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
|
9.0 |
315 |
| 2 |
NN5
45,290 residents
|
5.4 |
245 |
| 3 |
NN2
42,114 residents
|
5.4 |
226 |
| 4 |
NN11
41,531 residents
|
4.3 |
179 |
| 5 |
NN17
33,522 residents
|
3.9 |
130 |
| 6 |
NN10
41,585 residents
|
3.8 |
158 |
| 7 |
NN8
54,813 residents
|
3.8 |
207 |
| 8 |
OX17
18,646 residents
|
3.6 |
67 |
| 9 |
NN16
32,254 residents
|
3.5 |
112 |
| 10 |
NN6
37,424 residents
|
3.3 |
125 |
| 11 |
NN3
78,056 residents
|
3.2 |
252 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 22 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 22 |
NN7
30,133 residents
|
1.6 |
49 |
| 21 |
NN29
11,811 residents
|
1.9 |
23 |
| 20 |
NN13
21,997 residents
|
2.0 |
43 |
| 19 |
NN12
26,482 residents
|
2.0 |
52 |
| 18 |
NN15
41,700 residents
|
2.0 |
84 |
| 17 |
NN18
40,291 residents
|
2.4 |
96 |
| 16 |
NN4
52,674 residents
|
2.6 |
136 |
| 15 |
MK19
12,557 residents
|
2.6 |
33 |
| 14 |
NN9
29,018 residents
|
2.8 |
81 |
| 13 |
PE8
18,717 residents
|
3.0 |
57 |
| 12 |
NN14
46,880 residents
|
3.2 |
149 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 67 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
NN5 5
7,312 residents
|
9.0 |
66 |
| 2 |
NN2 6
10,688 residents
|
8.9 |
95 |
| 3 |
NN1 3
7,533 residents
|
8.4 |
63 |
| 4 |
NN1 4
11,364 residents
|
7.3 |
83 |
| 5 |
NN11 4
12,555 residents
|
5.9 |
74 |
| 6 |
NN8 1
10,310 residents
|
5.7 |
59 |
| 7 |
NN16 8
8,666 residents
|
5.7 |
49 |
| 8 |
NN5 7
11,829 residents
|
5.2 |
62 |
| 9 |
NN10 0
15,339 residents
|
5.1 |
78 |
| 10 |
NN17 3
5,517 residents
|
5.1 |
28 |
| 11 |
NN5 6
18,371 residents
|
4.7 |
86 |
| 12 |
NN2 7
15,511 residents
|
4.4 |
69 |
| 13 |
NN8 4
11,618 residents
|
4.4 |
51 |
| 14 |
NN16 0
7,841 residents
|
4.2 |
33 |
| 15 |
NN14 2
11,976 residents
|
4.1 |
49 |
| 16 |
NN6 8
5,647 residents
|
4.1 |
23 |
| 17 |
NN17 1
10,595 residents
|
4.1 |
43 |
| 18 |
NN5 4
7,778 residents
|
4.0 |
31 |
| 19 |
NN2 8
15,915 residents
|
3.9 |
62 |
| 20 |
NN6 0
9,159 residents
|
3.7 |
34 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 67 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 67 |
NN11 9
6,889 residents
|
0.9 |
6 |
| 66 |
NN7 4
8,749 residents
|
1.0 |
9 |
| 65 |
NN8 5
7,631 residents
|
1.2 |
9 |
| 64 |
NN12 6
10,029 residents
|
1.2 |
12 |
| 63 |
NN3 8
17,830 residents
|
1.2 |
22 |
| 62 |
NN15 5
19,085 residents
|
1.5 |
28 |
| 61 |
NN3 7
8,117 residents
|
1.5 |
12 |
| 60 |
NN13 6
12,694 residents
|
1.5 |
19 |
| 59 |
NN4 6
11,822 residents
|
1.5 |
18 |
| 58 |
NN11 3
7,164 residents
|
1.5 |
11 |
| 57 |
NN18 8
19,320 residents
|
1.7 |
32 |
| 56 |
NN10 8
9,030 residents
|
1.8 |
16 |
| 55 |
NN16 9
15,747 residents
|
1.9 |
30 |
| 54 |
NN7 2
8,261 residents
|
1.9 |
16 |
| 53 |
NN29 7
11,811 residents
|
1.9 |
23 |
| 52 |
NN9 5
15,963 residents
|
2.0 |
32 |
| 51 |
NN7 3
8,352 residents
|
2.0 |
17 |
| 50 |
NN14 1
10,606 residents
|
2.1 |
22 |
| 49 |
OX17 3
6,758 residents
|
2.2 |
15 |
| 48 |
NN3 6
7,716 residents
|
2.3 |
18 |
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How these rates are built: methodology and what a postcode district crime page shows.
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