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
|
70.5 |
4,004 |
| 2 |
PE3
33,390 residents
|
61.6 |
2,058 |
| 3 |
CB5
13,538 residents
|
44.9 |
608 |
| 4 |
PE13
38,034 residents
|
44.2 |
1,682 |
| 5 |
CB4
44,360 residents
|
43.7 |
1,939 |
| 6 |
CB2
29,667 residents
|
40.3 |
1,197 |
| 7 |
PE2
53,588 residents
|
38.3 |
2,055 |
| 8 |
CB1
53,498 residents
|
37.2 |
1,989 |
| 9 |
PE15
31,531 residents
|
36.5 |
1,152 |
| 10 |
PE4
30,342 residents
|
36.4 |
1,105 |
| 11 |
PE7
51,060 residents
|
33.1 |
1,688 |
| 12 |
PE16
11,173 residents
|
29.2 |
326 |
| 13 |
PE29
32,482 residents
|
26.9 |
873 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 26 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 26 |
CB22
25,787 residents
|
9.7 |
249 |
| 25 |
PE27
20,648 residents
|
12.5 |
259 |
| 24 |
CB21
15,870 residents
|
13.6 |
216 |
| 23 |
CB25
19,076 residents
|
14.0 |
268 |
| 22 |
CB24
36,926 residents
|
14.5 |
535 |
| 21 |
PE28
52,388 residents
|
14.9 |
779 |
| 20 |
CB23
36,070 residents
|
16.1 |
580 |
| 19 |
CB3
18,794 residents
|
18.8 |
354 |
| 18 |
CB6
39,806 residents
|
20.3 |
809 |
| 17 |
SG8
40,304 residents
|
21.1 |
852 |
| 16 |
PE26
12,029 residents
|
23.2 |
279 |
| 15 |
PE19
46,783 residents
|
23.4 |
1,097 |
| 14 |
CB7
28,654 residents
|
24.9 |
713 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 79 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
PE3 7
7,004 residents
|
106.4 |
745 |
| 2 |
PE1 2
12,660 residents
|
70.0 |
886 |
| 3 |
PE3 6
7,171 residents
|
67.4 |
483 |
| 4 |
PE1 5
11,007 residents
|
64.1 |
706 |
| 5 |
PE14 0
5,371 residents
|
57.3 |
308 |
| 6 |
PE13 2
9,569 residents
|
54.8 |
524 |
| 7 |
PE1 4
16,584 residents
|
52.3 |
868 |
| 8 |
PE3 8
7,898 residents
|
52.3 |
413 |
| 9 |
PE4 6
11,548 residents
|
46.4 |
536 |
| 10 |
PE1 3
15,151 residents
|
44.0 |
666 |
| 11 |
PE15 8
11,215 residents
|
43.3 |
486 |
| 12 |
PE2 9
11,481 residents
|
43.0 |
494 |
| 13 |
PE7 8
15,717 residents
|
41.6 |
654 |
| 14 |
PE13 3
11,857 residents
|
41.2 |
488 |
| 15 |
PE2 8
19,448 residents
|
41.0 |
797 |
| 16 |
PE19 1
6,816 residents
|
39.5 |
269 |
| 17 |
CB4 2
16,395 residents
|
38.5 |
632 |
| 18 |
CB4 1
16,164 residents
|
37.9 |
612 |
| 19 |
PE3 9
11,317 residents
|
36.8 |
417 |
| 20 |
CB5 8
13,538 residents
|
35.8 |
484 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 79 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 79 |
PE19 7
5,008 residents
|
6.4 |
32 |
| 78 |
CB22 5
8,584 residents
|
7.3 |
63 |
| 77 |
CB24 9
8,025 residents
|
9.6 |
77 |
| 76 |
PE19 8
7,483 residents
|
9.6 |
72 |
| 75 |
PE27 3
7,493 residents
|
9.9 |
74 |
| 74 |
CB25 0
8,336 residents
|
10.2 |
85 |
| 73 |
PE28 5
7,926 residents
|
10.7 |
85 |
| 72 |
CB3 9
6,556 residents
|
10.8 |
71 |
| 71 |
PE19 5
6,623 residents
|
11.0 |
73 |
| 70 |
CB24 8
6,757 residents
|
11.1 |
75 |
| 69 |
CB24 3
5,087 residents
|
11.2 |
57 |
| 68 |
CB3 0
10,742 residents
|
11.8 |
127 |
| 67 |
CB22 3
8,053 residents
|
11.9 |
96 |
| 66 |
PE28 9
6,822 residents
|
12.2 |
83 |
| 65 |
CB1 7
5,764 residents
|
12.3 |
71 |
| 64 |
CB21 4
8,307 residents
|
12.5 |
104 |
| 63 |
SG19 3
5,295 residents
|
13.0 |
69 |
| 62 |
PE9 3
7,078 residents
|
13.1 |
93 |
| 61 |
PE28 3
9,419 residents
|
13.9 |
131 |
| 60 |
PE29 1
12,534 residents
|
14.0 |
175 |
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