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 27 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
NG1
16,554 residents
|
701.0 |
11,605 |
| 2 |
NG18
45,063 residents
|
179.7 |
8,099 |
| 3 |
NG7
62,883 residents
|
174.0 |
10,942 |
| 4 |
S80
30,826 residents
|
173.2 |
5,339 |
| 5 |
NG6
38,814 residents
|
134.7 |
5,227 |
| 6 |
NG24
48,315 residents
|
120.7 |
5,831 |
| 7 |
NG17
75,342 residents
|
114.4 |
8,619 |
| 8 |
NG5
89,780 residents
|
109.4 |
9,820 |
| 9 |
NG3
52,125 residents
|
101.5 |
5,291 |
| 10 |
NG2
60,410 residents
|
101.4 |
6,123 |
| 11 |
NG8
67,055 residents
|
100.6 |
6,749 |
| 12 |
NG11
39,054 residents
|
98.1 |
3,833 |
| 13 |
DN22
37,440 residents
|
86.3 |
3,231 |
| 14 |
NG15
45,714 residents
|
86.3 |
3,943 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 27 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 27 |
NG25
9,160 residents
|
37.1 |
340 |
| 26 |
NG23
18,120 residents
|
47.4 |
859 |
| 25 |
NG12
35,775 residents
|
54.8 |
1,962 |
| 24 |
NG13
23,213 residents
|
55.6 |
1,290 |
| 23 |
DN10
12,600 residents
|
58.7 |
739 |
| 22 |
NG14
19,982 residents
|
59.8 |
1,195 |
| 21 |
NG4
40,828 residents
|
68.4 |
2,793 |
| 20 |
NG21
24,555 residents
|
74.7 |
1,835 |
| 19 |
NG22
28,066 residents
|
76.1 |
2,137 |
| 18 |
S81
38,612 residents
|
77.4 |
2,990 |
| 17 |
NG19
54,395 residents
|
78.0 |
4,243 |
| 16 |
NG16
64,141 residents
|
81.0 |
5,195 |
| 15 |
NG9
73,701 residents
|
86.0 |
6,336 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 107 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
S80 1
6,044 residents
|
323.1 |
1,953 |
| 2 |
NG24 1
8,146 residents
|
289.7 |
2,360 |
| 3 |
NG7 3
7,844 residents
|
269.5 |
2,114 |
| 4 |
NG7 4
5,327 residents
|
239.9 |
1,278 |
| 5 |
NG18 2
8,634 residents
|
190.6 |
1,646 |
| 6 |
NG7 5
9,464 residents
|
182.7 |
1,729 |
| 7 |
S80 2
9,472 residents
|
181.8 |
1,722 |
| 8 |
NG2 4
10,368 residents
|
167.6 |
1,738 |
| 9 |
NG6 8
16,406 residents
|
158.7 |
2,604 |
| 10 |
NG15 7
13,281 residents
|
153.5 |
2,039 |
| 11 |
NG3 2
5,972 residents
|
152.5 |
911 |
| 12 |
NG17 7
9,191 residents
|
152.1 |
1,398 |
| 13 |
DN22 6
6,954 residents
|
148.7 |
1,034 |
| 14 |
NG3 1
5,304 residents
|
144.0 |
764 |
| 15 |
NG9 2
14,604 residents
|
141.5 |
2,067 |
| 16 |
NG7 2
13,557 residents
|
140.3 |
1,902 |
| 17 |
NG17 1
6,804 residents
|
140.2 |
954 |
| 18 |
NG5 2
6,135 residents
|
139.5 |
856 |
| 19 |
NG7 6
9,402 residents
|
136.8 |
1,286 |
| 20 |
NG18 5
9,459 residents
|
135.7 |
1,284 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 107 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 107 |
NG15 9
5,833 residents
|
27.1 |
158 |
| 106 |
NG13 9
5,406 residents
|
35.5 |
192 |
| 105 |
NG25 0
9,160 residents
|
37.1 |
340 |
| 104 |
NG23 7
5,006 residents
|
41.9 |
210 |
| 103 |
NG12 5
8,582 residents
|
43.3 |
372 |
| 102 |
NG3 6
10,072 residents
|
43.5 |
438 |
| 101 |
NG9 3
11,398 residents
|
44.8 |
511 |
| 100 |
NG15 8
7,408 residents
|
47.7 |
353 |
| 99 |
NG9 6
9,043 residents
|
48.8 |
441 |
| 98 |
LE12 6
11,513 residents
|
49.2 |
567 |
| 97 |
NG4 4
9,029 residents
|
50.7 |
458 |
| 96 |
NG16 1
9,641 residents
|
53.2 |
513 |
| 95 |
NG8 2
11,529 residents
|
53.5 |
617 |
| 94 |
NG23 6
5,656 residents
|
53.6 |
303 |
| 93 |
NG14 6
9,726 residents
|
53.9 |
524 |
| 92 |
DN10 4
5,770 residents
|
54.1 |
312 |
| 91 |
NG5 4
9,060 residents
|
54.7 |
496 |
| 90 |
NG4 3
10,392 residents
|
55.2 |
574 |
| 89 |
NG12 2
6,088 residents
|
55.7 |
339 |
| 88 |
NG12 3
11,777 residents
|
56.0 |
659 |
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