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 43 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
NR30
31,286 residents
|
29.5 |
922 |
| 2 |
NR1
29,026 residents
|
27.0 |
784 |
| 3 |
NR2
27,046 residents
|
25.1 |
679 |
| 4 |
NR3
34,515 residents
|
20.0 |
689 |
| 5 |
NR25
8,758 residents
|
14.2 |
124 |
| 6 |
IP24
28,950 residents
|
14.0 |
405 |
| 7 |
NR31
50,830 residents
|
12.7 |
645 |
| 8 |
PE30
46,733 residents
|
12.1 |
565 |
| 9 |
NR19
20,578 residents
|
11.1 |
229 |
| 10 |
PE37
11,844 residents
|
10.8 |
128 |
| 11 |
NR21
16,488 residents
|
10.4 |
172 |
| 12 |
NR5
32,244 residents
|
10.4 |
335 |
| 13 |
NR4
25,368 residents
|
9.0 |
228 |
| 14 |
NR27
11,669 residents
|
8.9 |
104 |
| 15 |
NR28
17,724 residents
|
8.2 |
146 |
| 16 |
NR7
34,828 residents
|
8.1 |
281 |
| 17 |
NR18
21,228 residents
|
8.0 |
169 |
| 18 |
NR12
21,313 residents
|
7.6 |
162 |
| 19 |
NR26
8,185 residents
|
7.3 |
60 |
| 20 |
NR6
24,692 residents
|
7.3 |
180 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 43 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 43 |
NR16
12,716 residents
|
1.6 |
20 |
| 42 |
IP26
9,640 residents
|
3.3 |
32 |
| 41 |
NR15
16,124 residents
|
3.3 |
54 |
| 40 |
IP21
11,419 residents
|
3.7 |
42 |
| 39 |
NR20
20,298 residents
|
3.9 |
80 |
| 38 |
PE31
19,507 residents
|
4.2 |
81 |
| 37 |
NR29
21,038 residents
|
4.7 |
99 |
| 36 |
NR10
23,866 residents
|
4.8 |
114 |
| 35 |
PE33
15,745 residents
|
5.0 |
78 |
| 34 |
NR9
19,378 residents
|
5.2 |
101 |
| 33 |
NR17
17,923 residents
|
5.5 |
99 |
| 32 |
IP20
8,409 residents
|
5.7 |
48 |
| 31 |
IP22
22,892 residents
|
5.8 |
132 |
| 30 |
NR14
27,370 residents
|
5.8 |
158 |
| 29 |
IP25
21,476 residents
|
5.8 |
124 |
| 28 |
PE34
14,923 residents
|
5.9 |
88 |
| 27 |
PE32
16,250 residents
|
6.1 |
99 |
| 26 |
NR11
19,145 residents
|
6.3 |
120 |
| 25 |
NR8
22,767 residents
|
6.4 |
145 |
| 24 |
NR13
28,624 residents
|
6.8 |
194 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 95 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
NR30 2
6,295 residents
|
64.0 |
403 |
| 2 |
NR3 1
5,093 residents
|
45.6 |
232 |
| 3 |
NR1 1
6,355 residents
|
43.3 |
275 |
| 4 |
NR1 3
6,067 residents
|
39.7 |
241 |
| 5 |
NR2 4
7,050 residents
|
26.1 |
184 |
| 6 |
NR1 4
7,915 residents
|
21.9 |
173 |
| 7 |
NR25 6
5,604 residents
|
20.7 |
116 |
| 8 |
NR31 0
7,165 residents
|
19.1 |
137 |
| 9 |
NR3 3
10,397 residents
|
18.6 |
193 |
| 10 |
NR3 2
9,540 residents
|
16.7 |
159 |
| 11 |
NR31 6
9,086 residents
|
16.0 |
145 |
| 12 |
PE30 5
7,974 residents
|
15.0 |
120 |
| 13 |
IP24 1
10,014 residents
|
14.9 |
149 |
| 14 |
IP24 2
10,257 residents
|
14.8 |
152 |
| 15 |
NR12 9
6,021 residents
|
14.6 |
88 |
| 16 |
PE37 7
6,734 residents
|
13.7 |
92 |
| 17 |
NR30 4
6,601 residents
|
13.5 |
89 |
| 18 |
NR27 9
5,803 residents
|
13.3 |
77 |
| 19 |
PE30 4
13,908 residents
|
13.0 |
181 |
| 20 |
NR2 2
7,173 residents
|
13.0 |
93 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 95 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 95 |
NR35 2
5,429 residents
|
0.9 |
5 |
| 94 |
NR16 2
6,966 residents
|
1.4 |
10 |
| 93 |
PE38 0
5,260 residents
|
2.3 |
12 |
| 92 |
IP26 4
6,065 residents
|
3.0 |
18 |
| 91 |
NR15 1
6,749 residents
|
3.1 |
21 |
| 90 |
NR20 4
7,257 residents
|
3.3 |
24 |
| 89 |
NR29 3
7,570 residents
|
3.4 |
26 |
| 88 |
PE30 3
14,477 residents
|
3.5 |
50 |
| 87 |
NR9 4
5,447 residents
|
3.5 |
19 |
| 86 |
NR15 2
9,375 residents
|
3.5 |
33 |
| 85 |
PE31 6
7,953 residents
|
3.6 |
29 |
| 84 |
NR20 3
7,985 residents
|
3.8 |
30 |
| 83 |
NR12 8
7,140 residents
|
3.8 |
27 |
| 82 |
IP21 4
6,523 residents
|
3.8 |
25 |
| 81 |
PE31 7
7,290 residents
|
3.8 |
28 |
| 80 |
IP25 7
7,159 residents
|
3.9 |
28 |
| 79 |
PE34 4
9,174 residents
|
3.9 |
36 |
| 78 |
PE14 7
6,515 residents
|
4.0 |
26 |
| 77 |
IP22 2
5,371 residents
|
4.3 |
23 |
| 76 |
NR10 4
5,593 residents
|
4.3 |
24 |
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