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
|
72.2 |
3,058 |
| 2 |
LL29
20,530 residents
|
58.0 |
1,191 |
| 3 |
LL30
20,970 residents
|
55.2 |
1,157 |
| 4 |
LL13
35,954 residents
|
55.0 |
1,976 |
| 5 |
LL57
26,841 residents
|
46.1 |
1,237 |
| 6 |
LL22
18,409 residents
|
45.0 |
828 |
| 7 |
LL41
6,098 residents
|
44.8 |
273 |
| 8 |
LL77
7,428 residents
|
43.2 |
321 |
| 9 |
LL55
21,591 residents
|
40.0 |
864 |
| 10 |
CH8
20,805 residents
|
38.0 |
790 |
| 11 |
LL11
38,337 residents
|
38.0 |
1,455 |
| 12 |
LL65
23,896 residents
|
37.9 |
906 |
| 13 |
LL14
33,162 residents
|
36.1 |
1,198 |
| 14 |
LL16
15,419 residents
|
35.9 |
553 |
| 15 |
LL19
19,934 residents
|
35.0 |
697 |
| 16 |
LL28
13,764 residents
|
34.2 |
471 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 31 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 31 |
LL12
28,070 residents
|
22.7 |
636 |
| 30 |
LL54
11,241 residents
|
24.0 |
270 |
| 29 |
LL61
6,110 residents
|
24.4 |
149 |
| 28 |
LL59
5,224 residents
|
25.5 |
133 |
| 27 |
CH7
50,488 residents
|
26.9 |
1,359 |
| 26 |
LL21
6,371 residents
|
27.5 |
175 |
| 25 |
LL20
7,867 residents
|
29.0 |
228 |
| 24 |
LL31
10,201 residents
|
29.5 |
301 |
| 23 |
LL17
5,401 residents
|
30.0 |
162 |
| 22 |
LL15
10,737 residents
|
30.4 |
326 |
| 21 |
LL32
6,667 residents
|
31.8 |
212 |
| 20 |
LL53
16,035 residents
|
32.2 |
517 |
| 19 |
LL68
6,017 residents
|
32.6 |
196 |
| 18 |
CH6
17,692 residents
|
34.0 |
601 |
| 17 |
CH5
42,315 residents
|
34.2 |
1,448 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 64 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
LL13 8
8,088 residents
|
102.0 |
825 |
| 2 |
LL30 2
7,103 residents
|
92.4 |
656 |
| 3 |
LL57 1
5,931 residents
|
86.0 |
510 |
| 4 |
LL29 8
6,868 residents
|
77.6 |
533 |
| 5 |
LL18 3
5,281 residents
|
75.6 |
399 |
| 6 |
LL13 7
8,414 residents
|
69.6 |
586 |
| 7 |
LL18 2
7,863 residents
|
68.3 |
537 |
| 8 |
LL55 1
5,355 residents
|
59.6 |
319 |
| 9 |
LL16 3
6,323 residents
|
58.5 |
370 |
| 10 |
LL65 1
5,809 residents
|
57.2 |
332 |
| 11 |
LL29 9
6,929 residents
|
55.1 |
382 |
| 12 |
LL18 5
9,511 residents
|
55.1 |
524 |
| 13 |
LL22 7
7,955 residents
|
53.8 |
428 |
| 14 |
CH8 7
9,308 residents
|
50.0 |
465 |
| 15 |
CH5 1
8,164 residents
|
48.3 |
394 |
| 16 |
LL55 2
7,028 residents
|
48.1 |
338 |
| 17 |
CH5 2
7,202 residents
|
46.1 |
332 |
| 18 |
LL30 1
9,273 residents
|
46.0 |
427 |
| 19 |
CH7 1
9,904 residents
|
45.1 |
447 |
| 20 |
LL18 4
11,581 residents
|
44.6 |
516 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 64 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 64 |
LL12 8
7,629 residents
|
11.5 |
88 |
| 63 |
CH8 8
5,892 residents
|
14.4 |
85 |
| 62 |
CH7 5
6,594 residents
|
16.4 |
108 |
| 61 |
CH5 3
10,307 residents
|
17.8 |
183 |
| 60 |
CH7 4
6,303 residents
|
18.1 |
114 |
| 59 |
CH7 6
11,688 residents
|
18.3 |
214 |
| 58 |
LL11 5
6,951 residents
|
19.0 |
132 |
| 57 |
LL16 4
5,137 residents
|
19.1 |
98 |
| 56 |
CH4 0
11,863 residents
|
19.2 |
228 |
| 55 |
LL11 3
6,893 residents
|
20.0 |
138 |
| 54 |
LL13 0
7,789 residents
|
20.0 |
156 |
| 53 |
CH7 3
7,408 residents
|
21.2 |
157 |
| 52 |
LL55 4
6,213 residents
|
21.6 |
134 |
| 51 |
LL65 3
6,440 residents
|
22.8 |
147 |
| 50 |
LL12 9
5,268 residents
|
23.5 |
124 |
| 49 |
LL28 5
5,783 residents
|
24.0 |
139 |
| 48 |
LL22 8
5,870 residents
|
24.4 |
143 |
| 47 |
LL12 7
7,220 residents
|
24.5 |
177 |
| 46 |
LL59 5
5,224 residents
|
25.5 |
133 |
| 45 |
LL31 9
10,201 residents
|
29.5 |
301 |
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