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 24 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
LE1
18,760 residents
|
73.3 |
1,375 |
| 2 |
LE6
12,036 residents
|
35.4 |
426 |
| 3 |
LE19
16,448 residents
|
20.9 |
344 |
| 4 |
LE11
65,648 residents
|
16.6 |
1,087 |
| 5 |
LE3
109,985 residents
|
15.3 |
1,681 |
| 6 |
LE4
109,041 residents
|
14.1 |
1,539 |
| 7 |
DE74
12,946 residents
|
13.5 |
175 |
| 8 |
LE2
123,210 residents
|
12.8 |
1,576 |
| 9 |
LE13
27,632 residents
|
11.5 |
319 |
| 10 |
LE12
69,363 residents
|
10.4 |
722 |
| 11 |
LE8
40,655 residents
|
10.3 |
419 |
| 12 |
LE10
53,111 residents
|
9.9 |
527 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 24 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 24 |
LE14
18,118 residents
|
5.6 |
102 |
| 23 |
LE15
36,014 residents
|
5.7 |
206 |
| 22 |
CV13
11,045 residents
|
5.9 |
65 |
| 21 |
LE67
64,839 residents
|
6.9 |
448 |
| 20 |
LE16
38,329 residents
|
7.2 |
275 |
| 19 |
LE18
33,764 residents
|
7.3 |
245 |
| 18 |
DE12
22,116 residents
|
7.4 |
163 |
| 17 |
LE7
51,221 residents
|
7.9 |
407 |
| 16 |
LE17
23,614 residents
|
8.3 |
195 |
| 15 |
LE65
16,932 residents
|
9.0 |
152 |
| 14 |
LE5
99,620 residents
|
9.7 |
971 |
| 13 |
LE9
59,988 residents
|
9.8 |
590 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 93 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
LE19 2
6,254 residents
|
31.0 |
194 |
| 2 |
LE11 1
11,161 residents
|
28.1 |
314 |
| 3 |
LE3 1
15,673 residents
|
21.5 |
337 |
| 4 |
LE2 7
11,549 residents
|
20.3 |
235 |
| 5 |
LE4 7
12,177 residents
|
19.4 |
236 |
| 6 |
LE3 0
13,744 residents
|
19.4 |
266 |
| 7 |
LE4 2
11,511 residents
|
19.1 |
220 |
| 8 |
LE2 1
14,462 residents
|
17.1 |
247 |
| 9 |
LE4 0
16,526 residents
|
16.9 |
279 |
| 10 |
LE11 2
16,446 residents
|
16.7 |
274 |
| 11 |
LE65 1
7,159 residents
|
15.9 |
114 |
| 12 |
LE3 6
12,964 residents
|
14.8 |
192 |
| 13 |
LE2 9
15,697 residents
|
14.7 |
231 |
| 14 |
LE1 2
5,067 residents
|
14.4 |
73 |
| 15 |
LE2 5
8,480 residents
|
14.3 |
121 |
| 16 |
LE3 2
15,418 residents
|
14.2 |
219 |
| 17 |
LE2 0
12,450 residents
|
14.0 |
174 |
| 18 |
DE74 2
12,946 residents
|
13.5 |
175 |
| 19 |
LE2 2
7,273 residents
|
13.5 |
98 |
| 20 |
LE10 1
11,465 residents
|
13.4 |
154 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 93 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 93 |
LE7 3
5,847 residents
|
2.1 |
12 |
| 92 |
LE15 7
11,480 residents
|
2.1 |
24 |
| 91 |
LE8 5
8,298 residents
|
2.5 |
21 |
| 90 |
LE67 8
5,999 residents
|
3.3 |
20 |
| 89 |
LE15 8
6,124 residents
|
3.8 |
23 |
| 88 |
LE65 2
9,773 residents
|
3.9 |
38 |
| 87 |
LE67 2
9,269 residents
|
4.0 |
37 |
| 86 |
LE10 2
16,013 residents
|
4.4 |
70 |
| 85 |
LE14 4
6,223 residents
|
4.5 |
28 |
| 84 |
LE18 3
8,645 residents
|
4.9 |
42 |
| 83 |
PE9 4
6,738 residents
|
5.2 |
35 |
| 82 |
LE2 4
13,007 residents
|
5.2 |
68 |
| 81 |
LE12 5
8,121 residents
|
5.7 |
46 |
| 80 |
LE7 9
11,946 residents
|
5.8 |
69 |
| 79 |
LE7 2
8,650 residents
|
5.8 |
50 |
| 78 |
LE16 9
14,920 residents
|
5.8 |
87 |
| 77 |
LE5 5
17,671 residents
|
5.9 |
104 |
| 76 |
LE8 8
5,030 residents
|
6.0 |
30 |
| 75 |
LE67 6
7,377 residents
|
6.0 |
44 |
| 74 |
LE8 0
8,367 residents
|
6.1 |
51 |
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