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
|
131.2 |
2,191 |
| 2 |
TS15
14,112 residents
|
115.4 |
1,629 |
| 3 |
TS24
22,165 residents
|
98.0 |
2,173 |
| 4 |
TS4
19,161 residents
|
97.4 |
1,867 |
| 5 |
TS18
27,547 residents
|
84.9 |
2,339 |
| 6 |
TS3
29,743 residents
|
78.6 |
2,339 |
| 7 |
TS6
30,381 residents
|
62.6 |
1,901 |
| 8 |
TS26
25,631 residents
|
54.2 |
1,389 |
| 9 |
TS19
36,710 residents
|
47.7 |
1,752 |
| 10 |
TS10
37,931 residents
|
47.7 |
1,810 |
| 11 |
TS25
38,221 residents
|
45.0 |
1,720 |
| 12 |
TS20
20,512 residents
|
44.6 |
914 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 23 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 23 |
TS22
10,189 residents
|
18.0 |
183 |
| 22 |
TS16
10,816 residents
|
19.9 |
215 |
| 21 |
TS11
11,141 residents
|
24.9 |
277 |
| 20 |
TS7
22,601 residents
|
28.6 |
646 |
| 19 |
TS14
18,659 residents
|
28.9 |
540 |
| 18 |
TS5
41,287 residents
|
32.7 |
1,349 |
| 17 |
TS12
22,681 residents
|
33.4 |
757 |
| 16 |
TS17
46,696 residents
|
35.8 |
1,674 |
| 15 |
TS13
9,948 residents
|
37.8 |
376 |
| 14 |
TS23
28,428 residents
|
40.0 |
1,137 |
| 13 |
TS8
22,422 residents
|
42.5 |
953 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 61 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
TS15 9
11,812 residents
|
136.9 |
1,617 |
| 2 |
TS24 8
6,266 residents
|
132.5 |
830 |
| 3 |
TS26 8
5,124 residents
|
122.0 |
625 |
| 4 |
TS4 3
9,343 residents
|
121.9 |
1,139 |
| 5 |
TS1 4
8,103 residents
|
90.2 |
731 |
| 6 |
TS26 9
5,995 residents
|
78.2 |
469 |
| 7 |
TS3 8
5,078 residents
|
76.6 |
389 |
| 8 |
TS3 0
7,062 residents
|
75.2 |
531 |
| 9 |
TS1 3
5,467 residents
|
75.2 |
411 |
| 10 |
TS4 2
9,818 residents
|
74.1 |
728 |
| 11 |
TS3 7
7,110 residents
|
72.3 |
514 |
| 12 |
TS18 3
8,467 residents
|
71.7 |
607 |
| 13 |
TS3 9
7,227 residents
|
68.2 |
493 |
| 14 |
TS10 3
5,414 residents
|
67.8 |
367 |
| 15 |
TS20 2
9,719 residents
|
62.7 |
609 |
| 16 |
TS24 0
6,268 residents
|
61.3 |
384 |
| 17 |
TS24 9
8,071 residents
|
60.8 |
491 |
| 18 |
TS5 4
5,965 residents
|
60.5 |
361 |
| 19 |
TS6 9
9,215 residents
|
58.8 |
542 |
| 20 |
TS25 3
5,900 residents
|
58.5 |
345 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 61 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 61 |
TS14 8
5,787 residents
|
8.8 |
51 |
| 60 |
TS17 5
13,242 residents
|
14.8 |
196 |
| 59 |
TS7 8
9,300 residents
|
16.9 |
157 |
| 58 |
TS25 2
8,008 residents
|
17.1 |
137 |
| 57 |
TS5 8
12,714 residents
|
17.7 |
225 |
| 56 |
TS27 3
5,075 residents
|
17.7 |
90 |
| 55 |
TS10 2
11,387 residents
|
17.9 |
204 |
| 54 |
TS22 5
10,189 residents
|
18.0 |
183 |
| 53 |
TS17 0
14,389 residents
|
18.5 |
266 |
| 52 |
TS18 5
6,656 residents
|
19.5 |
130 |
| 51 |
TS26 0
14,512 residents
|
20.3 |
295 |
| 50 |
TS16 0
7,778 residents
|
20.8 |
162 |
| 49 |
TS7 0
7,274 residents
|
21.2 |
154 |
| 48 |
TS14 7
6,043 residents
|
21.8 |
132 |
| 47 |
TS19 7
8,678 residents
|
22.4 |
194 |
| 46 |
TS5 5
7,623 residents
|
25.7 |
196 |
| 45 |
TS5 7
7,383 residents
|
27.9 |
206 |
| 44 |
TS20 1
10,793 residents
|
28.3 |
305 |
| 43 |
TS12 1
6,212 residents
|
30.1 |
187 |
| 42 |
TS12 2
13,066 residents
|
33.3 |
435 |
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