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 |
SR1
5,100 residents
|
25.5 |
130 |
| 2 |
NE1
13,362 residents
|
16.3 |
218 |
| 3 |
DH5
21,240 residents
|
6.9 |
147 |
| 4 |
NE8
32,408 residents
|
6.9 |
222 |
| 5 |
NE33
25,941 residents
|
6.7 |
174 |
| 6 |
NE35
6,273 residents
|
6.5 |
41 |
| 7 |
NE6
50,708 residents
|
5.8 |
294 |
| 8 |
NE11
15,970 residents
|
5.8 |
92 |
| 9 |
SR2
32,067 residents
|
5.7 |
184 |
| 10 |
SR5
34,193 residents
|
5.6 |
192 |
| 11 |
NE37
19,848 residents
|
5.5 |
110 |
| 12 |
NE2
32,622 residents
|
5.5 |
178 |
| 13 |
NE36
6,706 residents
|
5.4 |
36 |
| 14 |
NE63
28,238 residents
|
5.3 |
150 |
| 15 |
NE29
35,753 residents
|
5.2 |
187 |
| 16 |
DH4
34,954 residents
|
5.1 |
178 |
| 17 |
NE4
42,283 residents
|
5.0 |
212 |
| 18 |
NE28
46,563 residents
|
4.9 |
226 |
| 19 |
NE9
36,766 residents
|
4.7 |
173 |
| 20 |
NE24
40,391 residents
|
4.4 |
178 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 54 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 54 |
NE22
17,977 residents
|
1.6 |
29 |
| 53 |
NE20
12,579 residents
|
2.0 |
25 |
| 52 |
NE62
9,045 residents
|
2.0 |
18 |
| 51 |
NE25
30,399 residents
|
2.0 |
61 |
| 50 |
NE47
7,666 residents
|
2.1 |
16 |
| 49 |
NE21
17,682 residents
|
2.1 |
38 |
| 48 |
NE40
15,618 residents
|
2.2 |
34 |
| 47 |
TD15
16,646 residents
|
2.2 |
37 |
| 46 |
NE39
8,619 residents
|
2.3 |
20 |
| 45 |
NE34
51,636 residents
|
2.6 |
135 |
| 44 |
NE26
19,163 residents
|
2.8 |
53 |
| 43 |
NE23
39,478 residents
|
2.8 |
110 |
| 42 |
NE61
34,055 residents
|
2.8 |
96 |
| 41 |
NE7
14,870 residents
|
2.8 |
42 |
| 40 |
NE65
21,552 residents
|
2.8 |
61 |
| 39 |
NE46
15,031 residents
|
2.9 |
43 |
| 38 |
NE31
22,957 residents
|
3.0 |
70 |
| 37 |
NE12
36,647 residents
|
3.2 |
116 |
| 36 |
NE64
5,905 residents
|
3.2 |
19 |
| 35 |
NE13
20,138 residents
|
3.2 |
65 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 142 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
SR2 8
5,921 residents
|
10.3 |
61 |
| 2 |
DH5 8
6,255 residents
|
9.6 |
60 |
| 3 |
SR6 0
5,005 residents
|
9.6 |
48 |
| 4 |
NE29 6
7,948 residents
|
9.6 |
76 |
| 5 |
NE8 3
7,708 residents
|
9.2 |
71 |
| 6 |
NE8 1
6,258 residents
|
8.9 |
56 |
| 7 |
NE33 4
6,799 residents
|
8.5 |
58 |
| 8 |
NE2 2
6,903 residents
|
8.4 |
58 |
| 9 |
NE32 3
5,108 residents
|
7.6 |
39 |
| 10 |
NE63 0
7,597 residents
|
7.5 |
57 |
| 11 |
NE6 2
12,578 residents
|
7.4 |
93 |
| 12 |
NE28 7
8,560 residents
|
7.2 |
62 |
| 13 |
NE28 6
5,408 residents
|
6.7 |
36 |
| 14 |
NE35 9
6,273 residents
|
6.5 |
41 |
| 15 |
SR4 6
8,480 residents
|
6.5 |
55 |
| 16 |
NE4 8
9,477 residents
|
6.4 |
61 |
| 17 |
NE10 0
8,091 residents
|
6.4 |
52 |
| 18 |
NE63 9
12,063 residents
|
6.2 |
75 |
| 19 |
DH5 9
7,127 residents
|
6.2 |
44 |
| 20 |
NE9 7
11,175 residents
|
6.1 |
68 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 142 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 142 |
NE30 2
7,561 residents
|
0.9 |
7 |
| 141 |
NE23 2
5,257 residents
|
1.0 |
5 |
| 140 |
NE40 4
8,043 residents
|
1.1 |
9 |
| 139 |
NE26 1
5,221 residents
|
1.1 |
6 |
| 138 |
NE22 6
6,073 residents
|
1.2 |
7 |
| 137 |
NE12 7
5,811 residents
|
1.4 |
8 |
| 136 |
SR6 7
9,863 residents
|
1.5 |
15 |
| 135 |
NE20 9
10,257 residents
|
1.6 |
16 |
| 134 |
NE21 4
6,399 residents
|
1.6 |
10 |
| 133 |
NE34 8
10,793 residents
|
1.6 |
17 |
| 132 |
NE26 3
5,495 residents
|
1.6 |
9 |
| 131 |
NE34 6
8,468 residents
|
1.7 |
14 |
| 130 |
NE21 6
6,303 residents
|
1.7 |
11 |
| 129 |
SR4 0
8,509 residents
|
1.8 |
15 |
| 128 |
NE22 5
8,402 residents
|
1.8 |
15 |
| 127 |
NE3 5
8,264 residents
|
1.8 |
15 |
| 126 |
NE66 1
7,064 residents
|
1.8 |
13 |
| 125 |
NE25 0
9,730 residents
|
1.8 |
18 |
| 124 |
NE61 6
6,368 residents
|
1.9 |
12 |
| 123 |
NE62 5
9,045 residents
|
2.0 |
18 |
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