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 44 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
CF10
17,423 residents
|
6.3 |
109 |
| 2 |
CF11
39,181 residents
|
4.3 |
170 |
| 3 |
CF24
59,340 residents
|
3.7 |
217 |
| 4 |
CF37
38,789 residents
|
3.3 |
128 |
| 5 |
SA1
51,841 residents
|
3.3 |
171 |
| 6 |
CF48
26,852 residents
|
3.2 |
85 |
| 7 |
CF47
21,975 residents
|
3.1 |
69 |
| 8 |
CF5
68,982 residents
|
3.1 |
214 |
| 9 |
CF3
46,042 residents
|
2.9 |
134 |
| 10 |
SA13
19,144 residents
|
2.8 |
54 |
| 11 |
CF46
14,536 residents
|
2.7 |
39 |
| 12 |
CF36
15,919 residents
|
2.6 |
42 |
| 13 |
SA6
32,710 residents
|
2.5 |
82 |
| 14 |
CF41
10,680 residents
|
2.4 |
26 |
| 15 |
CF34
20,023 residents
|
2.2 |
45 |
| 16 |
CF44
40,976 residents
|
2.1 |
87 |
| 17 |
CF42
13,350 residents
|
2.1 |
28 |
| 18 |
CF39
29,008 residents
|
2.1 |
60 |
| 19 |
SA12
32,611 residents
|
2.1 |
67 |
| 20 |
CF43
11,428 residents
|
2.0 |
23 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 44 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 44 |
SA3
25,348 residents
|
0.6 |
15 |
| 43 |
SA8
13,311 residents
|
0.8 |
10 |
| 42 |
CF38
23,470 residents
|
1.0 |
23 |
| 41 |
CF35
21,331 residents
|
1.0 |
21 |
| 40 |
CF32
31,459 residents
|
1.1 |
36 |
| 39 |
SA10
31,036 residents
|
1.2 |
36 |
| 38 |
SA4
45,892 residents
|
1.2 |
56 |
| 37 |
CF15
18,520 residents
|
1.3 |
24 |
| 36 |
CF62
43,986 residents
|
1.3 |
58 |
| 35 |
CF72
27,957 residents
|
1.3 |
37 |
| 34 |
CF63
21,662 residents
|
1.3 |
29 |
| 33 |
CF64
37,467 residents
|
1.4 |
52 |
| 32 |
SA7
15,445 residents
|
1.5 |
23 |
| 31 |
CF40
20,075 residents
|
1.5 |
30 |
| 30 |
CF14
78,040 residents
|
1.5 |
118 |
| 29 |
CF61
9,651 residents
|
1.6 |
15 |
| 28 |
CF23
47,580 residents
|
1.7 |
79 |
| 27 |
CF33
14,924 residents
|
1.7 |
25 |
| 26 |
CF31
45,338 residents
|
1.7 |
76 |
| 25 |
SA5
35,509 residents
|
1.7 |
60 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 135 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
CF11 9
7,600 residents
|
7.0 |
53 |
| 2 |
CF24 3
12,509 residents
|
6.2 |
78 |
| 3 |
CF11 8
5,660 residents
|
5.8 |
33 |
| 4 |
SA13 1
6,173 residents
|
5.7 |
35 |
| 5 |
CF24 1
6,101 residents
|
5.4 |
33 |
| 6 |
CF37 1
9,911 residents
|
4.9 |
49 |
| 7 |
SA12 8
6,869 residents
|
4.7 |
32 |
| 8 |
CF10 4
5,804 residents
|
4.7 |
27 |
| 9 |
CF5 1
11,867 residents
|
4.5 |
53 |
| 10 |
CF37 5
8,700 residents
|
4.1 |
36 |
| 11 |
CF36 5
6,779 residents
|
4.0 |
27 |
| 12 |
CF10 5
6,809 residents
|
4.0 |
27 |
| 13 |
CF5 5
12,353 residents
|
3.7 |
46 |
| 14 |
CF11 6
12,638 residents
|
3.6 |
46 |
| 15 |
CF31 1
8,925 residents
|
3.6 |
32 |
| 16 |
CF3 4
5,702 residents
|
3.5 |
20 |
| 17 |
SA1 6
14,624 residents
|
3.4 |
49 |
| 18 |
CF39 9
8,110 residents
|
3.3 |
27 |
| 19 |
CF5 2
9,608 residents
|
3.2 |
31 |
| 20 |
CF42 5
5,983 residents
|
3.2 |
19 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 135 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 135 |
CF62 6
5,827 residents
|
0.3 |
2 |
| 134 |
SA3 5
8,667 residents
|
0.3 |
3 |
| 133 |
SA8 3
5,420 residents
|
0.4 |
2 |
| 132 |
CF14 9
6,926 residents
|
0.4 |
3 |
| 131 |
SA4 8
6,835 residents
|
0.4 |
3 |
| 130 |
CF31 5
6,156 residents
|
0.5 |
3 |
| 129 |
CF31 2
11,865 residents
|
0.6 |
7 |
| 128 |
CF32 8
7,807 residents
|
0.6 |
5 |
| 127 |
SA4 9
6,189 residents
|
0.6 |
4 |
| 126 |
SA4 6
7,525 residents
|
0.7 |
5 |
| 125 |
SA9 2
7,412 residents
|
0.7 |
5 |
| 124 |
CF62 8
7,118 residents
|
0.7 |
5 |
| 123 |
SA4 3
9,936 residents
|
0.7 |
7 |
| 122 |
SA2 7
10,998 residents
|
0.7 |
8 |
| 121 |
SA12 9
6,749 residents
|
0.7 |
5 |
| 120 |
CF35 6
15,866 residents
|
0.8 |
12 |
| 119 |
CF64 2
8,708 residents
|
0.8 |
7 |
| 118 |
CF15 9
5,985 residents
|
0.8 |
5 |
| 117 |
CF38 2
13,030 residents
|
0.8 |
11 |
| 116 |
CF14 6
9,426 residents
|
0.8 |
8 |
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