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 31 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
CH1
32,948 residents
|
14.3 |
470 |
| 2 |
WA1
23,331 residents
|
12.5 |
291 |
| 3 |
CW1
44,776 residents
|
11.2 |
503 |
| 4 |
CW7
34,569 residents
|
10.8 |
373 |
| 5 |
WA8
64,085 residents
|
10.5 |
671 |
| 6 |
CW9
35,216 residents
|
9.2 |
324 |
| 7 |
WA7
63,199 residents
|
9.1 |
574 |
| 8 |
CH65
30,575 residents
|
8.7 |
266 |
| 9 |
CW2
44,041 residents
|
8.2 |
362 |
| 10 |
CH4
34,820 residents
|
8.2 |
284 |
| 11 |
WA2
40,997 residents
|
8.0 |
326 |
| 12 |
SK12
19,409 residents
|
7.5 |
146 |
| 13 |
SK10
40,893 residents
|
7.0 |
288 |
| 14 |
CW12
33,361 residents
|
7.0 |
232 |
| 15 |
SK11
37,596 residents
|
6.3 |
235 |
| 16 |
SY14
7,058 residents
|
6.2 |
44 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 31 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 31 |
CW4
10,851 residents
|
2.2 |
24 |
| 30 |
CW6
13,604 residents
|
3.1 |
42 |
| 29 |
CH3
36,505 residents
|
3.3 |
119 |
| 28 |
CH66
35,916 residents
|
4.0 |
143 |
| 27 |
WA16
24,378 residents
|
4.1 |
100 |
| 26 |
CW8
40,311 residents
|
4.1 |
167 |
| 25 |
CW10
15,603 residents
|
4.6 |
71 |
| 24 |
CH64
19,202 residents
|
4.6 |
88 |
| 23 |
WA6
19,509 residents
|
4.8 |
94 |
| 22 |
WA5
62,639 residents
|
4.9 |
306 |
| 21 |
SK9
39,957 residents
|
5.1 |
203 |
| 20 |
CW11
27,042 residents
|
5.9 |
160 |
| 19 |
CH2
35,664 residents
|
6.1 |
219 |
| 18 |
WA4
49,409 residents
|
6.2 |
305 |
| 17 |
CW5
33,179 residents
|
6.2 |
205 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 91 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
WA8 6
7,802 residents
|
21.3 |
166 |
| 2 |
WA7 1
6,982 residents
|
19.5 |
136 |
| 3 |
CW2 7
10,002 residents
|
17.0 |
170 |
| 4 |
WA8 7
10,715 residents
|
15.4 |
165 |
| 5 |
CW7 1
10,208 residents
|
14.4 |
147 |
| 6 |
CH65 9
5,592 residents
|
14.1 |
79 |
| 7 |
CW5 5
8,810 residents
|
14.0 |
123 |
| 8 |
CW7 3
9,498 residents
|
11.9 |
113 |
| 9 |
WA7 2
15,824 residents
|
11.3 |
179 |
| 10 |
CH1 4
7,346 residents
|
10.8 |
79 |
| 11 |
CH66 3
5,696 residents
|
10.7 |
61 |
| 12 |
WA2 8
5,981 residents
|
10.7 |
64 |
| 13 |
CW1 3
18,657 residents
|
9.6 |
180 |
| 14 |
WA13 0
6,753 residents
|
9.6 |
65 |
| 15 |
WA2 7
7,909 residents
|
9.6 |
76 |
| 16 |
WA7 5
12,834 residents
|
8.7 |
112 |
| 17 |
WA4 1
11,112 residents
|
8.6 |
96 |
| 18 |
CH2 4
8,098 residents
|
8.5 |
69 |
| 19 |
WA8 4
6,686 residents
|
8.2 |
55 |
| 20 |
WA2 0
16,727 residents
|
7.8 |
131 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 91 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 91 |
CH66 4
8,955 residents
|
1.8 |
16 |
| 90 |
WA5 2
9,912 residents
|
2.0 |
20 |
| 89 |
CH3 7
6,745 residents
|
2.2 |
15 |
| 88 |
CW5 7
10,839 residents
|
2.3 |
25 |
| 87 |
CW8 3
7,479 residents
|
2.7 |
20 |
| 86 |
WA8 3
6,392 residents
|
2.8 |
18 |
| 85 |
CH66 2
12,204 residents
|
2.9 |
35 |
| 84 |
SK9 2
9,511 residents
|
2.9 |
28 |
| 83 |
CW6 0
7,327 residents
|
3.0 |
22 |
| 82 |
CW6 9
6,277 residents
|
3.2 |
20 |
| 81 |
CW9 6
5,589 residents
|
3.2 |
18 |
| 80 |
CW8 2
10,273 residents
|
3.3 |
34 |
| 79 |
CW8 4
13,417 residents
|
3.4 |
46 |
| 78 |
CH66 1
7,463 residents
|
3.5 |
26 |
| 77 |
CW10 0
8,803 residents
|
3.7 |
33 |
| 76 |
CW1 5
9,940 residents
|
3.8 |
38 |
| 75 |
SK9 7
5,954 residents
|
3.9 |
23 |
| 74 |
CH3 6
8,217 residents
|
3.9 |
32 |
| 73 |
CW12 4
12,144 residents
|
4.0 |
48 |
| 72 |
SK12 2
5,262 residents
|
4.0 |
21 |
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