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 |
NR3
34,515 residents
|
4.4 |
153 |
| 2 |
NR2
27,046 residents
|
3.7 |
100 |
| 3 |
NR30
31,286 residents
|
3.6 |
113 |
| 4 |
NR1
29,026 residents
|
3.1 |
90 |
| 5 |
NR5
32,244 residents
|
3.0 |
97 |
| 6 |
NR31
50,830 residents
|
2.7 |
137 |
| 7 |
IP24
28,950 residents
|
2.6 |
76 |
| 8 |
PE30
46,733 residents
|
2.1 |
100 |
| 9 |
PE14
22,534 residents
|
2.1 |
47 |
| 10 |
IP26
9,640 residents
|
2.0 |
19 |
| 11 |
IP22
22,892 residents
|
1.9 |
44 |
| 12 |
IP20
8,409 residents
|
1.8 |
15 |
| 13 |
PE34
14,923 residents
|
1.7 |
26 |
| 14 |
NR4
25,368 residents
|
1.5 |
38 |
| 15 |
NR19
20,578 residents
|
1.3 |
27 |
| 16 |
PE37
11,844 residents
|
1.3 |
15 |
| 17 |
NR6
24,692 residents
|
1.3 |
31 |
| 18 |
NR16
12,716 residents
|
1.2 |
15 |
| 19 |
PE38
16,555 residents
|
1.1 |
19 |
| 20 |
PE33
15,745 residents
|
1.1 |
17 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 43 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 43 |
PE36
6,081 residents
|
0.2 |
1 |
| 42 |
NR15
16,124 residents
|
0.2 |
4 |
| 41 |
NR12
21,313 residents
|
0.3 |
6 |
| 40 |
NR26
8,185 residents
|
0.4 |
3 |
| 39 |
NR8
22,767 residents
|
0.4 |
10 |
| 38 |
PE31
19,507 residents
|
0.6 |
11 |
| 37 |
NR28
17,724 residents
|
0.6 |
10 |
| 36 |
NR20
20,298 residents
|
0.6 |
13 |
| 35 |
NR10
23,866 residents
|
0.8 |
18 |
| 34 |
NR27
11,669 residents
|
0.8 |
9 |
| 33 |
NR21
16,488 residents
|
0.8 |
13 |
| 32 |
NR9
19,378 residents
|
0.8 |
16 |
| 31 |
NR14
27,370 residents
|
0.8 |
23 |
| 30 |
NR18
21,228 residents
|
0.8 |
18 |
| 29 |
IP21
11,419 residents
|
0.9 |
10 |
| 28 |
IP25
21,476 residents
|
0.9 |
19 |
| 27 |
NR11
19,145 residents
|
0.9 |
17 |
| 26 |
NR13
28,624 residents
|
0.9 |
26 |
| 25 |
NR17
17,923 residents
|
0.9 |
17 |
| 24 |
NR29
21,038 residents
|
1.0 |
20 |
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
|
6.0 |
38 |
| 3 |
NR2 4
7,050 residents
|
5.2 |
37 |
| 4 |
NR31 0
7,165 residents
|
4.9 |
35 |
| 5 |
NR1 3
6,067 residents
|
4.3 |
26 |
| 6 |
NR5 8
13,700 residents
|
4.2 |
57 |
| 7 |
PE30 5
7,974 residents
|
4.1 |
33 |
| 8 |
NR3 3
10,397 residents
|
3.9 |
41 |
| 9 |
NR1 1
6,355 residents
|
3.9 |
25 |
| 10 |
NR3 2
9,540 residents
|
3.9 |
37 |
| 11 |
NR3 4
9,485 residents
|
3.3 |
31 |
| 12 |
IP24 1
10,014 residents
|
3.0 |
30 |
| 13 |
NR31 7
10,784 residents
|
3.0 |
32 |
| 14 |
NR2 2
7,173 residents
|
2.9 |
21 |
| 15 |
IP22 2
5,371 residents
|
2.8 |
15 |
| 16 |
NR2 3
11,469 residents
|
2.8 |
32 |
| 17 |
NR31 9
11,299 residents
|
2.7 |
31 |
| 18 |
IP24 2
10,257 residents
|
2.7 |
28 |
| 19 |
NR5 9
8,653 residents
|
2.7 |
23 |
| 20 |
NR1 2
8,689 residents
|
2.6 |
23 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 95 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 95 |
NR15 1
6,749 residents
|
0.0 |
0 |
| 94 |
NR28 9
8,075 residents
|
0.2 |
2 |
| 93 |
NR8 5
7,306 residents
|
0.3 |
2 |
| 92 |
NR12 8
7,140 residents
|
0.3 |
2 |
| 91 |
NR13 3
6,739 residents
|
0.3 |
2 |
| 90 |
NR26 8
8,185 residents
|
0.4 |
3 |
| 89 |
NR9 4
5,447 residents
|
0.4 |
2 |
| 88 |
NR35 2
5,429 residents
|
0.4 |
2 |
| 87 |
PE31 7
7,290 residents
|
0.4 |
3 |
| 86 |
NR15 2
9,375 residents
|
0.4 |
4 |
| 85 |
NR12 9
6,021 residents
|
0.5 |
3 |
| 84 |
PE31 6
7,953 residents
|
0.5 |
4 |
| 83 |
NR14 6
7,914 residents
|
0.5 |
4 |
| 82 |
NR27 0
5,866 residents
|
0.5 |
3 |
| 81 |
NR8 6
15,461 residents
|
0.5 |
8 |
| 80 |
NR29 3
7,570 residents
|
0.5 |
4 |
| 79 |
NR6 5
7,566 residents
|
0.5 |
4 |
| 78 |
NR25 6
5,604 residents
|
0.5 |
3 |
| 77 |
NR20 4
7,257 residents
|
0.6 |
4 |
| 76 |
PE30 3
14,477 residents
|
0.6 |
8 |
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