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 23 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
TS1
16,694 residents
|
416.1 |
6,946 |
| 2 |
TS24
22,165 residents
|
278.6 |
6,175 |
| 3 |
TS4
19,161 residents
|
274.0 |
5,251 |
| 4 |
TS18
27,547 residents
|
252.9 |
6,966 |
| 5 |
TS3
29,743 residents
|
231.8 |
6,895 |
| 6 |
TS6
30,381 residents
|
218.7 |
6,645 |
| 7 |
TS26
25,631 residents
|
168.7 |
4,324 |
| 8 |
TS17
46,696 residents
|
160.5 |
7,494 |
| 9 |
TS19
36,710 residents
|
156.5 |
5,744 |
| 10 |
TS15
14,112 residents
|
152.4 |
2,150 |
| 11 |
TS25
38,221 residents
|
137.4 |
5,253 |
| 12 |
TS10
37,931 residents
|
135.3 |
5,131 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 23 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 23 |
TS16
10,816 residents
|
59.9 |
648 |
| 22 |
TS22
10,189 residents
|
66.7 |
680 |
| 21 |
TS11
11,141 residents
|
77.7 |
866 |
| 20 |
TS12
22,681 residents
|
94.1 |
2,135 |
| 19 |
TS7
22,601 residents
|
94.3 |
2,131 |
| 18 |
TS14
18,659 residents
|
101.4 |
1,892 |
| 17 |
TS13
9,948 residents
|
109.4 |
1,088 |
| 16 |
TS23
28,428 residents
|
114.3 |
3,250 |
| 15 |
TS20
20,512 residents
|
117.8 |
2,416 |
| 14 |
TS5
41,287 residents
|
122.0 |
5,037 |
| 13 |
TS8
22,422 residents
|
134.0 |
3,005 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 61 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
TS24 8
6,266 residents
|
372.2 |
2,332 |
| 2 |
TS26 8
5,124 residents
|
343.7 |
1,761 |
| 3 |
TS4 3
9,343 residents
|
325.3 |
3,039 |
| 4 |
TS1 4
8,103 residents
|
257.6 |
2,087 |
| 5 |
TS19 9
5,371 residents
|
247.8 |
1,331 |
| 6 |
TS3 8
5,078 residents
|
238.5 |
1,211 |
| 7 |
TS4 2
9,818 residents
|
225.3 |
2,212 |
| 8 |
TS26 9
5,995 residents
|
222.0 |
1,331 |
| 9 |
TS3 0
7,062 residents
|
216.4 |
1,528 |
| 10 |
TS24 0
6,268 residents
|
216.2 |
1,355 |
| 11 |
TS17 8
6,842 residents
|
215.6 |
1,475 |
| 12 |
TS10 3
5,414 residents
|
212.2 |
1,149 |
| 13 |
TS1 3
5,467 residents
|
210.5 |
1,151 |
| 14 |
TS18 3
8,467 residents
|
208.0 |
1,761 |
| 15 |
TS3 9
7,227 residents
|
205.9 |
1,488 |
| 16 |
TS3 7
7,110 residents
|
203.9 |
1,450 |
| 17 |
TS6 9
9,215 residents
|
203.9 |
1,879 |
| 18 |
TS25 4
6,193 residents
|
185.9 |
1,151 |
| 19 |
TS19 8
11,057 residents
|
182.1 |
2,013 |
| 20 |
TS7 9
6,027 residents
|
179.7 |
1,083 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 61 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 61 |
TS14 8
5,787 residents
|
37.0 |
214 |
| 60 |
TS17 5
13,242 residents
|
47.4 |
628 |
| 59 |
TS10 2
11,387 residents
|
53.7 |
612 |
| 58 |
TS19 7
8,678 residents
|
54.2 |
470 |
| 57 |
TS25 2
8,008 residents
|
56.4 |
452 |
| 56 |
TS27 3
5,075 residents
|
57.5 |
292 |
| 55 |
TS7 8
9,300 residents
|
61.6 |
573 |
| 54 |
TS5 8
12,714 residents
|
64.7 |
823 |
| 53 |
TS7 0
7,274 residents
|
65.3 |
475 |
| 52 |
TS17 0
14,389 residents
|
66.6 |
959 |
| 51 |
TS16 0
7,778 residents
|
66.7 |
519 |
| 50 |
TS22 5
10,189 residents
|
66.7 |
680 |
| 49 |
TS18 5
6,656 residents
|
69.6 |
463 |
| 48 |
TS20 1
10,793 residents
|
76.8 |
829 |
| 47 |
TS14 7
6,043 residents
|
82.9 |
501 |
| 46 |
TS26 0
14,512 residents
|
84.9 |
1,232 |
| 45 |
TS12 2
13,066 residents
|
92.5 |
1,208 |
| 44 |
TS12 1
6,212 residents
|
96.9 |
602 |
| 43 |
TS23 3
13,505 residents
|
100.0 |
1,350 |
| 42 |
TS18 4
5,850 residents
|
107.5 |
629 |
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