These are published crime rates, not safety ratings. Expect city centres, stations and big shopping areas near the top: many people visit, few live there, and a residents-only rate counts the visitors' records against the residents alone. Published locations are approximate; they are snapped to anonymous map points before release, and each record is assigned to its nearest postcode, so records near a boundary can fall in the next area. Areas with fewer than 5,000 residents, and areas inside a force publication gap, are not ranked. Rates cover England and Wales only. How rankings are built.
Highest published rates
| Rank of 64 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
BS1
18,722 residents
|
25.7 |
481 |
| 2 |
BS2
19,435 residents
|
13.8 |
269 |
| 3 |
BS8
27,221 residents
|
6.8 |
185 |
| 4 |
BS41
6,410 residents
|
6.4 |
41 |
| 5 |
BA1
42,254 residents
|
6.2 |
263 |
| 6 |
BS23
35,973 residents
|
5.8 |
209 |
| 7 |
BS5
57,457 residents
|
5.8 |
332 |
| 8 |
BS9
33,366 residents
|
5.7 |
191 |
| 9 |
BS3
41,266 residents
|
5.7 |
234 |
| 10 |
BS11
19,047 residents
|
5.7 |
108 |
| 11 |
BS15
49,747 residents
|
5.2 |
259 |
| 12 |
BS10
30,639 residents
|
5.1 |
156 |
| 13 |
BA20
11,926 residents
|
5.0 |
60 |
| 14 |
BS6
33,964 residents
|
4.9 |
166 |
| 15 |
BS7
44,477 residents
|
4.9 |
217 |
| 16 |
BS16
91,209 residents
|
4.8 |
434 |
| 17 |
TA6
52,677 residents
|
4.5 |
238 |
| 18 |
TA1
42,110 residents
|
4.5 |
189 |
| 19 |
BS4
51,709 residents
|
4.3 |
222 |
| 20 |
BS27
7,507 residents
|
4.3 |
32 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 64 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 64 |
BA16
13,967 residents
|
1.1 |
15 |
| 63 |
TA21
21,205 residents
|
1.1 |
24 |
| 62 |
BS32
24,768 residents
|
1.3 |
31 |
| 61 |
BS49
12,498 residents
|
1.3 |
16 |
| 60 |
TA12
6,188 residents
|
1.3 |
8 |
| 59 |
BS39
17,328 residents
|
1.4 |
24 |
| 58 |
BS48
23,536 residents
|
1.5 |
35 |
| 57 |
BS35
24,406 residents
|
1.6 |
38 |
| 56 |
BS30
30,106 residents
|
1.8 |
55 |
| 55 |
TA18
10,688 residents
|
1.9 |
20 |
| 54 |
BS31
24,044 residents
|
1.9 |
45 |
| 53 |
TA11
10,128 residents
|
2.0 |
20 |
| 52 |
BS20
32,896 residents
|
2.0 |
65 |
| 51 |
BA21
36,195 residents
|
2.1 |
75 |
| 50 |
BS22
37,966 residents
|
2.1 |
79 |
| 49 |
BS36
16,604 residents
|
2.2 |
36 |
| 48 |
TA23
5,734 residents
|
2.3 |
13 |
| 47 |
TA19
12,313 residents
|
2.3 |
28 |
| 46 |
TA5
12,291 residents
|
2.3 |
28 |
| 45 |
BS37
40,955 residents
|
2.3 |
95 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 168 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
BS1 6
6,609 residents
|
18.9 |
125 |
| 2 |
BS1 5
5,477 residents
|
17.2 |
94 |
| 3 |
BS2 8
7,571 residents
|
14.9 |
113 |
| 4 |
BS23 1
5,525 residents
|
10.5 |
58 |
| 5 |
BA1 2
6,261 residents
|
9.6 |
60 |
| 6 |
BS16 3
8,083 residents
|
9.5 |
77 |
| 7 |
BS8 1
5,549 residents
|
9.0 |
50 |
| 8 |
BS8 2
7,469 residents
|
8.0 |
60 |
| 9 |
BS9 3
8,281 residents
|
7.7 |
64 |
| 10 |
BS16 1
17,413 residents
|
7.4 |
129 |
| 11 |
BS5 9
10,495 residents
|
7.1 |
74 |
| 12 |
TA6 3
10,179 residents
|
7.0 |
71 |
| 13 |
BS5 6
13,928 residents
|
6.7 |
94 |
| 14 |
BA2 1
13,061 residents
|
6.7 |
88 |
| 15 |
BS5 0
10,018 residents
|
6.7 |
67 |
| 16 |
BS11 9
8,458 residents
|
6.5 |
55 |
| 17 |
BA2 5
7,865 residents
|
6.4 |
50 |
| 18 |
BS15 1
12,110 residents
|
6.3 |
76 |
| 19 |
TA1 3
8,361 residents
|
6.2 |
52 |
| 20 |
BS41 9
5,516 residents
|
6.2 |
34 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 168 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 168 |
BS22 7
10,296 residents
|
0.6 |
6 |
| 167 |
BS39 5
5,110 residents
|
0.6 |
3 |
| 166 |
BS30 9
7,752 residents
|
0.8 |
6 |
| 165 |
BS32 9
5,090 residents
|
0.8 |
4 |
| 164 |
BS48 2
7,604 residents
|
0.9 |
7 |
| 163 |
BS32 0
7,415 residents
|
0.9 |
7 |
| 162 |
TA3 6
5,033 residents
|
1.0 |
5 |
| 161 |
BS49 4
8,896 residents
|
1.0 |
9 |
| 160 |
BS20 8
5,869 residents
|
1.0 |
6 |
| 159 |
BS22 6
7,604 residents
|
1.1 |
8 |
| 158 |
BS39 7
6,478 residents
|
1.1 |
7 |
| 157 |
TA21 9
8,641 residents
|
1.2 |
10 |
| 156 |
BS35 1
8,416 residents
|
1.2 |
10 |
| 155 |
TA21 8
8,389 residents
|
1.2 |
10 |
| 154 |
BS31 2
11,038 residents
|
1.3 |
14 |
| 153 |
TA12 6
6,188 residents
|
1.3 |
8 |
| 152 |
BS30 8
9,993 residents
|
1.3 |
13 |
| 151 |
BS37 4
9,167 residents
|
1.3 |
12 |
| 150 |
BA16 0
11,379 residents
|
1.3 |
15 |
| 149 |
TA18 8
6,593 residents
|
1.4 |
9 |
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