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
|
16.3 |
152 |
| 2 |
DN32
28,033 residents
|
11.1 |
311 |
| 3 |
HU3
31,159 residents
|
10.7 |
332 |
| 4 |
HU5
48,817 residents
|
8.3 |
406 |
| 5 |
DN16
32,733 residents
|
6.8 |
221 |
| 6 |
DN35
32,622 residents
|
6.3 |
205 |
| 7 |
DN15
37,174 residents
|
6.3 |
233 |
| 8 |
YO15
13,305 residents
|
6.0 |
80 |
| 9 |
HU9
41,907 residents
|
5.9 |
249 |
| 10 |
HU6
35,995 residents
|
5.9 |
212 |
| 11 |
DN40
12,418 residents
|
5.3 |
66 |
| 12 |
DN37
21,012 residents
|
5.3 |
111 |
| 13 |
HU16
16,098 residents
|
5.1 |
82 |
| 14 |
DN34
19,124 residents
|
5.0 |
96 |
| 15 |
HU7
47,867 residents
|
4.7 |
227 |
| 16 |
HU4
24,001 residents
|
4.5 |
109 |
| 17 |
DN17
36,764 residents
|
4.1 |
150 |
| 18 |
DN33
20,357 residents
|
3.8 |
77 |
| 19 |
HU8
34,979 residents
|
3.6 |
127 |
| 20 |
DN14
48,945 residents
|
3.6 |
174 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 39 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 39 |
YO42
16,250 residents
|
0.6 |
10 |
| 38 |
YO43
13,271 residents
|
0.8 |
11 |
| 37 |
HU15
25,112 residents
|
0.9 |
23 |
| 36 |
HU14
8,520 residents
|
1.1 |
9 |
| 35 |
HU12
25,256 residents
|
1.5 |
37 |
| 34 |
YO25
34,098 residents
|
1.8 |
61 |
| 33 |
HU18
8,973 residents
|
2.1 |
19 |
| 32 |
DN19
6,377 residents
|
2.2 |
14 |
| 31 |
HU10
19,750 residents
|
2.2 |
44 |
| 30 |
HU17
43,804 residents
|
2.2 |
98 |
| 29 |
DN18
12,756 residents
|
2.4 |
30 |
| 28 |
YO16
25,489 residents
|
2.6 |
66 |
| 27 |
HU11
12,153 residents
|
2.6 |
32 |
| 26 |
DN9
21,667 residents
|
2.7 |
59 |
| 25 |
DN20
19,201 residents
|
3.2 |
61 |
| 24 |
DN36
20,566 residents
|
3.3 |
67 |
| 23 |
HU13
15,533 residents
|
3.3 |
51 |
| 22 |
HU19
6,963 residents
|
3.4 |
24 |
| 21 |
DN41
6,584 residents
|
3.5 |
23 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 90 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
DN32 7
5,976 residents
|
17.7 |
106 |
| 2 |
HU3 1
6,166 residents
|
17.2 |
106 |
| 3 |
HU5 1
5,358 residents
|
15.5 |
83 |
| 4 |
HU5 3
9,281 residents
|
13.9 |
129 |
| 5 |
HU3 2
6,556 residents
|
13.7 |
90 |
| 6 |
DN16 1
8,703 residents
|
11.9 |
104 |
| 7 |
HU5 2
8,676 residents
|
11.8 |
102 |
| 8 |
HU9 2
5,761 residents
|
11.3 |
65 |
| 9 |
DN32 9
8,449 residents
|
10.9 |
92 |
| 10 |
DN32 0
6,153 residents
|
10.2 |
63 |
| 11 |
DN35 8
7,585 residents
|
9.6 |
73 |
| 12 |
DN31 2
7,282 residents
|
9.5 |
69 |
| 13 |
HU16 4
6,724 residents
|
8.2 |
55 |
| 14 |
HU7 4
22,334 residents
|
6.9 |
155 |
| 15 |
DN16 2
8,924 residents
|
6.7 |
60 |
| 16 |
DN32 8
7,455 residents
|
6.7 |
50 |
| 17 |
DN34 4
8,492 residents
|
6.6 |
56 |
| 18 |
DN35 7
11,052 residents
|
6.2 |
69 |
| 19 |
DN15 7
9,154 residents
|
6.1 |
56 |
| 20 |
HU6 8
10,151 residents
|
6.1 |
62 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 90 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 90 |
YO16 6
7,453 residents
|
0.5 |
4 |
| 89 |
YO16 7
8,769 residents
|
0.7 |
6 |
| 88 |
HU15 1
14,225 residents
|
0.7 |
10 |
| 87 |
HU12 9
8,748 residents
|
0.8 |
7 |
| 86 |
YO43 3
8,276 residents
|
0.8 |
7 |
| 85 |
YO25 5
7,921 residents
|
0.9 |
7 |
| 84 |
HU14 3
8,520 residents
|
1.1 |
9 |
| 83 |
HU17 7
9,924 residents
|
1.1 |
11 |
| 82 |
HU15 2
10,887 residents
|
1.2 |
13 |
| 81 |
YO25 6
5,535 residents
|
1.3 |
7 |
| 80 |
DN14 7
7,880 residents
|
1.3 |
10 |
| 79 |
HU12 0
5,380 residents
|
1.3 |
7 |
| 78 |
HU10 7
9,158 residents
|
1.5 |
14 |
| 77 |
HU7 3
12,977 residents
|
1.7 |
22 |
| 76 |
DN33 2
5,221 residents
|
1.7 |
9 |
| 75 |
DN18 5
9,830 residents
|
1.7 |
17 |
| 74 |
HU12 8
11,128 residents
|
2.1 |
23 |
| 73 |
HU18 1
8,973 residents
|
2.1 |
19 |
| 72 |
HU17 8
11,131 residents
|
2.2 |
24 |
| 71 |
DN19 7
6,377 residents
|
2.2 |
14 |
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How these rates are built: methodology and what a postcode district crime page shows.
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