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 |
BB11
25,004 residents
|
12.5 |
313 |
| 2 |
FY1
34,442 residents
|
10.5 |
362 |
| 3 |
BB12
36,251 residents
|
7.2 |
261 |
| 4 |
BB8
23,138 residents
|
6.6 |
153 |
| 5 |
LA4
26,045 residents
|
5.4 |
140 |
| 6 |
BB5
62,903 residents
|
5.4 |
338 |
| 7 |
LA3
25,087 residents
|
5.0 |
126 |
| 8 |
BB10
41,285 residents
|
5.0 |
205 |
| 9 |
LA1
55,943 residents
|
5.0 |
277 |
| 10 |
OL13
16,582 residents
|
4.3 |
71 |
| 11 |
PR1
73,471 residents
|
4.3 |
314 |
| 12 |
BB9
49,992 residents
|
4.3 |
213 |
| 13 |
FY4
44,467 residents
|
3.9 |
175 |
| 14 |
PR5
40,656 residents
|
3.8 |
155 |
| 15 |
FY7
26,224 residents
|
3.4 |
88 |
| 16 |
PR2
80,001 residents
|
3.2 |
256 |
| 17 |
BB2
62,972 residents
|
3.2 |
200 |
| 18 |
BB3
34,098 residents
|
3.1 |
106 |
| 19 |
BB4
42,314 residents
|
3.1 |
130 |
| 20 |
BB6
14,847 residents
|
3.0 |
44 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 39 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 39 |
BB18
17,286 residents
|
0.8 |
14 |
| 38 |
PR4
65,411 residents
|
1.4 |
92 |
| 37 |
FY6
28,799 residents
|
1.4 |
41 |
| 36 |
PR26
15,656 residents
|
1.5 |
24 |
| 35 |
PR25
32,704 residents
|
1.7 |
55 |
| 34 |
L39
31,342 residents
|
1.8 |
57 |
| 33 |
FY5
44,691 residents
|
1.9 |
83 |
| 32 |
PR6
36,194 residents
|
2.0 |
72 |
| 31 |
L40
19,333 residents
|
2.0 |
39 |
| 30 |
PR3
42,068 residents
|
2.1 |
87 |
| 29 |
PR7
64,094 residents
|
2.3 |
148 |
| 28 |
BB7
35,632 residents
|
2.4 |
87 |
| 27 |
BB1
70,582 residents
|
2.5 |
178 |
| 26 |
WN8
47,398 residents
|
2.6 |
125 |
| 25 |
FY8
45,120 residents
|
2.7 |
120 |
| 24 |
FY2
24,092 residents
|
2.7 |
65 |
| 23 |
LA2
22,643 residents
|
2.8 |
64 |
| 22 |
FY3
31,875 residents
|
2.9 |
94 |
| 21 |
LA5
16,252 residents
|
3.0 |
48 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 148 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
BB11 5
7,052 residents
|
14.3 |
101 |
| 2 |
LA1 1
6,698 residents
|
12.5 |
84 |
| 3 |
BB12 6
9,076 residents
|
11.7 |
106 |
| 4 |
BB11 3
5,364 residents
|
11.4 |
61 |
| 5 |
FY1 5
6,272 residents
|
10.7 |
67 |
| 6 |
BB11 4
6,904 residents
|
10.6 |
73 |
| 7 |
LA3 3
6,136 residents
|
9.8 |
60 |
| 8 |
FY1 2
7,938 residents
|
9.2 |
73 |
| 9 |
FY1 6
8,390 residents
|
8.6 |
72 |
| 10 |
FY4 1
8,486 residents
|
8.4 |
71 |
| 11 |
BB11 2
5,183 residents
|
8.3 |
43 |
| 12 |
BB5 3
7,862 residents
|
7.5 |
59 |
| 13 |
BB12 8
8,202 residents
|
7.4 |
61 |
| 14 |
BB10 4
10,040 residents
|
7.4 |
74 |
| 15 |
BB2 2
5,027 residents
|
7.2 |
36 |
| 16 |
BB8 8
5,376 residents
|
6.9 |
37 |
| 17 |
PR1 8
5,760 residents
|
6.4 |
37 |
| 18 |
BB8 9
7,165 residents
|
6.4 |
46 |
| 19 |
BB9 9
7,588 residents
|
6.3 |
48 |
| 20 |
LA4 4
9,156 residents
|
6.2 |
57 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 148 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 148 |
PR7 7
9,329 residents
|
0.5 |
5 |
| 147 |
PR25 3
8,760 residents
|
0.6 |
5 |
| 146 |
L39 4
8,738 residents
|
0.7 |
6 |
| 145 |
BB18 6
9,330 residents
|
0.8 |
7 |
| 144 |
PR4 6
10,041 residents
|
0.8 |
8 |
| 143 |
PR4 5
8,476 residents
|
0.8 |
7 |
| 142 |
PR4 3
9,391 residents
|
0.9 |
8 |
| 141 |
PR25 5
5,777 residents
|
0.9 |
5 |
| 140 |
BB18 5
7,956 residents
|
0.9 |
7 |
| 139 |
PR25 4
5,481 residents
|
0.9 |
5 |
| 138 |
FY5 2
11,847 residents
|
1.0 |
12 |
| 137 |
PR1 0
9,319 residents
|
1.1 |
10 |
| 136 |
PR3 0
8,698 residents
|
1.1 |
10 |
| 135 |
PR6 8
6,545 residents
|
1.2 |
8 |
| 134 |
PR4 4
6,308 residents
|
1.3 |
8 |
| 133 |
PR7 4
6,974 residents
|
1.3 |
9 |
| 132 |
PR4 2
9,766 residents
|
1.3 |
13 |
| 131 |
PR3 3
8,777 residents
|
1.4 |
12 |
| 130 |
FY5 3
10,953 residents
|
1.4 |
15 |
| 129 |
PR5 5
9,455 residents
|
1.4 |
13 |
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