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
|
91.8 |
2,122 |
| 2 |
LN2
42,233 residents
|
51.0 |
2,154 |
| 3 |
PE21
47,015 residents
|
46.6 |
2,193 |
| 4 |
DN21
38,990 residents
|
45.6 |
1,776 |
| 5 |
LN1
32,338 residents
|
41.6 |
1,345 |
| 6 |
LN5
36,404 residents
|
41.2 |
1,500 |
| 7 |
LN12
13,384 residents
|
40.9 |
548 |
| 8 |
NG31
47,377 residents
|
38.2 |
1,811 |
| 9 |
PE24
12,212 residents
|
36.8 |
449 |
| 10 |
PE11
47,158 residents
|
34.3 |
1,619 |
| 11 |
PE20
15,526 residents
|
31.0 |
481 |
| 12 |
LN11
29,637 residents
|
30.9 |
917 |
| 13 |
LN6
64,650 residents
|
30.3 |
1,959 |
| 14 |
PE12
41,881 residents
|
28.8 |
1,208 |
| 15 |
PE23
8,933 residents
|
27.3 |
244 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 29 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 29 |
NG32
13,173 residents
|
16.5 |
218 |
| 28 |
LN10
6,197 residents
|
17.4 |
108 |
| 27 |
LN4
40,582 residents
|
20.3 |
825 |
| 26 |
PE9
33,287 residents
|
21.3 |
709 |
| 25 |
LN8
17,683 residents
|
21.6 |
382 |
| 24 |
PE22
17,150 residents
|
21.7 |
372 |
| 23 |
PE10
25,600 residents
|
22.1 |
567 |
| 22 |
LN7
6,441 residents
|
23.1 |
149 |
| 21 |
NG33
9,741 residents
|
24.2 |
236 |
| 20 |
PE6
39,595 residents
|
24.9 |
986 |
| 19 |
LN3
10,329 residents
|
25.3 |
261 |
| 18 |
LN13
8,227 residents
|
26.1 |
215 |
| 17 |
LN9
10,195 residents
|
26.2 |
267 |
| 16 |
NG34
43,517 residents
|
27.2 |
1,183 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 73 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
PE25 1
8,044 residents
|
106.0 |
853 |
| 2 |
LN2 5
7,200 residents
|
106.0 |
763 |
| 3 |
PE25 2
9,044 residents
|
86.7 |
784 |
| 4 |
DN21 2
7,048 residents
|
82.3 |
580 |
| 5 |
PE25 3
6,039 residents
|
80.3 |
485 |
| 6 |
LN5 8
9,706 residents
|
70.4 |
683 |
| 7 |
LN5 7
7,995 residents
|
64.2 |
513 |
| 8 |
DN21 1
13,445 residents
|
62.2 |
836 |
| 9 |
PE21 8
13,685 residents
|
60.7 |
830 |
| 10 |
LN1 1
10,570 residents
|
58.5 |
618 |
| 11 |
LN12 1
5,501 residents
|
53.8 |
296 |
| 12 |
LN1 3
9,382 residents
|
51.7 |
485 |
| 13 |
PE6 0
7,660 residents
|
51.3 |
393 |
| 14 |
PE11 1
10,026 residents
|
46.6 |
467 |
| 15 |
PE11 2
12,643 residents
|
44.1 |
557 |
| 16 |
PE24 5
7,968 residents
|
42.9 |
342 |
| 17 |
LN6 7
14,678 residents
|
42.5 |
624 |
| 18 |
LN11 9
5,501 residents
|
42.4 |
233 |
| 19 |
PE12 7
8,784 residents
|
40.0 |
351 |
| 20 |
NG34 7
13,397 residents
|
38.1 |
510 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 73 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 73 |
PE6 9
6,497 residents
|
9.9 |
64 |
| 72 |
LN5 0
6,109 residents
|
13.4 |
82 |
| 71 |
DN36 5
8,592 residents
|
14.9 |
128 |
| 70 |
LN4 3
8,343 residents
|
15.2 |
127 |
| 69 |
NG23 5
7,458 residents
|
15.4 |
115 |
| 68 |
LN4 1
11,384 residents
|
16.1 |
183 |
| 67 |
LN3 4
6,818 residents
|
16.6 |
113 |
| 66 |
LN5 9
12,594 residents
|
17.6 |
222 |
| 65 |
PE22 0
6,093 residents
|
17.7 |
108 |
| 64 |
LN1 2
12,180 residents
|
17.9 |
218 |
| 63 |
NG31 8
14,908 residents
|
18.7 |
279 |
| 62 |
PE10 0
13,747 residents
|
19.1 |
262 |
| 61 |
NG34 0
6,062 residents
|
19.3 |
117 |
| 60 |
LN10 6
5,436 residents
|
19.7 |
107 |
| 59 |
DN21 3
7,410 residents
|
19.8 |
147 |
| 58 |
DN21 5
5,975 residents
|
19.9 |
119 |
| 57 |
LN4 2
8,692 residents
|
20.0 |
174 |
| 56 |
LN11 7
5,301 residents
|
20.6 |
109 |
| 55 |
PE6 8
14,068 residents
|
20.8 |
293 |
| 54 |
PE12 0
6,756 residents
|
20.9 |
141 |
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