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 74 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
PO1
31,460 residents
|
28.1 |
883 |
| 2 |
PO5
29,412 residents
|
21.7 |
637 |
| 3 |
RG21
30,628 residents
|
19.9 |
608 |
| 4 |
SO14
31,039 residents
|
19.0 |
589 |
| 5 |
PO36
16,576 residents
|
16.1 |
267 |
| 6 |
SP10
39,807 residents
|
14.8 |
590 |
| 7 |
PO9
50,891 residents
|
14.5 |
736 |
| 8 |
GU17
11,914 residents
|
13.5 |
161 |
| 9 |
PO30
31,292 residents
|
13.1 |
410 |
| 10 |
GU11
27,190 residents
|
12.4 |
338 |
| 11 |
PO12
46,386 residents
|
12.4 |
576 |
| 12 |
PO16
32,532 residents
|
12.2 |
397 |
| 13 |
PO3
20,611 residents
|
12.1 |
249 |
| 14 |
PO13
35,699 residents
|
11.9 |
426 |
| 15 |
SO23
23,324 residents
|
11.3 |
264 |
| 16 |
RG22
42,443 residents
|
11.2 |
476 |
| 17 |
PO2
42,515 residents
|
11.1 |
471 |
| 18 |
RG23
13,569 residents
|
10.8 |
147 |
| 19 |
PO10
20,238 residents
|
10.6 |
215 |
| 20 |
RG24
39,348 residents
|
10.3 |
407 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 74 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 74 |
GU33
8,408 residents
|
1.9 |
16 |
| 73 |
SO53
32,014 residents
|
2.1 |
67 |
| 72 |
RG29
7,075 residents
|
2.3 |
16 |
| 71 |
GU52
18,822 residents
|
2.3 |
43 |
| 70 |
SO52
7,197 residents
|
2.4 |
17 |
| 69 |
RG20
19,886 residents
|
2.5 |
49 |
| 68 |
SO41
31,939 residents
|
2.6 |
82 |
| 67 |
SO40
41,119 residents
|
3.0 |
122 |
| 66 |
SO20
8,072 residents
|
3.3 |
27 |
| 65 |
SO21
20,849 residents
|
3.6 |
75 |
| 64 |
GU30
10,562 residents
|
3.7 |
39 |
| 63 |
RG28
6,414 residents
|
3.9 |
25 |
| 62 |
SO45
34,385 residents
|
3.9 |
135 |
| 61 |
SO24
11,461 residents
|
4.0 |
46 |
| 60 |
SO22
31,631 residents
|
4.3 |
135 |
| 59 |
BH25
25,664 residents
|
4.9 |
126 |
| 58 |
SO51
29,997 residents
|
5.1 |
153 |
| 57 |
SO31
48,667 residents
|
5.1 |
250 |
| 56 |
GU31
11,669 residents
|
5.1 |
60 |
| 55 |
GU34
33,563 residents
|
5.4 |
181 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 184 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
PO1 1
5,810 residents
|
63.3 |
368 |
| 2 |
PO9 1
5,135 residents
|
34.9 |
179 |
| 3 |
PO16 0
5,406 residents
|
29.4 |
159 |
| 4 |
PO5 2
7,118 residents
|
28.2 |
201 |
| 5 |
PO5 3
5,350 residents
|
27.3 |
146 |
| 6 |
PO30 1
6,918 residents
|
26.9 |
186 |
| 7 |
GU11 1
7,739 residents
|
22.7 |
176 |
| 8 |
PO12 1
8,402 residents
|
22.4 |
188 |
| 9 |
GU14 0
7,918 residents
|
21.7 |
172 |
| 10 |
PO9 5
10,118 residents
|
21.1 |
213 |
| 11 |
PO33 2
8,099 residents
|
20.9 |
169 |
| 12 |
PO7 7
10,812 residents
|
20.4 |
221 |
| 13 |
GU14 7
7,326 residents
|
19.7 |
144 |
| 14 |
SO14 0
8,841 residents
|
17.5 |
155 |
| 15 |
PO5 1
9,076 residents
|
17.3 |
157 |
| 16 |
PO5 4
7,868 residents
|
16.9 |
133 |
| 17 |
PO1 4
5,037 residents
|
16.9 |
85 |
| 18 |
PO3 5
8,520 residents
|
16.7 |
142 |
| 19 |
SP10 2
9,963 residents
|
16.3 |
162 |
| 20 |
RG22 6
10,318 residents
|
16.0 |
165 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 184 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 184 |
SO53 1
5,139 residents
|
0.6 |
3 |
| 183 |
SO50 8
6,534 residents
|
0.6 |
4 |
| 182 |
SO40 7
5,093 residents
|
0.8 |
4 |
| 181 |
SO31 9
6,657 residents
|
0.9 |
6 |
| 180 |
SO31 6
11,584 residents
|
1.2 |
14 |
| 179 |
SO41 0
10,119 residents
|
1.4 |
14 |
| 178 |
RG20 9
5,495 residents
|
1.5 |
8 |
| 177 |
BH25 7
6,623 residents
|
1.7 |
11 |
| 176 |
GU52 6
7,126 residents
|
1.8 |
13 |
| 175 |
GU33 7
6,469 residents
|
2.2 |
14 |
| 174 |
RG29 1
7,075 residents
|
2.3 |
16 |
| 173 |
GU35 8
5,290 residents
|
2.3 |
12 |
| 172 |
SO53 4
7,355 residents
|
2.3 |
17 |
| 171 |
SO22 5
8,986 residents
|
2.3 |
21 |
| 170 |
GU34 5
8,540 residents
|
2.3 |
20 |
| 169 |
SO52 9
7,197 residents
|
2.4 |
17 |
| 168 |
SO45 5
7,129 residents
|
2.4 |
17 |
| 167 |
SO45 2
6,583 residents
|
2.4 |
16 |
| 166 |
SO21 2
6,383 residents
|
2.7 |
17 |
| 165 |
PO31 8
6,007 residents
|
2.7 |
16 |
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