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
|
9.7 |
306 |
| 2 |
PO2
42,515 residents
|
7.0 |
299 |
| 3 |
PO4
41,269 residents
|
6.9 |
285 |
| 4 |
SO14
31,039 residents
|
6.7 |
209 |
| 5 |
PO3
20,611 residents
|
6.5 |
133 |
| 6 |
PO5
29,412 residents
|
6.4 |
189 |
| 7 |
SO17
19,809 residents
|
5.8 |
115 |
| 8 |
GU12
32,468 residents
|
5.8 |
188 |
| 9 |
SO18
37,481 residents
|
5.8 |
216 |
| 10 |
SO20
8,072 residents
|
5.3 |
43 |
| 11 |
BH24
24,888 residents
|
5.3 |
132 |
| 12 |
GU14
57,231 residents
|
4.4 |
253 |
| 13 |
GU11
27,190 residents
|
4.2 |
115 |
| 14 |
PO6
42,491 residents
|
4.0 |
169 |
| 15 |
RG27
24,244 residents
|
4.0 |
96 |
| 16 |
SO15
44,112 residents
|
3.9 |
172 |
| 17 |
PO9
50,891 residents
|
3.8 |
194 |
| 18 |
RG21
30,628 residents
|
3.6 |
109 |
| 19 |
GU17
11,914 residents
|
3.5 |
42 |
| 20 |
SO19
58,474 residents
|
3.5 |
204 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 74 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 74 |
GU52
18,822 residents
|
0.6 |
12 |
| 73 |
PO31
14,896 residents
|
0.7 |
11 |
| 72 |
SO45
34,385 residents
|
0.8 |
28 |
| 71 |
SO53
32,014 residents
|
0.9 |
28 |
| 70 |
PO40
5,713 residents
|
0.9 |
5 |
| 69 |
PO38
12,326 residents
|
0.9 |
11 |
| 68 |
GU46
14,680 residents
|
1.0 |
14 |
| 67 |
PO33
31,084 residents
|
1.0 |
31 |
| 66 |
SO41
31,939 residents
|
1.1 |
35 |
| 65 |
RG29
7,075 residents
|
1.1 |
8 |
| 64 |
PO30
31,292 residents
|
1.2 |
37 |
| 63 |
PO32
9,158 residents
|
1.2 |
11 |
| 62 |
PO36
16,576 residents
|
1.2 |
20 |
| 61 |
GU30
10,562 residents
|
1.2 |
13 |
| 60 |
RG23
13,569 residents
|
1.3 |
17 |
| 59 |
PO37
9,296 residents
|
1.3 |
12 |
| 58 |
SO50
51,860 residents
|
1.3 |
68 |
| 57 |
RG25
8,866 residents
|
1.4 |
12 |
| 56 |
RG26
23,408 residents
|
1.4 |
32 |
| 55 |
SO31
48,667 residents
|
1.4 |
67 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 184 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
PO1 4
5,037 residents
|
17.7 |
89 |
| 2 |
SO14 6
5,378 residents
|
11.5 |
62 |
| 3 |
PO2 8
8,681 residents
|
9.7 |
84 |
| 4 |
PO1 5
10,239 residents
|
9.6 |
98 |
| 5 |
PO1 1
5,810 residents
|
9.3 |
54 |
| 6 |
SO17 2
7,793 residents
|
8.6 |
67 |
| 7 |
PO2 7
12,811 residents
|
7.9 |
101 |
| 8 |
SO14 0
8,841 residents
|
7.6 |
67 |
| 9 |
GU12 4
14,968 residents
|
7.1 |
106 |
| 10 |
PO4 9
14,420 residents
|
7.1 |
102 |
| 11 |
PO4 8
13,626 residents
|
7.0 |
96 |
| 12 |
PO5 2
7,118 residents
|
6.7 |
48 |
| 13 |
PO5 1
9,076 residents
|
6.6 |
60 |
| 14 |
PO4 0
13,223 residents
|
6.6 |
87 |
| 15 |
PO3 5
8,520 residents
|
6.6 |
56 |
| 16 |
PO2 9
8,735 residents
|
6.5 |
57 |
| 17 |
SO15 3
7,505 residents
|
6.4 |
48 |
| 18 |
PO3 6
12,091 residents
|
6.4 |
77 |
| 19 |
PO9 1
5,135 residents
|
6.2 |
32 |
| 20 |
GU14 0
7,918 residents
|
6.2 |
49 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 184 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 184 |
GU52 6
7,126 residents
|
0.1 |
1 |
| 183 |
SO31 9
6,657 residents
|
0.3 |
2 |
| 182 |
SO45 2
6,583 residents
|
0.3 |
2 |
| 181 |
PO33 4
5,309 residents
|
0.4 |
2 |
| 180 |
SP11 6
15,515 residents
|
0.4 |
6 |
| 179 |
SO23 0
5,706 residents
|
0.5 |
3 |
| 178 |
PO36 9
7,171 residents
|
0.6 |
4 |
| 177 |
PO14 3
8,732 residents
|
0.6 |
5 |
| 176 |
BH25 7
6,623 residents
|
0.6 |
4 |
| 175 |
SO50 7
9,495 residents
|
0.6 |
6 |
| 174 |
SO50 4
9,355 residents
|
0.6 |
6 |
| 173 |
PO31 8
6,007 residents
|
0.7 |
4 |
| 172 |
PO33 3
8,997 residents
|
0.7 |
6 |
| 171 |
SO45 5
7,129 residents
|
0.7 |
5 |
| 170 |
GU46 6
10,907 residents
|
0.7 |
8 |
| 169 |
RG26 3
8,070 residents
|
0.7 |
6 |
| 168 |
SO50 8
6,534 residents
|
0.8 |
5 |
| 167 |
SO31 6
11,584 residents
|
0.8 |
9 |
| 166 |
PO31 7
8,889 residents
|
0.8 |
7 |
| 165 |
SO45 1
7,593 residents
|
0.8 |
6 |
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