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 19 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
NP20
54,530 residents
|
29.9 |
1,632 |
| 2 |
NP22
21,489 residents
|
27.3 |
586 |
| 3 |
NP44
48,513 residents
|
25.4 |
1,233 |
| 4 |
NP23
32,251 residents
|
22.9 |
740 |
| 5 |
NP4
45,267 residents
|
21.2 |
958 |
| 6 |
NP7
27,268 residents
|
19.9 |
542 |
| 7 |
NP13
18,753 residents
|
17.9 |
335 |
| 8 |
NP19
57,719 residents
|
17.4 |
1,007 |
| 9 |
NP11
36,605 residents
|
16.7 |
613 |
| 10 |
NP12
33,452 residents
|
14.9 |
499 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 19 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 19 |
NP15
7,958 residents
|
6.2 |
49 |
| 18 |
NP16
23,549 residents
|
8.5 |
201 |
| 17 |
NP25
15,987 residents
|
9.8 |
156 |
| 16 |
CF81
16,031 residents
|
10.0 |
161 |
| 15 |
NP18
17,050 residents
|
10.4 |
178 |
| 14 |
CF82
20,151 residents
|
10.8 |
217 |
| 13 |
NP26
23,277 residents
|
11.0 |
256 |
| 12 |
NP10
27,312 residents
|
11.5 |
315 |
| 11 |
CF83
54,599 residents
|
11.8 |
646 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 63 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
NP44 1
8,414 residents
|
53.8 |
453 |
| 2 |
NP22 3
7,260 residents
|
46.7 |
339 |
| 3 |
NP20 2
9,766 residents
|
44.6 |
436 |
| 4 |
NP20 4
6,668 residents
|
37.9 |
253 |
| 5 |
NP4 9
6,044 residents
|
37.2 |
225 |
| 6 |
NP23 6
9,097 residents
|
33.1 |
301 |
| 7 |
NP44 3
8,441 residents
|
30.3 |
256 |
| 8 |
NP4 6
7,254 residents
|
28.5 |
207 |
| 9 |
NP23 4
9,701 residents
|
25.0 |
243 |
| 10 |
NP44 5
5,529 residents
|
24.1 |
133 |
| 11 |
NP13 1
8,305 residents
|
23.6 |
196 |
| 12 |
NP12 1
7,917 residents
|
23.2 |
184 |
| 13 |
NP4 7
6,584 residents
|
23.1 |
152 |
| 14 |
NP11 5
6,107 residents
|
22.8 |
139 |
| 15 |
NP44 4
6,920 residents
|
21.7 |
150 |
| 16 |
NP4 8
8,205 residents
|
21.1 |
173 |
| 17 |
NP19 9
13,591 residents
|
20.5 |
279 |
| 18 |
NP11 7
9,106 residents
|
20.4 |
186 |
| 19 |
NP19 7
13,179 residents
|
18.5 |
244 |
| 20 |
NP7 6
6,064 residents
|
18.5 |
112 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 63 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 63 |
NP16 6
6,382 residents
|
4.2 |
27 |
| 62 |
NP18 3
5,407 residents
|
4.6 |
25 |
| 61 |
CF83 2
12,158 residents
|
6.3 |
77 |
| 60 |
NP15 1
5,743 residents
|
6.8 |
39 |
| 59 |
NP4 0
7,632 residents
|
7.1 |
54 |
| 58 |
CF82 8
6,133 residents
|
7.5 |
46 |
| 57 |
NP44 6
5,023 residents
|
7.8 |
39 |
| 56 |
NP10 9
12,010 residents
|
8.1 |
97 |
| 55 |
NP26 3
9,183 residents
|
8.2 |
75 |
| 54 |
CF81 8
7,989 residents
|
8.6 |
69 |
| 53 |
NP7 9
5,841 residents
|
9.1 |
53 |
| 52 |
NP26 5
6,148 residents
|
9.3 |
57 |
| 51 |
CF83 4
6,516 residents
|
9.4 |
61 |
| 50 |
CF46 6
8,256 residents
|
9.7 |
80 |
| 49 |
CF83 3
12,786 residents
|
10.2 |
131 |
| 48 |
NP20 6
7,694 residents
|
10.4 |
80 |
| 47 |
CF82 7
12,291 residents
|
10.4 |
128 |
| 46 |
NP20 3
11,009 residents
|
10.4 |
115 |
| 45 |
NP25 5
7,167 residents
|
11.3 |
81 |
| 44 |
NP13 2
5,689 residents
|
11.4 |
65 |
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