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 24 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
DL1
47,916 residents
|
39.4 |
1,890 |
| 2 |
DL14
37,638 residents
|
36.2 |
1,364 |
| 3 |
DL4
10,088 residents
|
33.8 |
341 |
| 4 |
DL5
29,462 residents
|
29.5 |
868 |
| 5 |
SR7
30,427 residents
|
28.9 |
879 |
| 6 |
TS29
6,178 residents
|
27.5 |
170 |
| 7 |
DL15
23,084 residents
|
26.4 |
610 |
| 8 |
DL3
43,231 residents
|
26.4 |
1,141 |
| 9 |
TS28
5,382 residents
|
26.4 |
142 |
| 10 |
DH9
37,255 residents
|
24.8 |
925 |
| 11 |
SR8
34,679 residents
|
24.0 |
832 |
| 12 |
DL16
22,355 residents
|
23.4 |
524 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 24 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 24 |
DL12
12,347 residents
|
8.0 |
99 |
| 23 |
DL13
13,566 residents
|
11.9 |
162 |
| 22 |
TS27
11,812 residents
|
15.4 |
182 |
| 21 |
DH8
39,834 residents
|
16.3 |
650 |
| 20 |
TS21
13,196 residents
|
18.2 |
240 |
| 19 |
DL2
18,731 residents
|
18.4 |
345 |
| 18 |
DH7
42,747 residents
|
19.0 |
812 |
| 17 |
DH2
30,440 residents
|
19.3 |
586 |
| 16 |
DL17
17,972 residents
|
19.6 |
353 |
| 15 |
DH3
26,721 residents
|
19.6 |
525 |
| 14 |
DH6
35,113 residents
|
21.8 |
766 |
| 13 |
DH1
52,591 residents
|
22.1 |
1,160 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 69 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
DL1 5
6,442 residents
|
63.8 |
411 |
| 2 |
DL14 9
8,339 residents
|
58.3 |
486 |
| 3 |
DL1 1
7,266 residents
|
44.6 |
324 |
| 4 |
SR7 7
10,423 residents
|
44.2 |
461 |
| 5 |
DL1 4
13,374 residents
|
39.3 |
526 |
| 6 |
DH1 4
9,020 residents
|
39.2 |
354 |
| 7 |
DL3 6
7,755 residents
|
38.9 |
302 |
| 8 |
DH3 3
6,146 residents
|
38.2 |
235 |
| 9 |
DL1 2
12,015 residents
|
36.7 |
441 |
| 10 |
DL5 7
9,190 residents
|
36.2 |
333 |
| 11 |
DL4 2
5,663 residents
|
33.7 |
191 |
| 12 |
DL15 8
5,231 residents
|
33.3 |
174 |
| 13 |
DH8 5
7,059 residents
|
31.7 |
224 |
| 14 |
SR8 5
7,395 residents
|
31.5 |
233 |
| 15 |
DL15 0
9,043 residents
|
31.3 |
283 |
| 16 |
DL5 4
9,839 residents
|
31.1 |
306 |
| 17 |
DL5 5
6,164 residents
|
30.7 |
189 |
| 18 |
DL14 6
11,073 residents
|
30.1 |
333 |
| 19 |
DH6 5
5,863 residents
|
30.0 |
176 |
| 20 |
TS29 6
6,178 residents
|
27.5 |
170 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 69 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 69 |
NE16 6
5,069 residents
|
6.5 |
33 |
| 68 |
DH8 6
6,691 residents
|
6.9 |
46 |
| 67 |
DH7 0
5,730 residents
|
7.3 |
42 |
| 66 |
DL12 8
6,771 residents
|
8.7 |
59 |
| 65 |
DL3 8
7,748 residents
|
8.9 |
69 |
| 64 |
DH3 4
5,893 residents
|
9.2 |
54 |
| 63 |
DH8 0
6,814 residents
|
9.8 |
67 |
| 62 |
SR8 2
7,785 residents
|
13.5 |
105 |
| 61 |
DH7 6
8,727 residents
|
13.5 |
118 |
| 60 |
SR8 3
7,529 residents
|
14.3 |
108 |
| 59 |
DH6 1
6,710 residents
|
14.9 |
100 |
| 58 |
DH4 6
10,488 residents
|
15.4 |
161 |
| 57 |
DH1 5
14,801 residents
|
15.5 |
229 |
| 56 |
SR7 8
7,294 residents
|
16.2 |
118 |
| 55 |
SR7 0
5,451 residents
|
16.7 |
91 |
| 54 |
DH8 7
9,310 residents
|
16.8 |
156 |
| 53 |
DL14 0
6,299 residents
|
16.8 |
106 |
| 52 |
DH2 1
10,144 residents
|
17.0 |
172 |
| 51 |
TS27 4
6,737 residents
|
17.2 |
116 |
| 50 |
DH9 9
6,692 residents
|
17.3 |
116 |
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