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 54 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
L1
11,568 residents
|
68.4 |
791 |
| 2 |
L3
20,619 residents
|
26.9 |
554 |
| 3 |
L5
14,575 residents
|
26.8 |
391 |
| 4 |
CH41
19,611 residents
|
26.8 |
526 |
| 5 |
L32
21,050 residents
|
18.2 |
383 |
| 6 |
L34
13,815 residents
|
17.1 |
236 |
| 7 |
WA10
40,259 residents
|
14.4 |
580 |
| 8 |
L20
34,490 residents
|
14.0 |
482 |
| 9 |
L19
24,589 residents
|
13.5 |
332 |
| 10 |
L26
15,323 residents
|
13.1 |
201 |
| 11 |
L21
24,992 residents
|
13.0 |
325 |
| 12 |
L30
19,926 residents
|
12.7 |
254 |
| 13 |
L36
42,133 residents
|
12.6 |
531 |
| 14 |
L28
6,684 residents
|
12.3 |
82 |
| 15 |
L24
17,385 residents
|
12.1 |
210 |
| 16 |
L17
22,920 residents
|
11.9 |
272 |
| 17 |
L8
35,299 residents
|
11.3 |
400 |
| 18 |
CH44
29,364 residents
|
11.2 |
329 |
| 19 |
L9
31,895 residents
|
11.0 |
352 |
| 20 |
L4
40,668 residents
|
10.8 |
438 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 54 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 54 |
CH61
17,135 residents
|
1.9 |
33 |
| 53 |
CH47
10,829 residents
|
3.0 |
33 |
| 52 |
L16
14,666 residents
|
3.7 |
54 |
| 51 |
CH60
13,043 residents
|
4.2 |
55 |
| 50 |
CH63
29,323 residents
|
4.2 |
124 |
| 49 |
L27
6,723 residents
|
4.8 |
32 |
| 48 |
CH46
25,263 residents
|
5.5 |
140 |
| 47 |
L31
30,797 residents
|
5.7 |
177 |
| 46 |
CH42
32,602 residents
|
6.5 |
211 |
| 45 |
L15
29,991 residents
|
6.5 |
195 |
| 44 |
CH43
37,802 residents
|
6.6 |
249 |
| 43 |
WA11
39,972 residents
|
6.7 |
266 |
| 42 |
WA12
25,517 residents
|
6.8 |
174 |
| 41 |
CH62
30,284 residents
|
7.1 |
216 |
| 40 |
L22
13,736 residents
|
7.3 |
100 |
| 39 |
PR8
56,169 residents
|
8.1 |
455 |
| 38 |
L14
27,683 residents
|
8.2 |
227 |
| 37 |
L10
15,286 residents
|
8.3 |
127 |
| 36 |
L11
29,570 residents
|
8.3 |
246 |
| 35 |
CH48
14,927 residents
|
8.4 |
125 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 48 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
PR9 0
7,529 residents
|
26.3 |
198 |
| 2 |
WA10 2
5,198 residents
|
23.9 |
124 |
| 3 |
L20 4
6,913 residents
|
18.7 |
129 |
| 4 |
WA9 1
5,990 residents
|
17.9 |
107 |
| 5 |
L4 9
5,428 residents
|
16.6 |
90 |
| 6 |
L36 3
5,130 residents
|
16.4 |
84 |
| 7 |
L8 0
6,795 residents
|
15.6 |
106 |
| 8 |
WA11 7
6,838 residents
|
13.5 |
92 |
| 9 |
L9 1
6,119 residents
|
12.7 |
78 |
| 10 |
CH43 7
6,588 residents
|
12.1 |
80 |
| 11 |
WA9 2
7,294 residents
|
11.9 |
87 |
| 12 |
L33 1
5,421 residents
|
11.8 |
64 |
| 13 |
L35 3
7,059 residents
|
11.3 |
80 |
| 14 |
PR8 5
6,513 residents
|
10.3 |
67 |
| 15 |
WA12 9
11,637 residents
|
10.0 |
116 |
| 16 |
L4 2
5,831 residents
|
9.9 |
58 |
| 17 |
L36 8
5,159 residents
|
9.7 |
50 |
| 18 |
WA9 3
11,809 residents
|
9.4 |
111 |
| 19 |
WA9 5
13,202 residents
|
9.2 |
121 |
| 20 |
WA10 3
9,403 residents
|
9.0 |
85 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 48 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 48 |
WA11 8
6,235 residents
|
2.2 |
14 |
| 47 |
CH46 6
5,053 residents
|
2.4 |
12 |
| 46 |
CH62 8
5,206 residents
|
2.7 |
14 |
| 45 |
CH49 4
5,525 residents
|
2.9 |
16 |
| 44 |
L21 9
5,243 residents
|
3.6 |
19 |
| 43 |
PR9 9
14,446 residents
|
3.7 |
53 |
| 42 |
WA10 5
6,188 residents
|
3.7 |
23 |
| 41 |
WA11 0
15,513 residents
|
3.9 |
61 |
| 40 |
PR8 4
10,919 residents
|
4.0 |
44 |
| 39 |
L20 6
6,444 residents
|
4.0 |
26 |
| 38 |
PR8 6
13,461 residents
|
4.1 |
55 |
| 37 |
PR9 7
11,331 residents
|
4.4 |
50 |
| 36 |
PR8 2
8,562 residents
|
4.8 |
41 |
| 35 |
WA10 4
8,878 residents
|
5.1 |
45 |
| 34 |
WA12 8
9,050 residents
|
5.4 |
49 |
| 33 |
L23 9
5,719 residents
|
5.8 |
33 |
| 32 |
CH43 9
7,886 residents
|
6.1 |
48 |
| 31 |
PR8 3
12,438 residents
|
6.2 |
77 |
| 30 |
L11 2
5,804 residents
|
6.7 |
39 |
| 29 |
L20 9
6,390 residents
|
6.7 |
43 |
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