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
|
195.4 |
3,209 |
| 2 |
DE3
18,657 residents
|
129.3 |
2,412 |
| 3 |
DE5
22,486 residents
|
78.4 |
1,764 |
| 4 |
DE7
51,207 residents
|
61.4 |
3,145 |
| 5 |
S40
34,731 residents
|
60.6 |
2,106 |
| 6 |
S44
22,447 residents
|
53.5 |
1,200 |
| 7 |
S41
36,887 residents
|
51.8 |
1,909 |
| 8 |
S45
14,483 residents
|
48.5 |
702 |
| 9 |
DE24
59,976 residents
|
43.1 |
2,582 |
| 10 |
NG10
47,415 residents
|
38.2 |
1,812 |
| 11 |
SK17
30,702 residents
|
38.0 |
1,168 |
| 12 |
NG20
27,929 residents
|
37.5 |
1,047 |
| 13 |
S43
41,176 residents
|
37.3 |
1,536 |
| 14 |
DE11
46,760 residents
|
37.3 |
1,742 |
| 15 |
DE22
48,751 residents
|
36.7 |
1,791 |
| 16 |
S42
29,838 residents
|
35.5 |
1,060 |
| 17 |
DE55
54,071 residents
|
30.1 |
1,628 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 33 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 33 |
S32
5,609 residents
|
8.0 |
45 |
| 32 |
DE45
8,049 residents
|
9.4 |
76 |
| 31 |
DE72
20,438 residents
|
9.7 |
199 |
| 30 |
DE56
39,392 residents
|
13.6 |
535 |
| 29 |
SK22
12,076 residents
|
14.2 |
172 |
| 28 |
SK23
18,398 residents
|
14.6 |
269 |
| 27 |
S18
24,738 residents
|
16.9 |
419 |
| 26 |
DE73
20,916 residents
|
18.4 |
384 |
| 25 |
DE65
24,503 residents
|
18.6 |
455 |
| 24 |
DE75
18,640 residents
|
20.0 |
373 |
| 23 |
S21
20,618 residents
|
21.0 |
432 |
| 22 |
DE6
26,622 residents
|
25.9 |
690 |
| 21 |
DE21
57,655 residents
|
26.2 |
1,509 |
| 20 |
SK13
33,338 residents
|
26.8 |
893 |
| 19 |
DE4
34,124 residents
|
27.5 |
937 |
| 18 |
DE23
66,763 residents
|
29.3 |
1,956 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 90 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
DE1 1
6,118 residents
|
235.7 |
1,442 |
| 2 |
DE1 3
7,728 residents
|
108.2 |
836 |
| 3 |
S40 2
11,497 residents
|
75.6 |
869 |
| 4 |
DE22 3
17,728 residents
|
70.7 |
1,253 |
| 5 |
DE7 8
13,819 residents
|
68.9 |
952 |
| 6 |
DE7 5
10,482 residents
|
65.5 |
687 |
| 7 |
DE5 3
13,223 residents
|
65.5 |
866 |
| 8 |
NG10 1
8,295 residents
|
62.7 |
520 |
| 9 |
S45 9
9,159 residents
|
61.1 |
560 |
| 10 |
DE24 8
17,953 residents
|
57.9 |
1,039 |
| 11 |
S41 8
11,357 residents
|
57.2 |
650 |
| 12 |
NG16 4
5,919 residents
|
56.3 |
333 |
| 13 |
S41 9
5,659 residents
|
53.5 |
303 |
| 14 |
DE55 4
8,141 residents
|
51.8 |
422 |
| 15 |
SK17 6
7,267 residents
|
51.7 |
376 |
| 16 |
S42 5
13,068 residents
|
51.3 |
670 |
| 17 |
SK17 7
7,369 residents
|
48.4 |
357 |
| 18 |
NG20 8
11,054 residents
|
48.2 |
533 |
| 19 |
DE11 0
15,332 residents
|
45.0 |
690 |
| 20 |
S43 3
13,910 residents
|
43.9 |
610 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 90 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 90 |
S18 8
6,558 residents
|
4.1 |
27 |
| 89 |
DE56 4
5,454 residents
|
7.2 |
39 |
| 88 |
S18 1
6,969 residents
|
7.2 |
50 |
| 87 |
DE22 2
13,529 residents
|
8.5 |
115 |
| 86 |
DE45 1
8,049 residents
|
9.4 |
76 |
| 85 |
DE72 3
15,990 residents
|
9.9 |
158 |
| 84 |
DE73 8
6,292 residents
|
11.3 |
71 |
| 83 |
DE56 0
12,048 residents
|
13.8 |
166 |
| 82 |
SK23 7
7,551 residents
|
14.2 |
107 |
| 81 |
DE65 6
12,182 residents
|
14.4 |
175 |
| 80 |
DE55 6
7,979 residents
|
15.0 |
120 |
| 79 |
DE4 5
6,845 residents
|
15.2 |
104 |
| 78 |
S21 1
7,919 residents
|
15.7 |
124 |
| 77 |
S40 3
9,008 residents
|
16.3 |
147 |
| 76 |
DE73 5
5,125 residents
|
17.0 |
87 |
| 75 |
DE4 2
8,638 residents
|
17.6 |
152 |
| 74 |
S18 2
5,824 residents
|
17.9 |
104 |
| 73 |
SK13 6
5,767 residents
|
17.9 |
103 |
| 72 |
DE3 0
9,385 residents
|
18.4 |
173 |
| 71 |
DE73 6
7,577 residents
|
18.5 |
140 |
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