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
|
5.2 |
108 |
| 2 |
LL13
35,954 residents
|
3.9 |
140 |
| 3 |
LL57
26,841 residents
|
3.9 |
104 |
| 4 |
LL18
42,348 residents
|
3.4 |
143 |
| 5 |
LL29
20,530 residents
|
3.0 |
62 |
| 6 |
LL55
21,591 residents
|
3.0 |
65 |
| 7 |
LL22
18,409 residents
|
2.8 |
52 |
| 8 |
LL41
6,098 residents
|
2.8 |
17 |
| 9 |
LL65
23,896 residents
|
2.7 |
64 |
| 10 |
LL14
33,162 residents
|
2.6 |
86 |
| 11 |
CH5
42,315 residents
|
2.6 |
108 |
| 12 |
CH8
20,805 residents
|
2.5 |
51 |
| 13 |
LL17
5,401 residents
|
2.4 |
13 |
| 14 |
LL77
7,428 residents
|
2.3 |
17 |
| 15 |
CH6
17,692 residents
|
2.3 |
40 |
| 16 |
LL32
6,667 residents
|
2.1 |
14 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 31 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 31 |
LL59
5,224 residents
|
1.1 |
6 |
| 30 |
LL54
11,241 residents
|
1.2 |
14 |
| 29 |
LL21
6,371 residents
|
1.3 |
8 |
| 28 |
LL68
6,017 residents
|
1.3 |
8 |
| 27 |
LL20
7,867 residents
|
1.5 |
12 |
| 26 |
LL19
19,934 residents
|
1.6 |
32 |
| 25 |
LL61
6,110 residents
|
1.6 |
10 |
| 24 |
CH7
50,488 residents
|
1.7 |
84 |
| 23 |
LL12
28,070 residents
|
1.7 |
47 |
| 22 |
LL28
13,764 residents
|
1.7 |
24 |
| 21 |
LL53
16,035 residents
|
1.7 |
28 |
| 20 |
LL16
15,419 residents
|
1.9 |
30 |
| 19 |
LL15
10,737 residents
|
2.0 |
21 |
| 18 |
LL31
10,201 residents
|
2.0 |
20 |
| 17 |
LL11
38,337 residents
|
2.1 |
79 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 64 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
LL30 2
7,103 residents
|
9.7 |
69 |
| 2 |
LL57 1
5,931 residents
|
8.9 |
53 |
| 3 |
LL13 8
8,088 residents
|
6.9 |
56 |
| 4 |
LL18 3
5,281 residents
|
6.6 |
35 |
| 5 |
LL65 1
5,809 residents
|
4.5 |
26 |
| 6 |
LL55 2
7,028 residents
|
4.3 |
30 |
| 7 |
LL13 7
8,414 residents
|
4.2 |
35 |
| 8 |
CH5 2
7,202 residents
|
4.0 |
29 |
| 9 |
CH5 1
8,164 residents
|
3.8 |
31 |
| 10 |
LL30 1
9,273 residents
|
3.8 |
35 |
| 11 |
CH8 9
5,605 residents
|
3.7 |
21 |
| 12 |
LL14 2
8,063 residents
|
3.7 |
30 |
| 13 |
LL18 2
7,863 residents
|
3.7 |
29 |
| 14 |
LL57 2
9,520 residents
|
3.6 |
34 |
| 15 |
CH7 1
9,904 residents
|
3.3 |
33 |
| 16 |
LL14 3
6,912 residents
|
3.3 |
23 |
| 17 |
LL22 7
7,955 residents
|
3.1 |
25 |
| 18 |
LL22 8
5,870 residents
|
3.1 |
18 |
| 19 |
LL29 8
6,868 residents
|
3.1 |
21 |
| 20 |
LL13 9
11,663 residents
|
2.8 |
33 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 64 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 64 |
LL28 5
5,783 residents
|
0.3 |
2 |
| 63 |
CH4 0
11,863 residents
|
0.4 |
5 |
| 62 |
CH7 3
7,408 residents
|
0.8 |
6 |
| 61 |
CH7 5
6,594 residents
|
0.9 |
6 |
| 60 |
CH8 8
5,892 residents
|
1.0 |
6 |
| 59 |
LL57 4
5,837 residents
|
1.0 |
6 |
| 58 |
LL12 8
7,629 residents
|
1.0 |
8 |
| 57 |
LL19 8
7,299 residents
|
1.1 |
8 |
| 56 |
CH7 4
6,303 residents
|
1.1 |
7 |
| 55 |
LL18 4
11,581 residents
|
1.1 |
13 |
| 54 |
LL59 5
5,224 residents
|
1.1 |
6 |
| 53 |
LL11 5
6,951 residents
|
1.2 |
8 |
| 52 |
LL19 7
7,212 residents
|
1.2 |
9 |
| 51 |
LL18 5
9,511 residents
|
1.3 |
12 |
| 50 |
LL11 6
7,060 residents
|
1.4 |
10 |
| 49 |
CH7 6
11,688 residents
|
1.5 |
17 |
| 48 |
LL53 6
5,283 residents
|
1.5 |
8 |
| 47 |
LL65 3
6,440 residents
|
1.6 |
10 |
| 46 |
LL12 7
7,220 residents
|
1.7 |
12 |
| 45 |
CH5 4
16,642 residents
|
1.7 |
28 |
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