The area served by Cleveland police has the highest number of gun offences by population in England and Wales

Offences per 100,000 population, by police force area,

year ending March 2022

Cleveland

32

West Midlands

20

Greater Manchester

18

South Yorkshire

17

West Yorkshire

17

Northamptonshire

15

Merseyside

15

Essex

12

Metropolitan police

12

Offences per 100,000 population, by police force area, year ending March 2022

32

Cleveland

20

West Midlands

18

Greater Manchester

17

South Yorkshire

17

West Yorkshire

15

Northamptonshire

15

Merseyside

12

Essex

12

Metropolitan police

Guardian graphic. Source: Home Office. Note: Graph excludes City of London where a small population skews the data