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
|
20.1 |
335 |
| 2 |
TS4
19,161 residents
|
14.7 |
281 |
| 3 |
TS18
27,547 residents
|
11.7 |
323 |
| 4 |
TS6
30,381 residents
|
8.7 |
264 |
| 5 |
TS19
36,710 residents
|
8.2 |
302 |
| 6 |
TS5
41,287 residents
|
7.2 |
299 |
| 7 |
TS3
29,743 residents
|
6.9 |
204 |
| 8 |
TS24
22,165 residents
|
6.2 |
138 |
| 9 |
TS23
28,428 residents
|
6.1 |
172 |
| 10 |
TS20
20,512 residents
|
5.9 |
121 |
| 11 |
TS26
25,631 residents
|
5.8 |
148 |
| 12 |
TS25
38,221 residents
|
5.7 |
217 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 23 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 23 |
TS11
11,141 residents
|
1.9 |
21 |
| 22 |
TS14
18,659 residents
|
2.4 |
45 |
| 21 |
TS12
22,681 residents
|
2.7 |
61 |
| 20 |
TS16
10,816 residents
|
2.9 |
31 |
| 19 |
TS13
9,948 residents
|
2.9 |
29 |
| 18 |
TS15
14,112 residents
|
3.0 |
42 |
| 17 |
TS8
22,422 residents
|
3.2 |
71 |
| 16 |
TS22
10,189 residents
|
3.2 |
33 |
| 15 |
TS10
37,931 residents
|
3.7 |
140 |
| 14 |
TS7
22,601 residents
|
3.8 |
86 |
| 13 |
TS17
46,696 residents
|
4.3 |
200 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 61 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
TS1 4
8,103 residents
|
18.6 |
151 |
| 2 |
TS4 2
9,818 residents
|
18.0 |
177 |
| 3 |
TS5 6
7,602 residents
|
16.2 |
123 |
| 4 |
TS1 3
5,467 residents
|
14.5 |
79 |
| 5 |
TS18 4
5,850 residents
|
12.1 |
71 |
| 6 |
TS18 3
8,467 residents
|
11.7 |
99 |
| 7 |
TS24 8
6,266 residents
|
11.5 |
72 |
| 8 |
TS19 0
11,604 residents
|
11.2 |
130 |
| 9 |
TS4 3
9,343 residents
|
11.1 |
104 |
| 10 |
TS26 9
5,995 residents
|
9.5 |
57 |
| 11 |
TS19 8
11,057 residents
|
9.5 |
105 |
| 12 |
TS20 2
9,719 residents
|
9.5 |
92 |
| 13 |
TS5 5
7,623 residents
|
9.4 |
72 |
| 14 |
TS3 8
5,078 residents
|
9.3 |
47 |
| 15 |
TS26 8
5,124 residents
|
8.6 |
44 |
| 16 |
TS6 9
9,215 residents
|
8.6 |
79 |
| 17 |
TS25 4
6,193 residents
|
8.2 |
51 |
| 18 |
TS25 5
9,327 residents
|
7.7 |
72 |
| 19 |
TS23 1
5,634 residents
|
7.3 |
41 |
| 20 |
TS17 8
6,842 residents
|
6.7 |
46 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 61 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 61 |
TS14 8
5,787 residents
|
0.9 |
5 |
| 60 |
TS14 7
6,043 residents
|
1.2 |
7 |
| 59 |
TS10 2
11,387 residents
|
1.8 |
20 |
| 58 |
TS25 2
8,008 residents
|
1.9 |
15 |
| 57 |
TS17 5
13,242 residents
|
2.0 |
26 |
| 56 |
TS12 2
13,066 residents
|
2.1 |
28 |
| 55 |
TS17 0
14,389 residents
|
2.3 |
33 |
| 54 |
TS24 9
8,071 residents
|
2.5 |
20 |
| 53 |
TS7 0
7,274 residents
|
2.6 |
19 |
| 52 |
TS20 1
10,793 residents
|
2.7 |
29 |
| 51 |
TS5 8
12,714 residents
|
2.8 |
35 |
| 50 |
TS3 9
7,227 residents
|
2.8 |
20 |
| 49 |
TS8 0
8,683 residents
|
2.9 |
25 |
| 48 |
TS12 1
6,212 residents
|
2.9 |
18 |
| 47 |
TS17 9
7,019 residents
|
3.0 |
21 |
| 46 |
TS10 1
6,630 residents
|
3.0 |
20 |
| 45 |
TS16 0
7,778 residents
|
3.2 |
25 |
| 44 |
TS15 9
11,812 residents
|
3.2 |
38 |
| 43 |
TS26 0
14,512 residents
|
3.2 |
47 |
| 42 |
TS22 5
10,189 residents
|
3.2 |
33 |
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