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
|
179.8 |
2,977 |
| 2 |
NG18
45,063 residents
|
61.1 |
2,754 |
| 3 |
NG6
38,814 residents
|
52.6 |
2,042 |
| 4 |
S80
30,826 residents
|
50.9 |
1,570 |
| 5 |
NG7
62,883 residents
|
50.1 |
3,150 |
| 6 |
NG5
89,780 residents
|
40.6 |
3,649 |
| 7 |
NG17
75,342 residents
|
40.5 |
3,053 |
| 8 |
NG3
52,125 residents
|
38.5 |
2,009 |
| 9 |
NG8
67,055 residents
|
36.9 |
2,475 |
| 10 |
NG24
48,315 residents
|
36.2 |
1,749 |
| 11 |
DN22
37,440 residents
|
34.2 |
1,282 |
| 12 |
NG21
24,555 residents
|
33.6 |
825 |
| 13 |
NG11
39,054 residents
|
32.6 |
1,273 |
| 14 |
NG15
45,714 residents
|
30.9 |
1,414 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 27 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 27 |
NG25
9,160 residents
|
13.0 |
119 |
| 26 |
NG23
18,120 residents
|
14.0 |
254 |
| 25 |
DN10
12,600 residents
|
17.1 |
216 |
| 24 |
NG13
23,213 residents
|
20.4 |
474 |
| 23 |
NG12
35,775 residents
|
22.1 |
789 |
| 22 |
NG4
40,828 residents
|
24.5 |
1,002 |
| 21 |
S81
38,612 residents
|
25.3 |
975 |
| 20 |
NG14
19,982 residents
|
26.2 |
523 |
| 19 |
NG9
73,701 residents
|
27.8 |
2,046 |
| 18 |
NG16
64,141 residents
|
28.6 |
1,832 |
| 17 |
NG22
28,066 residents
|
29.3 |
823 |
| 16 |
NG2
60,410 residents
|
30.3 |
1,828 |
| 15 |
NG19
54,395 residents
|
30.9 |
1,681 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 107 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
S80 1
6,044 residents
|
78.4 |
474 |
| 2 |
NG18 2
8,634 residents
|
71.9 |
621 |
| 3 |
NG7 4
5,327 residents
|
67.2 |
358 |
| 4 |
NG24 1
8,146 residents
|
66.5 |
542 |
| 5 |
NG6 9
8,745 residents
|
62.9 |
550 |
| 6 |
NG5 8
13,137 residents
|
62.8 |
825 |
| 7 |
NG2 4
10,368 residents
|
61.1 |
634 |
| 8 |
NG7 3
7,844 residents
|
59.3 |
465 |
| 9 |
NG7 5
9,464 residents
|
56.8 |
538 |
| 10 |
NG6 8
16,406 residents
|
55.1 |
904 |
| 11 |
DN22 6
6,954 residents
|
53.9 |
375 |
| 12 |
NG7 6
9,402 residents
|
53.5 |
503 |
| 13 |
S80 2
9,472 residents
|
53.4 |
506 |
| 14 |
NG3 2
5,972 residents
|
52.1 |
311 |
| 15 |
NG5 3
5,797 residents
|
51.8 |
300 |
| 16 |
NG8 6
12,749 residents
|
49.7 |
634 |
| 17 |
NG15 7
13,281 residents
|
49.7 |
660 |
| 18 |
NG3 1
5,304 residents
|
49.6 |
263 |
| 19 |
NG6 0
9,183 residents
|
48.0 |
441 |
| 20 |
NG11 9
9,278 residents
|
45.9 |
426 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 107 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 107 |
NG15 9
5,833 residents
|
9.3 |
54 |
| 106 |
NG23 6
5,656 residents
|
12.7 |
72 |
| 105 |
NG25 0
9,160 residents
|
13.0 |
119 |
| 104 |
NG23 7
5,006 residents
|
13.4 |
67 |
| 103 |
NG9 6
9,043 residents
|
13.7 |
124 |
| 102 |
NG12 5
8,582 residents
|
16.4 |
141 |
| 101 |
NG2 6
12,168 residents
|
16.6 |
202 |
| 100 |
NG9 3
11,398 residents
|
16.7 |
190 |
| 99 |
NG7 1
12,598 residents
|
17.2 |
217 |
| 98 |
NG3 6
10,072 residents
|
17.5 |
176 |
| 97 |
NG15 8
7,408 residents
|
17.7 |
131 |
| 96 |
NG16 1
9,641 residents
|
17.8 |
172 |
| 95 |
NG13 9
5,406 residents
|
17.9 |
97 |
| 94 |
NG2 5
9,701 residents
|
18.1 |
176 |
| 93 |
LE12 6
11,513 residents
|
18.2 |
209 |
| 92 |
NG5 4
9,060 residents
|
18.2 |
165 |
| 91 |
NG12 2
6,088 residents
|
18.6 |
113 |
| 90 |
S81 8
8,185 residents
|
18.6 |
152 |
| 89 |
NG8 2
11,529 residents
|
18.7 |
216 |
| 88 |
DN10 4
5,770 residents
|
19.2 |
111 |
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