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 |
NE1
13,362 residents
|
162.1 |
2,166 |
| 2 |
SR1
5,100 residents
|
135.1 |
689 |
| 3 |
NE33
25,941 residents
|
43.8 |
1,137 |
| 4 |
NE8
32,408 residents
|
31.8 |
1,032 |
| 5 |
NE24
40,391 residents
|
27.4 |
1,105 |
| 6 |
NE64
5,905 residents
|
27.1 |
160 |
| 7 |
NE29
35,753 residents
|
26.7 |
953 |
| 8 |
NE63
28,238 residents
|
26.3 |
744 |
| 9 |
NE6
50,708 residents
|
26.1 |
1,322 |
| 10 |
NE23
39,478 residents
|
23.9 |
944 |
| 11 |
NE26
19,163 residents
|
22.2 |
425 |
| 12 |
NE5
50,082 residents
|
21.7 |
1,088 |
| 13 |
NE21
17,682 residents
|
20.7 |
366 |
| 14 |
NE62
9,045 residents
|
20.6 |
186 |
| 15 |
NE4
42,283 residents
|
20.4 |
864 |
| 16 |
NE2
32,622 residents
|
19.8 |
647 |
| 17 |
NE15
33,906 residents
|
19.8 |
670 |
| 18 |
NE22
17,977 residents
|
19.5 |
350 |
| 19 |
NE10
34,191 residents
|
19.2 |
656 |
| 20 |
NE32
24,416 residents
|
19.1 |
466 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 54 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 54 |
NE47
7,666 residents
|
4.3 |
33 |
| 53 |
NE20
12,579 residents
|
8.7 |
109 |
| 52 |
NE7
14,870 residents
|
8.7 |
130 |
| 51 |
NE36
6,706 residents
|
8.8 |
59 |
| 50 |
NE16
24,708 residents
|
10.7 |
265 |
| 49 |
NE66
17,604 residents
|
11.6 |
205 |
| 48 |
NE3
52,918 residents
|
12.5 |
659 |
| 47 |
NE31
22,957 residents
|
13.1 |
300 |
| 46 |
NE46
15,031 residents
|
13.6 |
205 |
| 45 |
NE38
31,618 residents
|
13.7 |
432 |
| 44 |
DH4
34,954 residents
|
13.8 |
483 |
| 43 |
NE12
36,647 residents
|
14.3 |
523 |
| 42 |
NE13
20,138 residents
|
14.7 |
296 |
| 41 |
NE27
16,345 residents
|
14.7 |
241 |
| 40 |
NE40
15,618 residents
|
14.9 |
232 |
| 39 |
SR4
41,698 residents
|
15.0 |
625 |
| 38 |
TD15
16,646 residents
|
15.4 |
256 |
| 37 |
NE25
30,399 residents
|
15.7 |
477 |
| 36 |
NE30
21,840 residents
|
15.8 |
345 |
| 35 |
SR3
38,021 residents
|
15.8 |
601 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 142 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
NE8 1
6,258 residents
|
69.5 |
435 |
| 2 |
NE33 2
5,855 residents
|
59.1 |
346 |
| 3 |
NE29 6
7,948 residents
|
50.1 |
398 |
| 4 |
NE23 6
10,622 residents
|
42.9 |
456 |
| 5 |
SR6 0
5,005 residents
|
37.6 |
188 |
| 6 |
NE33 4
6,799 residents
|
37.5 |
255 |
| 7 |
NE63 9
12,063 residents
|
36.5 |
440 |
| 8 |
NE2 2
6,903 residents
|
33.6 |
232 |
| 9 |
NE6 3
7,851 residents
|
32.1 |
252 |
| 10 |
NE65 0
7,887 residents
|
31.1 |
245 |
| 11 |
TD15 1
5,121 residents
|
30.3 |
155 |
| 12 |
NE25 0
9,730 residents
|
30.0 |
292 |
| 13 |
NE6 2
12,578 residents
|
29.7 |
374 |
| 14 |
NE61 5
8,011 residents
|
29.7 |
238 |
| 15 |
NE15 8
7,967 residents
|
29.6 |
236 |
| 16 |
NE8 3
7,708 residents
|
29.1 |
224 |
| 17 |
NE32 3
5,108 residents
|
28.8 |
147 |
| 18 |
NE5 3
10,955 residents
|
28.2 |
309 |
| 19 |
NE4 5
9,312 residents
|
28.1 |
262 |
| 20 |
NE64 6
5,905 residents
|
27.1 |
160 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 142 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 142 |
NE12 7
5,811 residents
|
5.3 |
31 |
| 141 |
NE30 3
8,283 residents
|
5.4 |
45 |
| 140 |
SR2 9
7,515 residents
|
5.9 |
44 |
| 139 |
NE16 5
10,315 residents
|
6.7 |
69 |
| 138 |
NE26 3
5,495 residents
|
6.7 |
37 |
| 137 |
NE3 5
8,264 residents
|
7.5 |
62 |
| 136 |
NE9 5
10,225 residents
|
7.7 |
79 |
| 135 |
NE25 9
11,500 residents
|
7.7 |
89 |
| 134 |
NE20 9
10,257 residents
|
8.1 |
83 |
| 133 |
NE3 1
8,629 residents
|
8.3 |
72 |
| 132 |
NE23 2
5,257 residents
|
8.4 |
44 |
| 131 |
NE30 2
7,561 residents
|
8.6 |
65 |
| 130 |
NE7 7
14,870 residents
|
8.7 |
130 |
| 129 |
TD15 2
11,525 residents
|
8.8 |
101 |
| 128 |
NE36 0
6,706 residents
|
8.8 |
59 |
| 127 |
NE40 4
8,043 residents
|
8.8 |
71 |
| 126 |
SR6 7
9,863 residents
|
9.3 |
92 |
| 125 |
NE22 6
6,073 residents
|
9.4 |
57 |
| 124 |
NE15 7
9,205 residents
|
9.5 |
87 |
| 123 |
NE61 2
10,249 residents
|
9.8 |
100 |
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