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
|
19.0 |
205 |
| 2 |
DN1
9,711 residents
|
17.8 |
173 |
| 3 |
S62
20,065 residents
|
7.9 |
158 |
| 4 |
S63
42,898 residents
|
7.5 |
320 |
| 5 |
S70
41,433 residents
|
7.4 |
305 |
| 6 |
S9
29,036 residents
|
7.3 |
212 |
| 7 |
S4
14,427 residents
|
7.0 |
101 |
| 8 |
S2
46,998 residents
|
7.0 |
329 |
| 9 |
DN2
24,670 residents
|
7.0 |
172 |
| 10 |
S65
35,207 residents
|
6.6 |
233 |
| 11 |
DN4
55,579 residents
|
6.5 |
360 |
| 12 |
S60
42,145 residents
|
6.4 |
270 |
| 13 |
S3
18,460 residents
|
6.3 |
117 |
| 14 |
DN5
40,290 residents
|
6.2 |
249 |
| 15 |
S72
25,917 residents
|
6.1 |
158 |
| 16 |
S13
31,052 residents
|
6.1 |
189 |
| 17 |
DN7
24,234 residents
|
6.0 |
145 |
| 18 |
S14
9,729 residents
|
5.7 |
55 |
| 19 |
S73
29,236 residents
|
5.4 |
157 |
| 20 |
S61
34,929 residents
|
5.3 |
186 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 43 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 43 |
S35
40,619 residents
|
1.5 |
61 |
| 42 |
S26
26,469 residents
|
1.9 |
50 |
| 41 |
S36
28,979 residents
|
2.1 |
60 |
| 40 |
S25
21,353 residents
|
2.5 |
54 |
| 39 |
S20
30,194 residents
|
2.7 |
82 |
| 38 |
S17
16,109 residents
|
3.1 |
50 |
| 37 |
S75
44,832 residents
|
3.3 |
148 |
| 36 |
S7
17,762 residents
|
3.3 |
59 |
| 35 |
S66
46,335 residents
|
3.4 |
158 |
| 34 |
S6
58,153 residents
|
3.7 |
213 |
| 33 |
DN6
30,971 residents
|
3.8 |
119 |
| 32 |
S11
34,919 residents
|
4.0 |
140 |
| 31 |
S10
45,964 residents
|
4.0 |
186 |
| 30 |
S12
34,186 residents
|
4.2 |
143 |
| 29 |
S74
18,061 residents
|
4.3 |
77 |
| 28 |
S8
45,953 residents
|
4.5 |
206 |
| 27 |
S5
63,417 residents
|
4.7 |
295 |
| 26 |
DN3
30,165 residents
|
4.7 |
142 |
| 25 |
S64
31,907 residents
|
4.8 |
154 |
| 24 |
DN11
29,677 residents
|
5.0 |
148 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 141 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
S65 1
5,899 residents
|
18.3 |
108 |
| 2 |
S63 9
7,280 residents
|
14.1 |
103 |
| 3 |
DN4 0
11,038 residents
|
12.9 |
142 |
| 4 |
S1 4
8,016 residents
|
12.1 |
97 |
| 5 |
S70 1
5,715 residents
|
11.9 |
68 |
| 6 |
DN5 0
9,688 residents
|
11.4 |
110 |
| 7 |
DN7 5
7,215 residents
|
10.4 |
75 |
| 8 |
S61 1
7,107 residents
|
10.0 |
71 |
| 9 |
S64 9
7,269 residents
|
9.9 |
72 |
| 10 |
DN1 2
6,744 residents
|
9.6 |
65 |
| 11 |
S72 7
5,252 residents
|
9.5 |
50 |
| 12 |
S71 1
8,443 residents
|
9.0 |
76 |
| 13 |
S70 5
7,783 residents
|
8.9 |
69 |
| 14 |
S60 2
8,192 residents
|
8.8 |
72 |
| 15 |
S4 7
6,805 residents
|
8.7 |
59 |
| 16 |
DN4 8
8,811 residents
|
8.3 |
73 |
| 17 |
S10 2
5,517 residents
|
8.2 |
45 |
| 18 |
S2 5
8,957 residents
|
7.9 |
71 |
| 19 |
S73 9
7,550 residents
|
7.8 |
59 |
| 20 |
S63 7
8,584 residents
|
7.7 |
66 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 141 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 141 |
S36 6
7,013 residents
|
0.9 |
6 |
| 140 |
S25 4
6,437 residents
|
0.9 |
6 |
| 139 |
S35 1
7,190 residents
|
1.0 |
7 |
| 138 |
S26 4
6,052 residents
|
1.0 |
6 |
| 137 |
S35 0
6,844 residents
|
1.0 |
7 |
| 136 |
S26 2
6,716 residents
|
1.0 |
7 |
| 135 |
S20 5
5,406 residents
|
1.3 |
7 |
| 134 |
S66 3
6,181 residents
|
1.5 |
9 |
| 133 |
S35 4
6,269 residents
|
1.6 |
10 |
| 132 |
S66 1
6,088 residents
|
1.6 |
10 |
| 131 |
DN6 9
5,158 residents
|
1.7 |
9 |
| 130 |
S35 2
5,661 residents
|
1.9 |
11 |
| 129 |
S66 2
8,740 residents
|
1.9 |
17 |
| 128 |
S36 1
6,612 residents
|
2.0 |
13 |
| 127 |
S10 4
6,902 residents
|
2.0 |
14 |
| 126 |
S17 3
7,758 residents
|
2.1 |
16 |
| 125 |
S75 5
8,565 residents
|
2.2 |
19 |
| 124 |
S71 4
10,748 residents
|
2.2 |
24 |
| 123 |
S10 5
8,748 residents
|
2.3 |
20 |
| 122 |
DN4 7
8,254 residents
|
2.3 |
19 |
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