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
|
85.3 |
2,668 |
| 2 |
NR1
29,026 residents
|
63.7 |
1,849 |
| 3 |
NR3
34,515 residents
|
54.5 |
1,880 |
| 4 |
PE30
46,733 residents
|
48.4 |
2,263 |
| 5 |
NR2
27,046 residents
|
45.9 |
1,242 |
| 6 |
IP24
28,950 residents
|
38.1 |
1,103 |
| 7 |
NR5
32,244 residents
|
37.9 |
1,222 |
| 8 |
NR31
50,830 residents
|
36.5 |
1,854 |
| 9 |
PE14
22,534 residents
|
33.9 |
764 |
| 10 |
NR18
21,228 residents
|
33.4 |
708 |
| 11 |
NR19
20,578 residents
|
33.2 |
683 |
| 12 |
NR4
25,368 residents
|
31.8 |
806 |
| 13 |
PE34
14,923 residents
|
27.3 |
407 |
| 14 |
PE37
11,844 residents
|
26.8 |
318 |
| 15 |
NR28
17,724 residents
|
26.4 |
468 |
| 16 |
NR21
16,488 residents
|
26.1 |
431 |
| 17 |
PE36
6,081 residents
|
25.8 |
157 |
| 18 |
NR6
24,692 residents
|
25.6 |
632 |
| 19 |
NR25
8,758 residents
|
25.5 |
223 |
| 20 |
NR26
8,185 residents
|
25.0 |
205 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 43 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 43 |
NR15
16,124 residents
|
11.2 |
180 |
| 42 |
IP26
9,640 residents
|
12.7 |
122 |
| 41 |
PE31
19,507 residents
|
14.5 |
283 |
| 40 |
NR16
12,716 residents
|
14.7 |
187 |
| 39 |
NR8
22,767 residents
|
15.1 |
344 |
| 38 |
PE33
15,745 residents
|
15.9 |
251 |
| 37 |
NR10
23,866 residents
|
16.3 |
388 |
| 36 |
NR14
27,370 residents
|
16.3 |
446 |
| 35 |
IP21
11,419 residents
|
16.9 |
193 |
| 34 |
PE32
16,250 residents
|
17.4 |
283 |
| 33 |
NR11
19,145 residents
|
18.4 |
353 |
| 32 |
NR12
21,313 residents
|
18.5 |
394 |
| 31 |
NR20
20,298 residents
|
19.7 |
400 |
| 30 |
PE38
16,555 residents
|
20.6 |
341 |
| 29 |
IP20
8,409 residents
|
20.8 |
175 |
| 28 |
NR29
21,038 residents
|
20.9 |
440 |
| 27 |
NR9
19,378 residents
|
21.0 |
406 |
| 26 |
NR13
28,624 residents
|
21.1 |
603 |
| 25 |
IP22
22,892 residents
|
21.8 |
500 |
| 24 |
NR7
34,828 residents
|
22.9 |
799 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 95 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
NR30 2
6,295 residents
|
173.0 |
1,089 |
| 2 |
NR1 1
6,355 residents
|
116.6 |
741 |
| 3 |
NR3 1
5,093 residents
|
105.4 |
537 |
| 4 |
NR1 3
6,067 residents
|
73.2 |
444 |
| 5 |
PE30 5
7,974 residents
|
65.0 |
518 |
| 6 |
NR31 0
7,165 residents
|
60.7 |
435 |
| 7 |
NR2 4
7,050 residents
|
58.6 |
413 |
| 8 |
PE30 2
8,084 residents
|
56.8 |
459 |
| 9 |
NR3 2
9,540 residents
|
55.5 |
529 |
| 10 |
NR1 4
7,915 residents
|
53.2 |
421 |
| 11 |
NR3 3
10,397 residents
|
53.0 |
551 |
| 12 |
PE30 4
13,908 residents
|
49.4 |
687 |
| 13 |
NR30 4
6,601 residents
|
47.3 |
312 |
| 14 |
NR5 8
13,700 residents
|
45.7 |
626 |
| 15 |
IP24 3
8,679 residents
|
42.6 |
370 |
| 16 |
NR31 7
10,784 residents
|
41.6 |
449 |
| 17 |
NR6 5
7,566 residents
|
38.9 |
294 |
| 18 |
NR18 0
14,350 residents
|
38.5 |
552 |
| 19 |
PE34 3
5,749 residents
|
37.0 |
213 |
| 20 |
IP24 1
10,014 residents
|
36.9 |
370 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 95 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 95 |
NR15 1
6,749 residents
|
9.6 |
65 |
| 94 |
IP26 4
6,065 residents
|
11.9 |
72 |
| 93 |
NR8 6
15,461 residents
|
12.0 |
186 |
| 92 |
IP22 2
5,371 residents
|
12.1 |
65 |
| 91 |
NR15 2
9,375 residents
|
12.3 |
115 |
| 90 |
PE31 6
7,953 residents
|
12.4 |
99 |
| 89 |
NR14 8
9,156 residents
|
12.5 |
114 |
| 88 |
PE30 3
14,477 residents
|
13.4 |
194 |
| 87 |
PE32 2
6,622 residents
|
13.6 |
90 |
| 86 |
PE33 9
7,628 residents
|
14.8 |
113 |
| 85 |
NR14 7
10,300 residents
|
14.9 |
153 |
| 84 |
NR9 4
5,447 residents
|
15.1 |
82 |
| 83 |
NR10 3
11,425 residents
|
15.2 |
174 |
| 82 |
NR10 4
5,593 residents
|
15.4 |
86 |
| 81 |
PE31 7
7,290 residents
|
15.8 |
115 |
| 80 |
IP25 7
7,159 residents
|
15.8 |
113 |
| 79 |
PE38 0
5,260 residents
|
16.7 |
88 |
| 78 |
PE33 0
8,117 residents
|
17.0 |
138 |
| 77 |
NR2 3
11,469 residents
|
17.4 |
200 |
| 76 |
NR35 2
5,429 residents
|
17.5 |
95 |
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