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 |
NP22
21,489 residents
|
5.8 |
124 |
| 2 |
NP20
54,530 residents
|
5.2 |
281 |
| 3 |
NP44
48,513 residents
|
5.1 |
248 |
| 4 |
NP19
57,719 residents
|
4.3 |
248 |
| 5 |
NP23
32,251 residents
|
4.2 |
134 |
| 6 |
NP7
27,268 residents
|
3.7 |
101 |
| 7 |
NP12
33,452 residents
|
3.2 |
108 |
| 8 |
NP16
23,549 residents
|
3.2 |
75 |
| 9 |
NP18
17,050 residents
|
3.2 |
54 |
| 10 |
NP4
45,267 residents
|
3.1 |
142 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 19 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 19 |
CF82
20,151 residents
|
1.3 |
27 |
| 18 |
NP26
23,277 residents
|
1.5 |
36 |
| 17 |
NP25
15,987 residents
|
1.7 |
27 |
| 16 |
CF83
54,599 residents
|
1.8 |
98 |
| 15 |
NP15
7,958 residents
|
1.9 |
15 |
| 14 |
NP10
27,312 residents
|
2.1 |
57 |
| 13 |
CF81
16,031 residents
|
2.3 |
37 |
| 12 |
NP11
36,605 residents
|
2.5 |
91 |
| 11 |
NP13
18,753 residents
|
2.7 |
50 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 63 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
NP44 3
8,441 residents
|
10.1 |
85 |
| 2 |
NP22 5
6,669 residents
|
8.2 |
55 |
| 3 |
NP44 7
5,464 residents
|
7.5 |
41 |
| 4 |
NP20 2
9,766 residents
|
6.8 |
66 |
| 5 |
NP22 3
7,260 residents
|
6.5 |
47 |
| 6 |
NP20 4
6,668 residents
|
5.8 |
39 |
| 7 |
NP16 5
10,868 residents
|
5.8 |
63 |
| 8 |
NP19 4
8,292 residents
|
5.7 |
47 |
| 9 |
NP44 1
8,414 residents
|
5.3 |
45 |
| 10 |
NP19 0
13,046 residents
|
5.2 |
68 |
| 11 |
NP44 4
6,920 residents
|
5.1 |
35 |
| 12 |
NP23 4
9,701 residents
|
4.8 |
47 |
| 13 |
NP7 6
6,064 residents
|
4.8 |
29 |
| 14 |
NP19 8
9,611 residents
|
4.5 |
43 |
| 15 |
NP23 6
9,097 residents
|
4.4 |
40 |
| 16 |
NP12 1
7,917 residents
|
4.0 |
32 |
| 17 |
NP23 5
9,969 residents
|
4.0 |
40 |
| 18 |
NP4 9
6,044 residents
|
3.8 |
23 |
| 19 |
CF81 9
8,042 residents
|
3.7 |
30 |
| 20 |
NP18 2
7,035 residents
|
3.7 |
26 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 63 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 63 |
NP26 5
6,148 residents
|
0.5 |
3 |
| 62 |
NP16 6
6,382 residents
|
0.8 |
5 |
| 61 |
CF81 8
7,989 residents
|
0.9 |
7 |
| 60 |
CF83 2
12,158 residents
|
1.1 |
13 |
| 59 |
CF83 4
6,516 residents
|
1.1 |
7 |
| 58 |
NP44 2
5,534 residents
|
1.1 |
6 |
| 57 |
NP18 3
5,407 residents
|
1.1 |
6 |
| 56 |
CF82 7
12,291 residents
|
1.4 |
17 |
| 55 |
NP44 6
5,023 residents
|
1.4 |
7 |
| 54 |
CF82 8
6,133 residents
|
1.5 |
9 |
| 53 |
NP26 3
9,183 residents
|
1.5 |
14 |
| 52 |
NP25 5
7,167 residents
|
1.7 |
12 |
| 51 |
NP12 0
8,307 residents
|
1.7 |
14 |
| 50 |
NP15 1
5,743 residents
|
1.7 |
10 |
| 49 |
NP10 9
12,010 residents
|
1.7 |
21 |
| 48 |
CF83 1
12,444 residents
|
2.0 |
25 |
| 47 |
NP11 7
9,106 residents
|
2.1 |
19 |
| 46 |
NP4 0
7,632 residents
|
2.2 |
17 |
| 45 |
CF83 8
10,695 residents
|
2.2 |
24 |
| 44 |
CF83 3
12,786 residents
|
2.3 |
29 |
Checking a specific address?
A district or sector rate averages many streets. A neighbourhood report maps where records cluster in the fixed 0.5 km around one exact postcode.
How these rates are built: methodology and what a postcode district crime page shows.
Rankings across England and Wales