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 22 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
NN1
34,965 residents
|
60.7 |
2,121 |
| 2 |
NN16
32,254 residents
|
33.6 |
1,083 |
| 3 |
NN8
54,813 residents
|
29.6 |
1,625 |
| 4 |
NN5
45,290 residents
|
28.2 |
1,275 |
| 5 |
NN2
42,114 residents
|
28.1 |
1,184 |
| 6 |
NN9
29,018 residents
|
24.8 |
720 |
| 7 |
NN17
33,522 residents
|
21.4 |
716 |
| 8 |
NN10
41,585 residents
|
21.2 |
882 |
| 9 |
NN11
41,531 residents
|
21.0 |
874 |
| 10 |
NN15
41,700 residents
|
20.3 |
848 |
| 11 |
NN3
78,056 residents
|
20.0 |
1,560 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 22 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 22 |
NN29
11,811 residents
|
6.9 |
81 |
| 21 |
OX17
18,646 residents
|
7.3 |
137 |
| 20 |
NN13
21,997 residents
|
8.0 |
175 |
| 19 |
MK19
12,557 residents
|
9.6 |
121 |
| 18 |
NN7
30,133 residents
|
11.4 |
344 |
| 17 |
PE8
18,717 residents
|
12.0 |
224 |
| 16 |
NN12
26,482 residents
|
12.8 |
340 |
| 15 |
NN6
37,424 residents
|
14.1 |
526 |
| 14 |
NN14
46,880 residents
|
17.2 |
807 |
| 13 |
NN4
52,674 residents
|
18.5 |
972 |
| 12 |
NN18
40,291 residents
|
19.9 |
801 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 67 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
NN16 0
7,841 residents
|
57.9 |
454 |
| 2 |
NN2 6
10,688 residents
|
52.0 |
556 |
| 3 |
NN8 1
10,310 residents
|
47.7 |
492 |
| 4 |
NN5 5
7,312 residents
|
46.9 |
343 |
| 5 |
NN16 8
8,666 residents
|
44.8 |
388 |
| 6 |
NN1 3
7,533 residents
|
44.5 |
335 |
| 7 |
NN1 4
11,364 residents
|
40.7 |
463 |
| 8 |
NN11 4
12,555 residents
|
34.5 |
433 |
| 9 |
NN5 4
7,778 residents
|
33.9 |
264 |
| 10 |
NN5 7
11,829 residents
|
32.8 |
388 |
| 11 |
NN17 1
10,595 residents
|
31.5 |
334 |
| 12 |
NN4 9
7,917 residents
|
30.2 |
239 |
| 13 |
NN8 3
13,551 residents
|
29.9 |
405 |
| 14 |
NN15 7
7,729 residents
|
29.5 |
228 |
| 15 |
NN8 4
11,618 residents
|
28.1 |
326 |
| 16 |
NN14 2
11,976 residents
|
27.1 |
324 |
| 17 |
NN18 9
10,958 residents
|
26.7 |
293 |
| 18 |
NN2 7
15,511 residents
|
25.1 |
389 |
| 19 |
NN10 9
12,263 residents
|
24.5 |
301 |
| 20 |
NN8 2
11,660 residents
|
23.6 |
275 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 67 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 67 |
NN11 9
6,889 residents
|
3.0 |
21 |
| 66 |
OX17 3
6,758 residents
|
5.9 |
40 |
| 65 |
NN29 7
11,811 residents
|
6.9 |
81 |
| 64 |
NN6 8
5,647 residents
|
7.6 |
43 |
| 63 |
NN13 5
6,018 residents
|
8.0 |
48 |
| 62 |
OX17 2
7,126 residents
|
8.3 |
59 |
| 61 |
NN13 6
12,694 residents
|
8.7 |
111 |
| 60 |
NN3 8
17,830 residents
|
9.0 |
161 |
| 59 |
NN11 3
7,164 residents
|
9.4 |
67 |
| 58 |
NN7 2
8,261 residents
|
10.0 |
83 |
| 57 |
NN12 8
10,026 residents
|
10.1 |
101 |
| 56 |
NN14 1
10,606 residents
|
10.1 |
107 |
| 55 |
NN8 5
7,631 residents
|
10.1 |
77 |
| 54 |
MK19 6
7,242 residents
|
10.9 |
79 |
| 53 |
NN4 6
11,822 residents
|
11.3 |
133 |
| 52 |
NN3 7
8,117 residents
|
12.0 |
97 |
| 51 |
NN3 6
7,716 residents
|
12.2 |
94 |
| 50 |
NN14 4
11,555 residents
|
12.2 |
141 |
| 49 |
NN7 4
8,749 residents
|
12.2 |
107 |
| 48 |
CV23 8
6,129 residents
|
12.2 |
75 |
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How these rates are built: methodology and what a postcode district crime page shows.
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