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
|
72.1 |
1,184 |
| 2 |
DE3
18,657 residents
|
40.0 |
746 |
| 3 |
S40
34,731 residents
|
26.2 |
910 |
| 4 |
DE7
51,207 residents
|
20.5 |
1,049 |
| 5 |
DE5
22,486 residents
|
20.0 |
450 |
| 6 |
S41
36,887 residents
|
19.1 |
703 |
| 7 |
S45
14,483 residents
|
14.6 |
212 |
| 8 |
NG10
47,415 residents
|
14.6 |
694 |
| 9 |
S43
41,176 residents
|
14.1 |
579 |
| 10 |
SK17
30,702 residents
|
13.3 |
407 |
| 11 |
S44
22,447 residents
|
13.1 |
294 |
| 12 |
DE24
59,976 residents
|
12.5 |
752 |
| 13 |
NG20
27,929 residents
|
12.0 |
334 |
| 14 |
DE75
18,640 residents
|
11.7 |
218 |
| 15 |
DE4
34,124 residents
|
11.1 |
378 |
| 16 |
DE55
54,071 residents
|
10.0 |
539 |
| 17 |
SK13
33,338 residents
|
10.0 |
332 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 33 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 33 |
DE45
8,049 residents
|
3.0 |
24 |
| 32 |
SK23
18,398 residents
|
3.2 |
59 |
| 31 |
DE72
20,438 residents
|
3.3 |
68 |
| 30 |
DE56
39,392 residents
|
3.5 |
136 |
| 29 |
S32
5,609 residents
|
3.9 |
22 |
| 28 |
SK22
12,076 residents
|
4.3 |
52 |
| 27 |
DE65
24,503 residents
|
4.5 |
111 |
| 26 |
S18
24,738 residents
|
5.0 |
124 |
| 25 |
DE6
26,622 residents
|
6.4 |
171 |
| 24 |
DE73
20,916 residents
|
7.4 |
154 |
| 23 |
DE21
57,655 residents
|
7.4 |
429 |
| 22 |
S21
20,618 residents
|
7.7 |
159 |
| 21 |
DE23
66,763 residents
|
9.0 |
603 |
| 20 |
DE11
46,760 residents
|
9.4 |
440 |
| 19 |
S42
29,838 residents
|
9.6 |
287 |
| 18 |
DE22
48,751 residents
|
9.8 |
479 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 90 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
DE1 1
6,118 residents
|
64.9 |
397 |
| 2 |
NG10 1
8,295 residents
|
32.9 |
273 |
| 3 |
DE1 3
7,728 residents
|
31.6 |
244 |
| 4 |
S41 8
11,357 residents
|
23.8 |
270 |
| 5 |
NG16 4
5,919 residents
|
23.3 |
138 |
| 6 |
DE7 5
10,482 residents
|
22.4 |
235 |
| 7 |
S40 2
11,497 residents
|
22.4 |
257 |
| 8 |
SK17 6
7,267 residents
|
21.2 |
154 |
| 9 |
DE7 8
13,819 residents
|
20.0 |
277 |
| 10 |
DE55 4
8,141 residents
|
19.8 |
161 |
| 11 |
S45 9
9,159 residents
|
19.4 |
178 |
| 12 |
S41 9
5,659 residents
|
19.3 |
109 |
| 13 |
S80 4
10,334 residents
|
18.5 |
191 |
| 14 |
S43 3
13,910 residents
|
18.4 |
256 |
| 15 |
DE4 3
11,995 residents
|
17.4 |
209 |
| 16 |
DE5 3
13,223 residents
|
17.3 |
229 |
| 17 |
S40 4
10,343 residents
|
16.8 |
174 |
| 18 |
SK13 8
9,377 residents
|
16.2 |
152 |
| 19 |
DE22 3
17,728 residents
|
15.8 |
280 |
| 20 |
DE24 8
17,953 residents
|
15.3 |
275 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 90 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 90 |
S18 2
5,824 residents
|
2.2 |
13 |
| 89 |
S18 1
6,969 residents
|
2.7 |
19 |
| 88 |
DE22 2
13,529 residents
|
2.9 |
39 |
| 87 |
DE72 3
15,990 residents
|
2.9 |
47 |
| 86 |
DE45 1
8,049 residents
|
3.0 |
24 |
| 85 |
DE55 6
7,979 residents
|
3.0 |
24 |
| 84 |
SK23 0
5,444 residents
|
3.3 |
18 |
| 83 |
DE56 4
5,454 residents
|
3.5 |
19 |
| 82 |
DE56 0
12,048 residents
|
3.6 |
43 |
| 81 |
DE65 6
12,182 residents
|
3.6 |
44 |
| 80 |
S18 8
6,558 residents
|
3.8 |
25 |
| 79 |
DE73 8
6,292 residents
|
3.8 |
24 |
| 78 |
SK23 7
7,551 residents
|
3.8 |
29 |
| 77 |
DE3 9
9,272 residents
|
4.3 |
40 |
| 76 |
SK22 4
5,987 residents
|
4.3 |
26 |
| 75 |
DE73 6
7,577 residents
|
4.4 |
33 |
| 74 |
S21 1
7,919 residents
|
4.5 |
36 |
| 73 |
DE21 2
10,286 residents
|
4.7 |
48 |
| 72 |
DE56 1
13,245 residents
|
4.8 |
64 |
| 71 |
DE21 7
12,701 residents
|
5.4 |
69 |
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