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 |
PE14
22,534 residents
|
4.2 |
94 |
| 2 |
NR30
31,286 residents
|
4.0 |
126 |
| 3 |
NR31
50,830 residents
|
3.5 |
176 |
| 4 |
NR3
34,515 residents
|
3.2 |
110 |
| 5 |
NR2
27,046 residents
|
3.1 |
84 |
| 6 |
NR1
29,026 residents
|
3.0 |
87 |
| 7 |
NR4
25,368 residents
|
2.9 |
74 |
| 8 |
IP24
28,950 residents
|
2.6 |
75 |
| 9 |
IP26
9,640 residents
|
2.4 |
23 |
| 10 |
NR16
12,716 residents
|
2.4 |
30 |
| 11 |
PE36
6,081 residents
|
2.3 |
14 |
| 12 |
PE30
46,733 residents
|
2.3 |
106 |
| 13 |
IP22
22,892 residents
|
2.0 |
46 |
| 14 |
NR21
16,488 residents
|
1.9 |
32 |
| 15 |
NR5
32,244 residents
|
1.9 |
60 |
| 16 |
NR9
19,378 residents
|
1.7 |
33 |
| 17 |
IP20
8,409 residents
|
1.7 |
14 |
| 18 |
IP21
11,419 residents
|
1.7 |
19 |
| 19 |
PE38
16,555 residents
|
1.6 |
27 |
| 20 |
IP25
21,476 residents
|
1.6 |
35 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 43 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 43 |
NR18
21,228 residents
|
0.6 |
13 |
| 42 |
NR25
8,758 residents
|
0.7 |
6 |
| 41 |
NR29
21,038 residents
|
0.7 |
15 |
| 40 |
NR12
21,313 residents
|
0.8 |
16 |
| 39 |
NR11
19,145 residents
|
0.8 |
15 |
| 38 |
PE32
16,250 residents
|
0.8 |
13 |
| 37 |
PE33
15,745 residents
|
0.8 |
13 |
| 36 |
NR15
16,124 residents
|
0.9 |
15 |
| 35 |
NR20
20,298 residents
|
1.0 |
20 |
| 34 |
NR7
34,828 residents
|
1.0 |
35 |
| 33 |
NR8
22,767 residents
|
1.1 |
25 |
| 32 |
NR27
11,669 residents
|
1.1 |
13 |
| 31 |
NR10
23,866 residents
|
1.1 |
27 |
| 30 |
NR28
17,724 residents
|
1.2 |
21 |
| 29 |
NR26
8,185 residents
|
1.2 |
10 |
| 28 |
NR13
28,624 residents
|
1.2 |
35 |
| 27 |
NR17
17,923 residents
|
1.2 |
22 |
| 26 |
PE37
11,844 residents
|
1.3 |
15 |
| 25 |
PE31
19,507 residents
|
1.4 |
27 |
| 24 |
NR14
27,370 residents
|
1.5 |
40 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 95 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
NR3 1
5,093 residents
|
8.6 |
44 |
| 2 |
NR30 2
6,295 residents
|
7.5 |
47 |
| 3 |
NR31 0
7,165 residents
|
6.0 |
43 |
| 4 |
NR1 3
6,067 residents
|
5.4 |
33 |
| 5 |
PE14 8
6,121 residents
|
5.2 |
32 |
| 6 |
PE30 5
7,974 residents
|
4.5 |
36 |
| 7 |
NR31 9
11,299 residents
|
4.0 |
45 |
| 8 |
NR2 4
7,050 residents
|
4.0 |
28 |
| 9 |
NR16 2
6,966 residents
|
3.6 |
25 |
| 10 |
NR4 7
15,705 residents
|
3.3 |
52 |
| 11 |
IP24 3
8,679 residents
|
3.2 |
28 |
| 12 |
NR2 2
7,173 residents
|
3.2 |
23 |
| 13 |
NR1 1
6,355 residents
|
3.1 |
20 |
| 14 |
NR31 8
12,496 residents
|
3.0 |
38 |
| 15 |
NR9 5
5,049 residents
|
2.8 |
14 |
| 16 |
PE14 7
6,515 residents
|
2.6 |
17 |
| 17 |
NR31 6
9,086 residents
|
2.5 |
23 |
| 18 |
NR31 7
10,784 residents
|
2.5 |
27 |
| 19 |
IP26 4
6,065 residents
|
2.5 |
15 |
| 20 |
IP24 2
10,257 residents
|
2.4 |
25 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 95 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 95 |
PE31 6
7,953 residents
|
0.4 |
3 |
| 94 |
NR18 0
14,350 residents
|
0.4 |
6 |
| 93 |
NR27 0
5,866 residents
|
0.5 |
3 |
| 92 |
PE33 9
7,628 residents
|
0.5 |
4 |
| 91 |
NR29 3
7,570 residents
|
0.5 |
4 |
| 90 |
NR25 6
5,604 residents
|
0.5 |
3 |
| 89 |
NR10 5
6,848 residents
|
0.6 |
4 |
| 88 |
PE32 1
9,628 residents
|
0.6 |
6 |
| 87 |
NR12 8
7,140 residents
|
0.7 |
5 |
| 86 |
NR9 4
5,447 residents
|
0.7 |
4 |
| 85 |
NR15 2
9,375 residents
|
0.7 |
7 |
| 84 |
NR20 3
7,985 residents
|
0.8 |
6 |
| 83 |
PE30 3
14,477 residents
|
0.8 |
11 |
| 82 |
NR11 6
9,165 residents
|
0.8 |
7 |
| 81 |
NR7 9
7,362 residents
|
0.8 |
6 |
| 80 |
NR20 4
7,257 residents
|
0.8 |
6 |
| 79 |
NR12 9
6,021 residents
|
0.8 |
5 |
| 78 |
NR11 8
6,891 residents
|
0.9 |
6 |
| 77 |
NR17 2
8,986 residents
|
0.9 |
8 |
| 76 |
NR13 3
6,739 residents
|
0.9 |
6 |
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