100), home to one of Brighton’s biggest rivals, Crystal Palace.
In second place is Manchester United’s Old Trafford with just 0.06 incidents per 100 attendants, on average. Old Trafford has an average of 1,418,806 yearly attendants making it the largest stadium in the UK. This is 60% fewer crimes than within 1km of the Etihad Stadium (0.15 per 100), home to United’s derby rivals Manchester City.
In joint third place is Bolton Wanderers’ Bolton Stadium and Wycombe Wanderers’ Adams Park with 0.09 incidents per 100 attendants, on average. This is 76% fewer than Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium with 0.39 incidents per 100, on average.
The UK football stadium with the highest crime rate:
Mourneview Park Stadium home to Glenavon in Northern Ireland has 13.44 anti-social incidents per 100 attendants, the highest of all stadiums analysed. The average attendance at Mourneview Park is just 9,360, which makes the average of 1,258 yearly incidents seem very high. In comparison, Coleraine Showgrounds Stadium, home to Glenavon’s rivals, Coleraine FC, have just 3.54 incidents per 100 people. This is 73% fewer crimes than at Glenavon.
Aiden Howe from Scams.info has provided the following comment regarding heightened vigilance in football games:
“Away games involve going to the other teams’ home turf which means heightened risk of being the target of football related violence.
Be careful when walking around wearing your team’s kit in areas where rowdy home fans are likely to accumulate.
Large crowds also attracts petty theft as it allows anonymity for pickpockets, so make sure your bags are zipped and not left unattended, avoid flashing cash or expensive items in public making you a target for criminals.”