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 33 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
DE1
16,424 residents
|
579.3 |
9,515 |
| 2 |
DE3
18,657 residents
|
286.6 |
5,347 |
| 3 |
DE5
22,486 residents
|
168.8 |
3,796 |
| 4 |
S40
34,731 residents
|
158.9 |
5,520 |
| 5 |
DE7
51,207 residents
|
144.9 |
7,421 |
| 6 |
S41
36,887 residents
|
123.6 |
4,559 |
| 7 |
S44
22,447 residents
|
110.7 |
2,484 |
| 8 |
S45
14,483 residents
|
101.1 |
1,464 |
| 9 |
NG10
47,415 residents
|
97.2 |
4,609 |
| 10 |
DE24
59,976 residents
|
95.9 |
5,752 |
| 11 |
SK17
30,702 residents
|
90.6 |
2,781 |
| 12 |
DE22
48,751 residents
|
89.4 |
4,360 |
| 13 |
NG20
27,929 residents
|
85.4 |
2,386 |
| 14 |
S43
41,176 residents
|
83.2 |
3,426 |
| 15 |
DE11
46,760 residents
|
82.0 |
3,834 |
| 16 |
S42
29,838 residents
|
74.5 |
2,224 |
| 17 |
DE55
54,071 residents
|
73.0 |
3,949 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 33 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 33 |
DE72
20,438 residents
|
23.7 |
484 |
| 32 |
DE45
8,049 residents
|
25.3 |
204 |
| 31 |
S32
5,609 residents
|
25.7 |
144 |
| 30 |
DE56
39,392 residents
|
28.6 |
1,125 |
| 29 |
SK22
12,076 residents
|
29.6 |
358 |
| 28 |
SK23
18,398 residents
|
30.4 |
560 |
| 27 |
DE65
24,503 residents
|
40.0 |
980 |
| 26 |
DE73
20,916 residents
|
45.0 |
942 |
| 25 |
S18
24,738 residents
|
46.9 |
1,161 |
| 24 |
DE75
18,640 residents
|
49.0 |
913 |
| 23 |
S21
20,618 residents
|
49.2 |
1,015 |
| 22 |
DE6
26,622 residents
|
59.2 |
1,575 |
| 21 |
DE23
66,763 residents
|
61.8 |
4,123 |
| 20 |
DE21
57,655 residents
|
64.7 |
3,733 |
| 19 |
SK13
33,338 residents
|
66.2 |
2,207 |
| 18 |
DE4
34,124 residents
|
69.4 |
2,369 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 90 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
DE1 1
6,118 residents
|
603.6 |
3,693 |
| 2 |
DE1 3
7,728 residents
|
288.7 |
2,231 |
| 3 |
NG10 1
8,295 residents
|
177.7 |
1,474 |
| 4 |
S40 2
11,497 residents
|
175.4 |
2,016 |
| 5 |
DE22 3
17,728 residents
|
173.3 |
3,073 |
| 6 |
DE7 5
10,482 residents
|
162.0 |
1,698 |
| 7 |
DE7 8
13,819 residents
|
146.1 |
2,019 |
| 8 |
NG16 4
5,919 residents
|
145.6 |
862 |
| 9 |
DE5 3
13,223 residents
|
143.0 |
1,891 |
| 10 |
S41 8
11,357 residents
|
142.1 |
1,614 |
| 11 |
SK17 6
7,267 residents
|
134.0 |
974 |
| 12 |
S45 9
9,159 residents
|
128.7 |
1,179 |
| 13 |
DE24 8
17,953 residents
|
127.9 |
2,296 |
| 14 |
DE55 4
8,141 residents
|
126.3 |
1,028 |
| 15 |
S41 9
5,659 residents
|
116.8 |
661 |
| 16 |
S80 4
10,334 residents
|
116.5 |
1,204 |
| 17 |
S42 5
13,068 residents
|
106.9 |
1,397 |
| 18 |
SK17 7
7,369 residents
|
104.5 |
770 |
| 19 |
DE21 6
17,522 residents
|
101.9 |
1,786 |
| 20 |
NG10 4
10,654 residents
|
101.6 |
1,082 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 90 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 90 |
S18 8
6,558 residents
|
14.3 |
94 |
| 89 |
DE56 4
5,454 residents
|
18.0 |
98 |
| 88 |
DE22 2
13,529 residents
|
21.5 |
291 |
| 87 |
DE72 3
15,990 residents
|
22.9 |
366 |
| 86 |
DE45 1
8,049 residents
|
25.3 |
204 |
| 85 |
DE73 8
6,292 residents
|
25.6 |
161 |
| 84 |
DE56 0
12,048 residents
|
26.2 |
316 |
| 83 |
SK23 7
7,551 residents
|
30.9 |
233 |
| 82 |
DE55 6
7,979 residents
|
32.7 |
261 |
| 81 |
DE65 6
12,182 residents
|
33.1 |
403 |
| 80 |
S21 1
7,919 residents
|
33.7 |
267 |
| 79 |
S18 1
6,969 residents
|
35.6 |
248 |
| 78 |
DE73 6
7,577 residents
|
36.3 |
275 |
| 77 |
SK22 4
5,987 residents
|
36.7 |
220 |
| 76 |
DE3 9
9,272 residents
|
37.9 |
351 |
| 75 |
DE4 5
6,845 residents
|
38.3 |
262 |
| 74 |
S18 2
5,824 residents
|
39.3 |
229 |
| 73 |
S40 3
9,008 residents
|
40.2 |
362 |
| 72 |
DE21 2
10,286 residents
|
40.8 |
420 |
| 71 |
SK23 0
5,444 residents
|
41.5 |
226 |
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