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 |
LL30
20,970 residents
|
42.9 |
900 |
| 2 |
LL77
7,428 residents
|
29.1 |
216 |
| 3 |
LL18
42,348 residents
|
28.5 |
1,208 |
| 4 |
LL57
26,841 residents
|
25.9 |
695 |
| 5 |
LL13
35,954 residents
|
25.8 |
929 |
| 6 |
LL29
20,530 residents
|
25.6 |
525 |
| 7 |
CH6
17,692 residents
|
23.0 |
407 |
| 8 |
LL11
38,337 residents
|
22.4 |
859 |
| 9 |
LL65
23,896 residents
|
20.8 |
497 |
| 10 |
LL55
21,591 residents
|
20.7 |
448 |
| 11 |
LL41
6,098 residents
|
20.7 |
126 |
| 12 |
LL68
6,017 residents
|
19.1 |
115 |
| 13 |
LL28
13,764 residents
|
19.1 |
263 |
| 14 |
LL14
33,162 residents
|
18.7 |
620 |
| 15 |
CH5
42,315 residents
|
18.4 |
779 |
| 16 |
CH8
20,805 residents
|
18.4 |
382 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 31 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 31 |
LL59
5,224 residents
|
8.8 |
46 |
| 30 |
LL21
6,371 residents
|
9.1 |
58 |
| 29 |
CH7
50,488 residents
|
12.2 |
615 |
| 28 |
LL12
28,070 residents
|
12.8 |
358 |
| 27 |
LL15
10,737 residents
|
12.9 |
138 |
| 26 |
LL17
5,401 residents
|
13.1 |
71 |
| 25 |
LL53
16,035 residents
|
13.5 |
217 |
| 24 |
LL54
11,241 residents
|
13.7 |
154 |
| 23 |
LL16
15,419 residents
|
14.6 |
225 |
| 22 |
LL61
6,110 residents
|
14.7 |
90 |
| 21 |
LL22
18,409 residents
|
15.0 |
277 |
| 20 |
LL32
6,667 residents
|
16.6 |
111 |
| 19 |
LL31
10,201 residents
|
17.5 |
179 |
| 18 |
LL19
19,934 residents
|
17.8 |
354 |
| 17 |
LL20
7,867 residents
|
18.3 |
144 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 64 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
LL30 2
7,103 residents
|
71.0 |
504 |
| 2 |
LL57 1
5,931 residents
|
59.0 |
350 |
| 3 |
LL13 8
8,088 residents
|
46.2 |
374 |
| 4 |
LL30 1
9,273 residents
|
38.2 |
354 |
| 5 |
LL18 3
5,281 residents
|
31.2 |
165 |
| 6 |
LL29 8
6,868 residents
|
30.4 |
209 |
| 7 |
LL77 7
7,196 residents
|
29.6 |
213 |
| 8 |
CH5 1
8,164 residents
|
29.0 |
237 |
| 9 |
LL55 2
7,028 residents
|
28.7 |
202 |
| 10 |
LL13 7
8,414 residents
|
27.6 |
232 |
| 11 |
LL65 1
5,809 residents
|
27.4 |
159 |
| 12 |
LL29 9
6,929 residents
|
26.6 |
184 |
| 13 |
LL65 2
8,254 residents
|
25.9 |
214 |
| 14 |
LL55 1
5,355 residents
|
25.4 |
136 |
| 15 |
CH7 1
9,904 residents
|
24.5 |
243 |
| 16 |
CH8 7
9,308 residents
|
24.4 |
227 |
| 17 |
CH6 5
13,943 residents
|
24.3 |
339 |
| 18 |
LL14 3
6,912 residents
|
24.2 |
167 |
| 19 |
LL16 3
6,323 residents
|
23.6 |
149 |
| 20 |
LL18 2
7,863 residents
|
23.4 |
184 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 64 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 64 |
LL22 8
5,870 residents
|
6.6 |
39 |
| 63 |
LL16 4
5,137 residents
|
6.8 |
35 |
| 62 |
CH7 4
6,303 residents
|
6.8 |
43 |
| 61 |
CH7 6
11,688 residents
|
7.1 |
83 |
| 60 |
CH7 3
7,408 residents
|
8.2 |
61 |
| 59 |
LL12 8
7,629 residents
|
8.4 |
64 |
| 58 |
LL59 5
5,224 residents
|
8.8 |
46 |
| 57 |
CH7 5
6,594 residents
|
9.1 |
60 |
| 56 |
CH5 3
10,307 residents
|
9.1 |
94 |
| 55 |
CH8 8
5,892 residents
|
10.5 |
62 |
| 54 |
CH4 0
11,863 residents
|
11.0 |
131 |
| 53 |
LL53 6
5,283 residents
|
11.4 |
60 |
| 52 |
LL12 9
5,268 residents
|
11.4 |
60 |
| 51 |
LL14 2
8,063 residents
|
11.4 |
92 |
| 50 |
LL11 2
7,276 residents
|
11.8 |
86 |
| 49 |
LL57 3
5,553 residents
|
13.0 |
72 |
| 48 |
LL17 0
5,401 residents
|
13.1 |
71 |
| 47 |
LL12 0
7,953 residents
|
13.6 |
108 |
| 46 |
LL13 0
7,789 residents
|
14.0 |
109 |
| 45 |
LL28 5
5,783 residents
|
14.0 |
81 |
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