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 31 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
LL18
42,348 residents
|
163.8 |
6,935 |
| 2 |
LL30
20,970 residents
|
163.4 |
3,427 |
| 3 |
LL13
35,954 residents
|
148.1 |
5,325 |
| 4 |
LL57
26,841 residents
|
132.3 |
3,551 |
| 5 |
LL29
20,530 residents
|
132.0 |
2,710 |
| 6 |
LL11
38,337 residents
|
103.5 |
3,969 |
| 7 |
LL55
21,591 residents
|
103.5 |
2,235 |
| 8 |
CH6
17,692 residents
|
103.2 |
1,826 |
| 9 |
LL77
7,428 residents
|
101.5 |
754 |
| 10 |
LL41
6,098 residents
|
98.9 |
603 |
| 11 |
LL22
18,409 residents
|
98.8 |
1,818 |
| 12 |
LL65
23,896 residents
|
93.5 |
2,235 |
| 13 |
LL14
33,162 residents
|
90.3 |
2,995 |
| 14 |
CH5
42,315 residents
|
90.2 |
3,818 |
| 15 |
CH8
20,805 residents
|
89.6 |
1,864 |
| 16 |
LL19
19,934 residents
|
82.9 |
1,653 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 31 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 31 |
LL21
6,371 residents
|
53.2 |
339 |
| 30 |
LL54
11,241 residents
|
54.6 |
614 |
| 29 |
LL59
5,224 residents
|
55.1 |
288 |
| 28 |
LL12
28,070 residents
|
60.5 |
1,698 |
| 27 |
CH7
50,488 residents
|
61.5 |
3,107 |
| 26 |
LL61
6,110 residents
|
62.2 |
380 |
| 25 |
LL15
10,737 residents
|
62.7 |
673 |
| 24 |
LL68
6,017 residents
|
70.1 |
422 |
| 23 |
LL17
5,401 residents
|
70.2 |
379 |
| 22 |
LL32
6,667 residents
|
70.8 |
472 |
| 21 |
LL53
16,035 residents
|
72.0 |
1,155 |
| 20 |
LL20
7,867 residents
|
74.7 |
588 |
| 19 |
LL31
10,201 residents
|
75.9 |
774 |
| 18 |
LL16
15,419 residents
|
76.4 |
1,178 |
| 17 |
LL28
13,764 residents
|
81.9 |
1,127 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 64 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
LL13 8
8,088 residents
|
286.7 |
2,319 |
| 2 |
LL57 1
5,931 residents
|
269.6 |
1,599 |
| 3 |
LL30 2
7,103 residents
|
267.5 |
1,900 |
| 4 |
LL13 7
8,414 residents
|
184.8 |
1,555 |
| 5 |
LL29 8
6,868 residents
|
170.8 |
1,173 |
| 6 |
LL18 3
5,281 residents
|
164.7 |
870 |
| 7 |
LL18 2
7,863 residents
|
155.0 |
1,219 |
| 8 |
LL55 1
5,355 residents
|
154.6 |
828 |
| 9 |
LL30 1
9,273 residents
|
147.2 |
1,365 |
| 10 |
CH5 1
8,164 residents
|
144.7 |
1,181 |
| 11 |
LL65 1
5,809 residents
|
133.9 |
778 |
| 12 |
LL55 2
7,028 residents
|
128.9 |
906 |
| 13 |
LL29 9
6,929 residents
|
128.9 |
893 |
| 14 |
LL22 7
7,955 residents
|
126.7 |
1,008 |
| 15 |
LL16 3
6,323 residents
|
124.9 |
790 |
| 16 |
CH8 7
9,308 residents
|
123.0 |
1,145 |
| 17 |
CH7 1
9,904 residents
|
118.2 |
1,171 |
| 18 |
LL57 4
5,837 residents
|
117.4 |
685 |
| 19 |
CH6 5
13,943 residents
|
110.1 |
1,535 |
| 20 |
CH5 2
7,202 residents
|
108.4 |
781 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 64 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 64 |
LL12 8
7,629 residents
|
32.2 |
246 |
| 63 |
CH7 4
6,303 residents
|
37.3 |
235 |
| 62 |
LL16 4
5,137 residents
|
37.4 |
192 |
| 61 |
CH7 5
6,594 residents
|
38.1 |
251 |
| 60 |
CH8 8
5,892 residents
|
38.5 |
227 |
| 59 |
CH7 6
11,688 residents
|
38.8 |
454 |
| 58 |
CH5 3
10,307 residents
|
44.0 |
453 |
| 57 |
CH7 3
7,408 residents
|
44.3 |
328 |
| 56 |
LL13 0
7,789 residents
|
51.6 |
402 |
| 55 |
LL11 5
6,951 residents
|
52.2 |
363 |
| 54 |
LL22 8
5,870 residents
|
52.5 |
308 |
| 53 |
LL12 9
5,268 residents
|
54.1 |
285 |
| 52 |
CH4 0
11,863 residents
|
54.2 |
643 |
| 51 |
LL59 5
5,224 residents
|
55.1 |
288 |
| 50 |
LL28 5
5,783 residents
|
55.2 |
319 |
| 49 |
LL55 4
6,213 residents
|
57.3 |
356 |
| 48 |
LL65 3
6,440 residents
|
59.9 |
386 |
| 47 |
LL11 3
6,893 residents
|
61.1 |
421 |
| 46 |
LL53 6
5,283 residents
|
64.9 |
343 |
| 45 |
LL57 3
5,553 residents
|
68.4 |
380 |
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