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 43 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
S1
10,770 residents
|
103.0 |
1,109 |
| 2 |
DN1
9,711 residents
|
82.5 |
801 |
| 3 |
S4
14,427 residents
|
29.5 |
425 |
| 4 |
S70
41,433 residents
|
27.4 |
1,136 |
| 5 |
S3
18,460 residents
|
27.4 |
505 |
| 6 |
S2
46,998 residents
|
26.9 |
1,262 |
| 7 |
S65
35,207 residents
|
26.2 |
923 |
| 8 |
DN7
24,234 residents
|
24.1 |
584 |
| 9 |
S5
63,417 residents
|
23.6 |
1,495 |
| 10 |
S9
29,036 residents
|
22.4 |
651 |
| 11 |
DN2
24,670 residents
|
22.4 |
552 |
| 12 |
S71
47,538 residents
|
22.2 |
1,056 |
| 13 |
S73
29,236 residents
|
21.9 |
640 |
| 14 |
DN12
24,453 residents
|
21.1 |
517 |
| 15 |
S60
42,145 residents
|
20.5 |
863 |
| 16 |
DN6
30,971 residents
|
20.1 |
621 |
| 17 |
S14
9,729 residents
|
19.8 |
193 |
| 18 |
S13
31,052 residents
|
19.6 |
608 |
| 19 |
S62
20,065 residents
|
19.3 |
387 |
| 20 |
DN5
40,290 residents
|
19.3 |
776 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 43 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 43 |
S36
28,979 residents
|
6.1 |
178 |
| 42 |
S35
40,619 residents
|
8.6 |
348 |
| 41 |
S17
16,109 residents
|
8.8 |
141 |
| 40 |
S11
34,919 residents
|
9.9 |
345 |
| 39 |
S10
45,964 residents
|
10.2 |
467 |
| 38 |
S26
26,469 residents
|
10.6 |
281 |
| 37 |
S75
44,832 residents
|
12.4 |
554 |
| 36 |
DN11
29,677 residents
|
12.8 |
380 |
| 35 |
S25
21,353 residents
|
13.6 |
291 |
| 34 |
DN3
30,165 residents
|
13.8 |
415 |
| 33 |
S8
45,953 residents
|
14.8 |
679 |
| 32 |
S66
46,335 residents
|
15.8 |
730 |
| 31 |
S20
30,194 residents
|
15.8 |
477 |
| 30 |
DN8
18,403 residents
|
15.8 |
291 |
| 29 |
S64
31,907 residents
|
16.1 |
513 |
| 28 |
S72
25,917 residents
|
16.2 |
419 |
| 27 |
S6
58,153 residents
|
16.8 |
978 |
| 26 |
S12
34,186 residents
|
16.9 |
579 |
| 25 |
S63
42,898 residents
|
17.1 |
735 |
| 24 |
S74
18,061 residents
|
17.2 |
311 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 141 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
S65 1
5,899 residents
|
52.0 |
307 |
| 2 |
S70 1
5,715 residents
|
46.7 |
267 |
| 3 |
S4 7
6,805 residents
|
38.1 |
259 |
| 4 |
DN12 3
6,003 residents
|
37.6 |
226 |
| 5 |
S70 3
8,628 residents
|
37.1 |
320 |
| 6 |
DN4 5
6,570 residents
|
37.0 |
243 |
| 7 |
DN1 2
6,744 residents
|
35.7 |
241 |
| 8 |
S1 4
8,016 residents
|
33.3 |
267 |
| 9 |
DN7 5
7,215 residents
|
33.3 |
240 |
| 10 |
S6 2
7,148 residents
|
32.7 |
234 |
| 11 |
S71 1
8,443 residents
|
32.7 |
276 |
| 12 |
S2 4
7,535 residents
|
30.4 |
229 |
| 13 |
S2 2
9,853 residents
|
29.9 |
295 |
| 14 |
S73 0
11,994 residents
|
27.9 |
335 |
| 15 |
DN6 9
5,158 residents
|
27.7 |
143 |
| 16 |
S5 7
13,211 residents
|
27.2 |
359 |
| 17 |
S9 1
11,601 residents
|
27.0 |
313 |
| 18 |
DN4 8
8,811 residents
|
26.7 |
235 |
| 19 |
S2 1
11,551 residents
|
26.5 |
306 |
| 20 |
S60 2
8,192 residents
|
26.5 |
217 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 141 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 141 |
S36 6
7,013 residents
|
3.1 |
22 |
| 140 |
S11 9
10,490 residents
|
4.3 |
45 |
| 139 |
S66 3
6,181 residents
|
4.4 |
27 |
| 138 |
S36 1
6,612 residents
|
5.4 |
36 |
| 137 |
S66 2
8,740 residents
|
5.7 |
50 |
| 136 |
S35 1
7,190 residents
|
6.0 |
43 |
| 135 |
S10 3
10,467 residents
|
6.0 |
63 |
| 134 |
S35 0
6,844 residents
|
6.3 |
43 |
| 133 |
S11 7
10,653 residents
|
7.1 |
76 |
| 132 |
S10 5
8,748 residents
|
7.7 |
67 |
| 131 |
S35 4
6,269 residents
|
8.1 |
51 |
| 130 |
S6 6
7,900 residents
|
8.2 |
65 |
| 129 |
S17 3
7,758 residents
|
8.6 |
67 |
| 128 |
S26 4
6,052 residents
|
8.8 |
53 |
| 127 |
S17 4
8,351 residents
|
8.9 |
74 |
| 126 |
DN4 6
11,757 residents
|
9.0 |
106 |
| 125 |
S6 5
10,153 residents
|
9.1 |
92 |
| 124 |
S36 2
6,350 residents
|
9.3 |
59 |
| 123 |
DN9 3
8,104 residents
|
9.4 |
76 |
| 122 |
S26 2
6,716 residents
|
9.5 |
64 |
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