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
|
13.7 |
480 |
| 2 |
NN8
54,813 residents
|
8.3 |
454 |
| 3 |
NN2
42,114 residents
|
7.8 |
330 |
| 4 |
NN3
78,056 residents
|
6.3 |
493 |
| 5 |
NN10
41,585 residents
|
5.8 |
242 |
| 6 |
PE8
18,717 residents
|
5.3 |
100 |
| 7 |
NN5
45,290 residents
|
5.2 |
236 |
| 8 |
NN16
32,254 residents
|
4.4 |
143 |
| 9 |
NN6
37,424 residents
|
4.4 |
164 |
| 10 |
NN4
52,674 residents
|
4.3 |
227 |
| 11 |
NN9
29,018 residents
|
3.9 |
112 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 22 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 22 |
OX17
18,646 residents
|
0.8 |
15 |
| 21 |
NN13
21,997 residents
|
1.7 |
37 |
| 20 |
MK19
12,557 residents
|
1.8 |
23 |
| 19 |
NN11
41,531 residents
|
2.3 |
94 |
| 18 |
NN29
11,811 residents
|
2.4 |
28 |
| 17 |
NN7
30,133 residents
|
2.4 |
72 |
| 16 |
NN18
40,291 residents
|
2.4 |
97 |
| 15 |
NN15
41,700 residents
|
2.8 |
117 |
| 14 |
NN12
26,482 residents
|
2.9 |
76 |
| 13 |
NN17
33,522 residents
|
3.4 |
114 |
| 12 |
NN14
46,880 residents
|
3.6 |
167 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 67 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
NN2 6
10,688 residents
|
16.6 |
177 |
| 2 |
NN8 1
10,310 residents
|
15.8 |
163 |
| 3 |
NN1 4
11,364 residents
|
13.7 |
156 |
| 4 |
NN1 3
7,533 residents
|
13.3 |
100 |
| 5 |
NN5 5
7,312 residents
|
11.5 |
84 |
| 6 |
NN8 4
11,618 residents
|
10.3 |
120 |
| 7 |
NN10 9
12,263 residents
|
8.2 |
100 |
| 8 |
NN4 9
7,917 residents
|
8.1 |
64 |
| 9 |
NN3 3
10,235 residents
|
7.0 |
72 |
| 10 |
NN5 7
11,829 residents
|
6.8 |
80 |
| 11 |
NN17 3
5,517 residents
|
6.7 |
37 |
| 12 |
NN2 7
15,511 residents
|
6.4 |
99 |
| 13 |
NN6 7
9,282 residents
|
6.1 |
57 |
| 14 |
NN8 2
11,660 residents
|
6.0 |
70 |
| 15 |
NN8 3
13,551 residents
|
5.8 |
78 |
| 16 |
NN16 8
8,666 residents
|
5.5 |
48 |
| 17 |
NN10 0
15,339 residents
|
5.4 |
83 |
| 18 |
NN3 2
12,609 residents
|
5.2 |
65 |
| 19 |
NN4 8
16,527 residents
|
5.1 |
84 |
| 20 |
NN4 0
10,793 residents
|
4.6 |
50 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 67 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 67 |
NN11 9
6,889 residents
|
0.1 |
1 |
| 66 |
OX17 2
7,126 residents
|
0.6 |
4 |
| 65 |
OX17 3
6,758 residents
|
0.7 |
5 |
| 64 |
NN11 3
7,164 residents
|
1.0 |
7 |
| 63 |
NN7 2
8,261 residents
|
1.1 |
9 |
| 62 |
NN4 6
11,822 residents
|
1.2 |
14 |
| 61 |
NN6 8
5,647 residents
|
1.2 |
7 |
| 60 |
NN13 6
12,694 residents
|
1.4 |
18 |
| 59 |
MK19 6
7,242 residents
|
1.5 |
11 |
| 58 |
NN8 5
7,631 residents
|
1.6 |
12 |
| 57 |
NN15 5
19,085 residents
|
1.7 |
32 |
| 56 |
NN17 2
13,085 residents
|
1.8 |
23 |
| 55 |
PE8 4
6,129 residents
|
1.8 |
11 |
| 54 |
NN3 6
7,716 residents
|
1.9 |
15 |
| 53 |
NN13 5
6,018 residents
|
2.0 |
12 |
| 52 |
NN18 8
19,320 residents
|
2.1 |
40 |
| 51 |
NN3 7
8,117 residents
|
2.2 |
18 |
| 50 |
NN14 6
8,541 residents
|
2.2 |
19 |
| 49 |
NN12 6
10,029 residents
|
2.3 |
23 |
| 48 |
NN29 7
11,811 residents
|
2.4 |
28 |
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How these rates are built: methodology and what a postcode district crime page shows.
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