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 29 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
CA3
14,209 residents
|
10.5 |
149 |
| 2 |
LA14
36,983 residents
|
8.1 |
299 |
| 3 |
CA25
5,910 residents
|
6.8 |
40 |
| 4 |
CA1
25,050 residents
|
6.5 |
163 |
| 5 |
CA12
7,438 residents
|
6.3 |
47 |
| 6 |
CA14
35,848 residents
|
6.3 |
226 |
| 7 |
CA28
27,867 residents
|
5.7 |
158 |
| 8 |
LA15
7,657 residents
|
5.6 |
43 |
| 9 |
CA22
8,723 residents
|
5.4 |
47 |
| 10 |
LA9
31,844 residents
|
5.0 |
159 |
| 11 |
LA23
8,306 residents
|
4.7 |
39 |
| 12 |
CA2
40,566 residents
|
4.3 |
173 |
| 13 |
LA6
13,195 residents
|
3.9 |
52 |
| 14 |
LA13
19,097 residents
|
3.7 |
70 |
| 15 |
LA12
20,227 residents
|
3.5 |
70 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 29 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 29 |
LA7
5,060 residents
|
0.4 |
2 |
| 28 |
CA10
14,359 residents
|
0.4 |
6 |
| 27 |
CA4
9,700 residents
|
0.7 |
7 |
| 26 |
LA8
8,889 residents
|
0.9 |
8 |
| 25 |
LA18
8,312 residents
|
1.1 |
9 |
| 24 |
LA11
9,961 residents
|
1.1 |
11 |
| 23 |
CA7
22,742 residents
|
1.5 |
33 |
| 22 |
CA5
7,204 residents
|
1.5 |
11 |
| 21 |
CA13
15,223 residents
|
1.7 |
26 |
| 20 |
CA6
9,216 residents
|
2.1 |
19 |
| 19 |
CA8
10,146 residents
|
2.5 |
25 |
| 18 |
CA16
6,400 residents
|
2.7 |
17 |
| 17 |
CA11
23,425 residents
|
3.1 |
72 |
| 16 |
CA15
16,118 residents
|
3.2 |
52 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 41 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
LA14 2
6,178 residents
|
14.6 |
90 |
| 2 |
CA14 3
8,413 residents
|
11.6 |
98 |
| 3 |
CA25 5
5,910 residents
|
6.8 |
40 |
| 4 |
LA14 4
6,656 residents
|
6.2 |
41 |
| 5 |
CA2 7
12,910 residents
|
5.8 |
75 |
| 6 |
LA15 8
7,657 residents
|
5.6 |
43 |
| 7 |
CA22 2
8,723 residents
|
5.4 |
47 |
| 8 |
LA13 9
10,018 residents
|
4.8 |
48 |
| 9 |
LA9 6
7,571 residents
|
4.8 |
36 |
| 10 |
CA2 6
10,409 residents
|
4.3 |
45 |
| 11 |
CA2 5
6,732 residents
|
4.3 |
29 |
| 12 |
CA14 1
9,248 residents
|
4.2 |
39 |
| 13 |
CA7 9
5,883 residents
|
3.7 |
22 |
| 14 |
CA13 9
6,162 residents
|
3.7 |
23 |
| 15 |
CA1 3
11,541 residents
|
3.7 |
43 |
| 16 |
CA14 4
5,955 residents
|
3.7 |
22 |
| 17 |
CA1 2
11,430 residents
|
3.7 |
42 |
| 18 |
LA14 5
10,302 residents
|
3.5 |
36 |
| 19 |
CA3 0
6,151 residents
|
3.1 |
19 |
| 20 |
CA28 9
7,793 residents
|
3.0 |
23 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 41 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 41 |
CA13 0
9,060 residents
|
0.3 |
3 |
| 40 |
LA7 7
5,060 residents
|
0.4 |
2 |
| 39 |
CA10 1
6,191 residents
|
0.5 |
3 |
| 38 |
CA4 8
5,759 residents
|
0.5 |
3 |
| 37 |
CA28 6
9,124 residents
|
1.0 |
9 |
| 36 |
CA11 8
8,748 residents
|
1.1 |
10 |
| 35 |
LA12 9
7,185 residents
|
1.4 |
10 |
| 34 |
LA11 7
6,210 residents
|
1.4 |
9 |
| 33 |
CA3 9
7,721 residents
|
1.7 |
13 |
| 32 |
LA18 4
5,154 residents
|
1.7 |
9 |
| 31 |
CA28 8
8,223 residents
|
2.2 |
18 |
| 30 |
CA2 4
10,515 residents
|
2.3 |
24 |
| 29 |
CA11 9
6,003 residents
|
2.3 |
14 |
| 28 |
LA9 7
10,571 residents
|
2.4 |
25 |
| 27 |
CA15 7
7,128 residents
|
2.4 |
17 |
| 26 |
LA13 0
9,079 residents
|
2.4 |
22 |
| 25 |
LA9 5
9,595 residents
|
2.6 |
25 |
| 24 |
LA12 0
6,069 residents
|
2.6 |
16 |
| 23 |
CA16 6
6,400 residents
|
2.7 |
17 |
| 22 |
LA14 3
10,533 residents
|
2.8 |
29 |
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