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 |
CB5
13,538 residents
|
8.9 |
121 |
| 2 |
PE1
56,766 residents
|
8.0 |
455 |
| 3 |
CB4
44,360 residents
|
7.5 |
333 |
| 4 |
CB3
18,794 residents
|
7.0 |
132 |
| 5 |
PE2
53,588 residents
|
5.2 |
277 |
| 6 |
PE3
33,390 residents
|
5.1 |
169 |
| 7 |
CB2
29,667 residents
|
3.9 |
115 |
| 8 |
PE4
30,342 residents
|
3.8 |
116 |
| 9 |
PE19
46,783 residents
|
3.8 |
177 |
| 10 |
CB1
53,498 residents
|
3.6 |
195 |
| 11 |
CB7
28,654 residents
|
3.5 |
100 |
| 12 |
SG8
40,304 residents
|
3.1 |
126 |
| 13 |
PE13
38,034 residents
|
3.0 |
115 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 26 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 26 |
CB21
15,870 residents
|
0.7 |
11 |
| 25 |
CB22
25,787 residents
|
1.6 |
41 |
| 24 |
PE29
32,482 residents
|
1.7 |
54 |
| 23 |
PE27
20,648 residents
|
1.8 |
37 |
| 22 |
PE26
12,029 residents
|
2.2 |
26 |
| 21 |
PE28
52,388 residents
|
2.2 |
114 |
| 20 |
PE15
31,531 residents
|
2.4 |
76 |
| 19 |
CB23
36,070 residents
|
2.5 |
91 |
| 18 |
CB24
36,926 residents
|
2.6 |
96 |
| 17 |
CB25
19,076 residents
|
2.6 |
50 |
| 16 |
CB6
39,806 residents
|
2.7 |
107 |
| 15 |
PE16
11,173 residents
|
2.8 |
31 |
| 14 |
PE7
51,060 residents
|
3.0 |
152 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 79 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
PE1 5
11,007 residents
|
10.0 |
110 |
| 2 |
PE1 2
12,660 residents
|
9.4 |
119 |
| 3 |
PE3 6
7,171 residents
|
7.7 |
55 |
| 4 |
PE8 6
8,640 residents
|
7.6 |
66 |
| 5 |
CB4 2
16,395 residents
|
7.2 |
118 |
| 6 |
PE4 6
11,548 residents
|
7.1 |
82 |
| 7 |
CB5 8
13,538 residents
|
7.1 |
96 |
| 8 |
CB4 1
16,164 residents
|
6.4 |
104 |
| 9 |
PE2 9
11,481 residents
|
6.0 |
69 |
| 10 |
PE3 8
7,898 residents
|
6.0 |
47 |
| 11 |
PE9 3
7,078 residents
|
5.9 |
42 |
| 12 |
PE1 4
16,584 residents
|
5.5 |
91 |
| 13 |
PE2 8
19,448 residents
|
5.3 |
103 |
| 14 |
CB3 9
6,556 residents
|
5.2 |
34 |
| 15 |
PE1 3
15,151 residents
|
5.1 |
78 |
| 16 |
PE3 7
7,004 residents
|
4.9 |
34 |
| 17 |
CB4 3
11,788 residents
|
4.4 |
52 |
| 18 |
PE19 2
9,867 residents
|
4.4 |
43 |
| 19 |
PE7 8
15,717 residents
|
4.0 |
63 |
| 20 |
CB1 2
8,853 residents
|
4.0 |
35 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 79 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 79 |
CB22 5
8,584 residents
|
0.3 |
3 |
| 78 |
CB21 4
8,307 residents
|
0.5 |
4 |
| 77 |
CB21 5
5,852 residents
|
0.7 |
4 |
| 76 |
PE29 1
12,534 residents
|
0.8 |
10 |
| 75 |
PE19 7
5,008 residents
|
0.8 |
4 |
| 74 |
PE28 2
10,079 residents
|
1.1 |
11 |
| 73 |
PE28 9
6,822 residents
|
1.2 |
8 |
| 72 |
CB1 8
5,862 residents
|
1.2 |
7 |
| 71 |
PE4 5
5,668 residents
|
1.4 |
8 |
| 70 |
PE27 6
5,162 residents
|
1.5 |
8 |
| 69 |
PE27 5
5,617 residents
|
1.6 |
9 |
| 68 |
CB24 9
8,025 residents
|
1.6 |
13 |
| 67 |
PE28 5
7,926 residents
|
1.6 |
13 |
| 66 |
PE15 9
10,247 residents
|
1.9 |
19 |
| 65 |
CB22 3
8,053 residents
|
1.9 |
15 |
| 64 |
PE29 6
5,812 residents
|
1.9 |
11 |
| 63 |
CB2 9
12,082 residents
|
1.9 |
23 |
| 62 |
PE2 5
15,899 residents
|
1.9 |
31 |
| 61 |
PE4 7
13,126 residents
|
2.0 |
26 |
| 60 |
PE15 0
10,069 residents
|
2.0 |
20 |
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