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 91 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
B4
6,976 residents
|
16.9 |
118 |
| 2 |
B5
13,112 residents
|
16.8 |
220 |
| 3 |
WV1
16,449 residents
|
12.6 |
207 |
| 4 |
B72
9,797 residents
|
12.6 |
123 |
| 5 |
CV1
35,964 residents
|
12.2 |
440 |
| 6 |
B1
10,025 residents
|
9.7 |
97 |
| 7 |
B45
32,425 residents
|
8.8 |
284 |
| 8 |
B18
17,571 residents
|
8.1 |
143 |
| 9 |
WS8
16,486 residents
|
7.8 |
129 |
| 10 |
WV11
35,703 residents
|
6.7 |
240 |
| 11 |
B12
21,816 residents
|
6.6 |
144 |
| 12 |
B38
21,139 residents
|
6.3 |
133 |
| 13 |
B16
25,698 residents
|
6.2 |
160 |
| 14 |
B35
9,892 residents
|
6.1 |
60 |
| 15 |
WV13
22,381 residents
|
6.0 |
135 |
| 16 |
WS1
28,433 residents
|
6.0 |
171 |
| 17 |
B19
24,796 residents
|
5.8 |
145 |
| 18 |
B76
21,341 residents
|
5.8 |
124 |
| 19 |
B21
30,482 residents
|
5.8 |
176 |
| 20 |
B7
9,926 residents
|
5.7 |
57 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 91 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 91 |
B74
32,471 residents
|
1.3 |
42 |
| 90 |
WS5
22,227 residents
|
1.4 |
31 |
| 89 |
DY6
28,832 residents
|
1.5 |
44 |
| 88 |
B93
20,080 residents
|
1.5 |
31 |
| 87 |
WV4
34,842 residents
|
1.9 |
65 |
| 86 |
B62
25,557 residents
|
1.9 |
48 |
| 85 |
B28
32,623 residents
|
1.9 |
62 |
| 84 |
WS9
26,484 residents
|
1.9 |
51 |
| 83 |
B43
30,225 residents
|
2.1 |
63 |
| 82 |
DY8
50,912 residents
|
2.1 |
107 |
| 81 |
WV12
25,576 residents
|
2.2 |
55 |
| 80 |
CV5
47,069 residents
|
2.2 |
102 |
| 79 |
B11
47,949 residents
|
2.4 |
114 |
| 78 |
B10
28,288 residents
|
2.7 |
76 |
| 77 |
B65
24,840 residents
|
2.7 |
67 |
| 76 |
B24
29,747 residents
|
2.8 |
82 |
| 75 |
B68
33,653 residents
|
2.8 |
94 |
| 74 |
B92
37,079 residents
|
2.9 |
108 |
| 73 |
B20
37,144 residents
|
3.0 |
110 |
| 72 |
DY2
36,306 residents
|
3.1 |
112 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 256 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
B91 3
10,640 residents
|
13.6 |
145 |
| 2 |
B45 9
12,836 residents
|
13.0 |
167 |
| 3 |
B72 1
9,797 residents
|
12.6 |
123 |
| 4 |
B14 7
7,900 residents
|
11.3 |
89 |
| 5 |
WV13 2
7,044 residents
|
10.2 |
72 |
| 6 |
B4 7
5,389 residents
|
10.0 |
54 |
| 7 |
B37 5
10,333 residents
|
9.9 |
102 |
| 8 |
B26 3
11,186 residents
|
9.7 |
108 |
| 9 |
WS2 0
8,825 residents
|
9.5 |
84 |
| 10 |
B70 8
5,385 residents
|
9.5 |
51 |
| 11 |
CV1 5
12,528 residents
|
9.3 |
117 |
| 12 |
WV11 1
12,061 residents
|
9.1 |
110 |
| 13 |
WS8 7
9,745 residents
|
8.4 |
82 |
| 14 |
CV1 4
9,117 residents
|
8.2 |
75 |
| 15 |
B21 9
10,710 residents
|
8.2 |
88 |
| 16 |
CV1 2
8,007 residents
|
8.0 |
64 |
| 17 |
WV11 2
11,380 residents
|
7.8 |
89 |
| 18 |
B31 2
13,701 residents
|
7.7 |
105 |
| 19 |
B16 8
8,491 residents
|
7.7 |
65 |
| 20 |
CV6 5
15,558 residents
|
7.6 |
119 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 256 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 256 |
B93 9
8,043 residents
|
0.4 |
3 |
| 255 |
WS5 3
9,789 residents
|
0.5 |
5 |
| 254 |
B91 1
11,506 residents
|
0.7 |
8 |
| 253 |
CV4 7
9,491 residents
|
0.7 |
7 |
| 252 |
DY6 9
8,643 residents
|
0.9 |
8 |
| 251 |
B62 8
7,976 residents
|
1.0 |
8 |
| 250 |
CV5 7
12,036 residents
|
1.1 |
13 |
| 249 |
B74 3
10,976 residents
|
1.1 |
12 |
| 248 |
B74 4
11,879 residents
|
1.1 |
13 |
| 247 |
CV3 6
13,548 residents
|
1.1 |
15 |
| 246 |
B20 1
8,634 residents
|
1.2 |
10 |
| 245 |
DY8 5
12,785 residents
|
1.2 |
15 |
| 244 |
WV6 9
7,649 residents
|
1.3 |
10 |
| 243 |
B90 2
12,642 residents
|
1.3 |
17 |
| 242 |
B43 5
11,018 residents
|
1.4 |
15 |
| 241 |
WV4 5
10,880 residents
|
1.4 |
15 |
| 240 |
WS9 0
9,228 residents
|
1.4 |
13 |
| 239 |
B90 1
12,659 residents
|
1.4 |
18 |
| 238 |
B28 0
15,040 residents
|
1.5 |
22 |
| 237 |
B36 9
9,405 residents
|
1.5 |
14 |
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