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
|
6.6 |
152 |
| 2 |
NG33
9,741 residents
|
6.2 |
60 |
| 3 |
LN7
6,441 residents
|
5.7 |
37 |
| 4 |
PE21
47,015 residents
|
5.5 |
259 |
| 5 |
DN21
38,990 residents
|
4.1 |
160 |
| 6 |
LN9
10,195 residents
|
3.8 |
39 |
| 7 |
PE12
41,881 residents
|
3.8 |
159 |
| 8 |
PE23
8,933 residents
|
3.7 |
33 |
| 9 |
PE20
15,526 residents
|
3.5 |
55 |
| 10 |
LN1
32,338 residents
|
3.5 |
113 |
| 11 |
LN11
29,637 residents
|
3.4 |
102 |
| 12 |
LN10
6,197 residents
|
3.4 |
21 |
| 13 |
LN2
42,233 residents
|
3.2 |
137 |
| 14 |
LN3
10,329 residents
|
3.2 |
33 |
| 15 |
LN13
8,227 residents
|
3.2 |
26 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 29 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 29 |
NG34
43,517 residents
|
2.0 |
86 |
| 28 |
PE10
25,600 residents
|
2.0 |
51 |
| 27 |
PE6
39,595 residents
|
2.1 |
82 |
| 26 |
LN4
40,582 residents
|
2.1 |
85 |
| 25 |
PE11
47,158 residents
|
2.4 |
111 |
| 24 |
LN12
13,384 residents
|
2.5 |
33 |
| 23 |
LN8
17,683 residents
|
2.5 |
45 |
| 22 |
LN5
36,404 residents
|
2.6 |
95 |
| 21 |
PE24
12,212 residents
|
2.6 |
32 |
| 20 |
PE22
17,150 residents
|
2.7 |
46 |
| 19 |
PE9
33,287 residents
|
2.8 |
92 |
| 18 |
NG31
47,377 residents
|
2.8 |
132 |
| 17 |
LN6
64,650 residents
|
2.8 |
181 |
| 16 |
NG32
13,173 residents
|
2.8 |
37 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 73 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
PE25 1
8,044 residents
|
8.5 |
68 |
| 2 |
DN21 2
7,048 residents
|
7.7 |
54 |
| 3 |
NG33 5
5,130 residents
|
6.4 |
33 |
| 4 |
PE12 0
6,756 residents
|
6.4 |
43 |
| 5 |
PE21 7
10,159 residents
|
6.1 |
62 |
| 6 |
PE25 2
9,044 residents
|
6.1 |
55 |
| 7 |
LN7 6
6,441 residents
|
5.7 |
37 |
| 8 |
PE21 9
9,501 residents
|
5.4 |
51 |
| 9 |
LN1 3
9,382 residents
|
5.0 |
47 |
| 10 |
PE25 3
6,039 residents
|
4.8 |
29 |
| 11 |
PE21 8
13,685 residents
|
4.5 |
62 |
| 12 |
PE12 9
11,615 residents
|
4.4 |
51 |
| 13 |
LN11 7
5,301 residents
|
4.3 |
23 |
| 14 |
LN9 5
5,085 residents
|
4.3 |
22 |
| 15 |
DN21 1
13,445 residents
|
4.3 |
58 |
| 16 |
LN2 4
14,367 residents
|
4.2 |
61 |
| 17 |
LN6 7
14,678 residents
|
4.2 |
62 |
| 18 |
PE20 3
5,223 residents
|
4.2 |
22 |
| 19 |
LN5 8
9,706 residents
|
4.1 |
40 |
| 20 |
LN11 0
10,479 residents
|
3.9 |
41 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 73 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 73 |
LN5 9
12,594 residents
|
1.0 |
12 |
| 72 |
LN3 4
6,818 residents
|
1.0 |
7 |
| 71 |
PE6 8
14,068 residents
|
1.1 |
15 |
| 70 |
LN4 1
11,384 residents
|
1.4 |
16 |
| 69 |
LN2 3
6,940 residents
|
1.4 |
10 |
| 68 |
NG34 7
13,397 residents
|
1.6 |
21 |
| 67 |
PE12 7
8,784 residents
|
1.6 |
14 |
| 66 |
PE22 0
6,093 residents
|
1.6 |
10 |
| 65 |
NG34 0
6,062 residents
|
1.6 |
10 |
| 64 |
PE6 9
6,497 residents
|
1.7 |
11 |
| 63 |
NG31 7
15,125 residents
|
1.8 |
27 |
| 62 |
PE10 0
13,747 residents
|
1.8 |
25 |
| 61 |
PE11 3
15,652 residents
|
1.9 |
30 |
| 60 |
PE9 2
10,023 residents
|
2.0 |
20 |
| 59 |
NG34 9
11,278 residents
|
2.0 |
23 |
| 58 |
PE23 5
6,281 residents
|
2.1 |
13 |
| 57 |
NG31 8
14,908 residents
|
2.1 |
31 |
| 56 |
PE11 1
10,026 residents
|
2.1 |
21 |
| 55 |
LN4 4
12,163 residents
|
2.1 |
26 |
| 54 |
LN12 2
7,883 residents
|
2.2 |
17 |
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