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 29 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
PE25
23,127 residents
|
43.4 |
1,003 |
| 2 |
LN2
42,233 residents
|
33.8 |
1,427 |
| 3 |
LN5
36,404 residents
|
32.7 |
1,190 |
| 4 |
PE21
47,015 residents
|
29.4 |
1,384 |
| 5 |
DN21
38,990 residents
|
26.3 |
1,026 |
| 6 |
LN11
29,637 residents
|
25.0 |
741 |
| 7 |
NG31
47,377 residents
|
24.8 |
1,175 |
| 8 |
LN12
13,384 residents
|
23.8 |
318 |
| 9 |
LN1
32,338 residents
|
22.1 |
715 |
| 10 |
PE11
47,158 residents
|
21.6 |
1,017 |
| 11 |
LN6
64,650 residents
|
20.8 |
1,342 |
| 12 |
PE24
12,212 residents
|
19.5 |
238 |
| 13 |
LN13
8,227 residents
|
18.5 |
152 |
| 14 |
PE12
41,881 residents
|
17.3 |
725 |
| 15 |
LN7
6,441 residents
|
17.1 |
110 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 29 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 29 |
NG32
13,173 residents
|
9.1 |
120 |
| 28 |
PE22
17,150 residents
|
9.5 |
163 |
| 27 |
LN4
40,582 residents
|
11.2 |
456 |
| 26 |
LN10
6,197 residents
|
11.8 |
73 |
| 25 |
PE20
15,526 residents
|
12.0 |
187 |
| 24 |
LN9
10,195 residents
|
12.6 |
128 |
| 23 |
NG33
9,741 residents
|
12.6 |
123 |
| 22 |
PE6
39,595 residents
|
13.0 |
516 |
| 21 |
PE10
25,600 residents
|
13.1 |
335 |
| 20 |
PE9
33,287 residents
|
13.6 |
452 |
| 19 |
NG34
43,517 residents
|
14.8 |
643 |
| 18 |
LN8
17,683 residents
|
14.9 |
263 |
| 17 |
PE23
8,933 residents
|
15.0 |
134 |
| 16 |
LN3
10,329 residents
|
15.3 |
158 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 73 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
LN5 7
7,995 residents
|
77.5 |
620 |
| 2 |
LN2 5
7,200 residents
|
76.9 |
554 |
| 3 |
PE25 2
9,044 residents
|
53.3 |
482 |
| 4 |
DN21 2
7,048 residents
|
50.7 |
357 |
| 5 |
PE25 3
6,039 residents
|
42.9 |
259 |
| 6 |
PE21 8
13,685 residents
|
39.7 |
543 |
| 7 |
LN5 8
9,706 residents
|
39.5 |
383 |
| 8 |
LN11 9
5,501 residents
|
36.4 |
200 |
| 9 |
DN21 1
13,445 residents
|
35.7 |
480 |
| 10 |
LN12 1
5,501 residents
|
34.2 |
188 |
| 11 |
PE25 1
8,044 residents
|
32.6 |
262 |
| 12 |
LN1 1
10,570 residents
|
31.1 |
329 |
| 13 |
PE11 1
10,026 residents
|
31.1 |
312 |
| 14 |
LN6 0
13,939 residents
|
29.6 |
413 |
| 15 |
PE11 2
12,643 residents
|
28.8 |
364 |
| 16 |
LN1 3
9,382 residents
|
27.6 |
259 |
| 17 |
LN11 0
10,479 residents
|
27.0 |
283 |
| 18 |
LN6 7
14,678 residents
|
26.6 |
390 |
| 19 |
PE12 9
11,615 residents
|
24.4 |
283 |
| 20 |
NG31 9
13,350 residents
|
24.0 |
321 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 73 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 73 |
PE6 9
6,497 residents
|
5.5 |
36 |
| 72 |
LN4 3
8,343 residents
|
7.7 |
64 |
| 71 |
NG34 0
6,062 residents
|
7.9 |
48 |
| 70 |
PE20 3
5,223 residents
|
8.0 |
42 |
| 69 |
PE22 0
6,093 residents
|
8.7 |
53 |
| 68 |
LN4 1
11,384 residents
|
8.8 |
100 |
| 67 |
PE10 0
13,747 residents
|
9.2 |
127 |
| 66 |
NG23 5
7,458 residents
|
9.4 |
70 |
| 65 |
LN5 0
6,109 residents
|
9.5 |
58 |
| 64 |
NG34 9
11,278 residents
|
9.9 |
112 |
| 63 |
LN5 9
12,594 residents
|
10.2 |
129 |
| 62 |
LN1 2
12,180 residents
|
10.3 |
126 |
| 61 |
DN21 3
7,410 residents
|
10.8 |
80 |
| 60 |
PE11 3
15,652 residents
|
10.9 |
170 |
| 59 |
DN36 5
8,592 residents
|
11.1 |
95 |
| 58 |
LN3 4
6,818 residents
|
11.1 |
76 |
| 57 |
LN11 7
5,301 residents
|
11.7 |
62 |
| 56 |
NG31 8
14,908 residents
|
11.9 |
177 |
| 55 |
LN9 5
5,085 residents
|
12.0 |
61 |
| 54 |
NG34 8
12,734 residents
|
12.5 |
159 |
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