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 39 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
DN31
9,310 residents
|
449.2 |
4,182 |
| 2 |
HU3
31,159 residents
|
220.9 |
6,883 |
| 3 |
DN32
28,033 residents
|
207.2 |
5,809 |
| 4 |
YO15
13,305 residents
|
179.0 |
2,382 |
| 5 |
HU9
41,907 residents
|
155.6 |
6,521 |
| 6 |
DN15
37,174 residents
|
152.0 |
5,652 |
| 7 |
DN35
32,622 residents
|
145.9 |
4,759 |
| 8 |
DN16
32,733 residents
|
125.0 |
4,092 |
| 9 |
HU5
48,817 residents
|
120.3 |
5,871 |
| 10 |
HU7
47,867 residents
|
117.5 |
5,626 |
| 11 |
HU6
35,995 residents
|
109.3 |
3,933 |
| 12 |
HU19
6,963 residents
|
108.6 |
756 |
| 13 |
DN33
20,357 residents
|
95.0 |
1,933 |
| 14 |
DN40
12,418 residents
|
94.8 |
1,177 |
| 15 |
DN34
19,124 residents
|
92.2 |
1,763 |
| 16 |
YO16
25,489 residents
|
89.2 |
2,274 |
| 17 |
DN17
36,764 residents
|
85.9 |
3,159 |
| 18 |
HU8
34,979 residents
|
83.5 |
2,920 |
| 19 |
DN14
48,945 residents
|
80.4 |
3,933 |
| 20 |
HU4
24,001 residents
|
79.0 |
1,897 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 39 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 39 |
YO42
16,250 residents
|
26.6 |
433 |
| 38 |
YO43
13,271 residents
|
30.4 |
404 |
| 37 |
HU15
25,112 residents
|
41.3 |
1,038 |
| 36 |
HU14
8,520 residents
|
43.9 |
374 |
| 35 |
HU11
12,153 residents
|
44.4 |
540 |
| 34 |
DN9
21,667 residents
|
44.9 |
973 |
| 33 |
DN41
6,584 residents
|
45.3 |
298 |
| 32 |
HU12
25,256 residents
|
46.1 |
1,164 |
| 31 |
DN19
6,377 residents
|
48.8 |
311 |
| 30 |
YO25
34,098 residents
|
53.4 |
1,820 |
| 29 |
DN36
20,566 residents
|
54.0 |
1,111 |
| 28 |
HU17
43,804 residents
|
57.9 |
2,538 |
| 27 |
DN18
12,756 residents
|
60.4 |
771 |
| 26 |
HU10
19,750 residents
|
62.0 |
1,225 |
| 25 |
HU18
8,973 residents
|
62.4 |
560 |
| 24 |
DN20
19,201 residents
|
63.0 |
1,209 |
| 23 |
HU16
16,098 residents
|
68.7 |
1,106 |
| 22 |
HU13
15,533 residents
|
74.3 |
1,154 |
| 21 |
DN37
21,012 residents
|
76.6 |
1,610 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 90 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
DN32 7
5,976 residents
|
309.7 |
1,851 |
| 2 |
HU5 1
5,358 residents
|
273.0 |
1,463 |
| 3 |
HU3 2
6,556 residents
|
271.4 |
1,779 |
| 4 |
HU3 1
6,166 residents
|
250.6 |
1,545 |
| 5 |
DN32 9
8,449 residents
|
235.6 |
1,991 |
| 6 |
DN35 8
7,585 residents
|
219.0 |
1,661 |
| 7 |
DN31 2
7,282 residents
|
203.1 |
1,479 |
| 8 |
HU9 2
5,761 residents
|
202.0 |
1,164 |
| 9 |
DN15 7
9,154 residents
|
174.9 |
1,601 |
| 10 |
HU9 5
7,367 residents
|
174.0 |
1,282 |
| 11 |
DN35 7
11,052 residents
|
173.1 |
1,913 |
| 12 |
DN32 0
6,153 residents
|
170.6 |
1,050 |
| 13 |
DN16 1
8,703 residents
|
170.4 |
1,483 |
| 14 |
DN16 2
8,924 residents
|
162.7 |
1,452 |
| 15 |
YO15 3
5,304 residents
|
154.8 |
821 |
| 16 |
DN33 1
6,991 residents
|
151.3 |
1,058 |
| 17 |
HU6 9
12,416 residents
|
151.2 |
1,877 |
| 18 |
HU5 2
8,676 residents
|
146.3 |
1,269 |
| 19 |
HU5 3
9,281 residents
|
145.7 |
1,352 |
| 20 |
HU3 6
9,500 residents
|
145.5 |
1,382 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 90 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 90 |
HU17 7
9,924 residents
|
22.0 |
218 |
| 89 |
YO16 6
7,453 residents
|
29.1 |
217 |
| 88 |
HU10 7
9,158 residents
|
29.3 |
268 |
| 87 |
HU15 1
14,225 residents
|
30.3 |
431 |
| 86 |
HU12 9
8,748 residents
|
30.9 |
270 |
| 85 |
YO25 9
7,671 residents
|
31.8 |
244 |
| 84 |
YO43 3
8,276 residents
|
32.6 |
270 |
| 83 |
DN21 4
5,112 residents
|
35.0 |
179 |
| 82 |
HU11 4
8,079 residents
|
38.2 |
309 |
| 81 |
DN37 0
7,754 residents
|
39.1 |
303 |
| 80 |
DN9 1
8,738 residents
|
40.3 |
352 |
| 79 |
DN14 9
6,421 residents
|
42.4 |
272 |
| 78 |
YO25 5
7,921 residents
|
43.8 |
347 |
| 77 |
HU14 3
8,520 residents
|
43.9 |
374 |
| 76 |
DN20 0
6,333 residents
|
44.4 |
281 |
| 75 |
HU17 8
11,131 residents
|
44.5 |
495 |
| 74 |
DN20 9
6,191 residents
|
44.7 |
277 |
| 73 |
DN19 7
6,377 residents
|
48.8 |
311 |
| 72 |
YO16 7
8,769 residents
|
49.5 |
434 |
| 71 |
DN15 9
9,542 residents
|
50.5 |
482 |
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