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 26 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
PE1
56,766 residents
|
32.7 |
1,857 |
| 2 |
CB5
13,538 residents
|
24.9 |
337 |
| 3 |
CB4
44,360 residents
|
23.2 |
1,029 |
| 4 |
CB2
29,667 residents
|
23.1 |
684 |
| 5 |
PE13
38,034 residents
|
20.9 |
796 |
| 6 |
PE16
11,173 residents
|
20.5 |
229 |
| 7 |
PE3
33,390 residents
|
19.9 |
663 |
| 8 |
PE4
30,342 residents
|
18.5 |
560 |
| 9 |
PE2
53,588 residents
|
18.1 |
969 |
| 10 |
CB1
53,498 residents
|
17.8 |
952 |
| 11 |
CB7
28,654 residents
|
17.2 |
494 |
| 12 |
PE7
51,060 residents
|
16.5 |
840 |
| 13 |
PE15
31,531 residents
|
15.6 |
492 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 26 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 26 |
CB21
15,870 residents
|
4.1 |
65 |
| 25 |
CB22
25,787 residents
|
5.7 |
148 |
| 24 |
PE28
52,388 residents
|
6.3 |
328 |
| 23 |
PE27
20,648 residents
|
6.7 |
139 |
| 22 |
CB25
19,076 residents
|
7.6 |
145 |
| 21 |
CB23
36,070 residents
|
7.6 |
275 |
| 20 |
PE26
12,029 residents
|
7.8 |
94 |
| 19 |
CB24
36,926 residents
|
10.8 |
398 |
| 18 |
PE19
46,783 residents
|
11.6 |
543 |
| 17 |
CB6
39,806 residents
|
12.4 |
495 |
| 16 |
CB3
18,794 residents
|
13.0 |
245 |
| 15 |
SG8
40,304 residents
|
13.1 |
529 |
| 14 |
PE29
32,482 residents
|
14.2 |
462 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 79 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
PE1 2
12,660 residents
|
31.6 |
400 |
| 2 |
CB7 4
9,089 residents
|
29.4 |
267 |
| 3 |
PE3 6
7,171 residents
|
27.3 |
196 |
| 4 |
CB1 2
8,853 residents
|
25.3 |
224 |
| 5 |
PE1 5
11,007 residents
|
24.7 |
272 |
| 6 |
PE2 9
11,481 residents
|
22.6 |
260 |
| 7 |
PE13 2
9,569 residents
|
22.3 |
213 |
| 8 |
PE1 4
16,584 residents
|
21.8 |
362 |
| 9 |
CB4 1
16,164 residents
|
21.7 |
351 |
| 10 |
PE4 6
11,548 residents
|
21.5 |
248 |
| 11 |
PE3 8
7,898 residents
|
20.8 |
164 |
| 12 |
PE15 8
11,215 residents
|
20.4 |
229 |
| 13 |
PE16 6
11,173 residents
|
20.3 |
227 |
| 14 |
PE7 8
15,717 residents
|
20.2 |
318 |
| 15 |
PE1 3
15,151 residents
|
19.7 |
298 |
| 16 |
CB5 8
13,538 residents
|
19.5 |
264 |
| 17 |
PE19 1
6,816 residents
|
19.4 |
132 |
| 18 |
PE4 7
13,126 residents
|
18.1 |
237 |
| 19 |
PE3 7
7,004 residents
|
16.8 |
118 |
| 20 |
PE2 8
19,448 residents
|
16.6 |
322 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 79 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 79 |
PE19 7
5,008 residents
|
2.0 |
10 |
| 78 |
CB22 5
8,584 residents
|
3.7 |
32 |
| 77 |
CB21 4
8,307 residents
|
3.7 |
31 |
| 76 |
CB21 5
5,852 residents
|
3.9 |
23 |
| 75 |
CB24 9
8,025 residents
|
4.4 |
35 |
| 74 |
PE19 8
7,483 residents
|
4.7 |
35 |
| 73 |
PE28 3
9,419 residents
|
4.8 |
45 |
| 72 |
PE28 9
6,822 residents
|
4.8 |
33 |
| 71 |
PE27 6
5,162 residents
|
5.2 |
27 |
| 70 |
PE28 5
7,926 residents
|
5.4 |
43 |
| 69 |
CB25 0
8,336 residents
|
5.5 |
46 |
| 68 |
PE19 5
6,623 residents
|
5.7 |
38 |
| 67 |
PE27 3
7,493 residents
|
5.7 |
43 |
| 66 |
PE28 0
6,617 residents
|
5.9 |
39 |
| 65 |
PE29 1
12,534 residents
|
6.6 |
83 |
| 64 |
PE28 4
11,525 residents
|
7.0 |
81 |
| 63 |
SG19 3
5,295 residents
|
7.2 |
38 |
| 62 |
PE9 3
7,078 residents
|
7.2 |
51 |
| 61 |
PE19 6
10,941 residents
|
7.6 |
83 |
| 60 |
CB24 5
7,223 residents
|
7.6 |
55 |
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