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 |
DN1
9,711 residents
|
25.8 |
251 |
| 2 |
S1
10,770 residents
|
16.2 |
175 |
| 3 |
S9
29,036 residents
|
15.2 |
440 |
| 4 |
DN4
55,579 residents
|
11.6 |
642 |
| 5 |
DN2
24,670 residents
|
10.9 |
268 |
| 6 |
S4
14,427 residents
|
10.7 |
155 |
| 7 |
DN7
24,234 residents
|
10.4 |
251 |
| 8 |
S74
18,061 residents
|
9.8 |
177 |
| 9 |
S2
46,998 residents
|
9.6 |
449 |
| 10 |
DN5
40,290 residents
|
9.4 |
380 |
| 11 |
S3
18,460 residents
|
9.4 |
174 |
| 12 |
DN6
30,971 residents
|
8.9 |
275 |
| 13 |
S72
25,917 residents
|
7.9 |
206 |
| 14 |
S65
35,207 residents
|
7.6 |
267 |
| 15 |
S62
20,065 residents
|
7.2 |
145 |
| 16 |
S63
42,898 residents
|
7.1 |
306 |
| 17 |
S60
42,145 residents
|
6.9 |
291 |
| 18 |
S73
29,236 residents
|
6.8 |
198 |
| 19 |
DN3
30,165 residents
|
6.6 |
199 |
| 20 |
S70
41,433 residents
|
6.5 |
268 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 43 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 43 |
S17
16,109 residents
|
1.9 |
30 |
| 42 |
S36
28,979 residents
|
2.2 |
64 |
| 41 |
S26
26,469 residents
|
2.4 |
64 |
| 40 |
S20
30,194 residents
|
2.9 |
89 |
| 39 |
S35
40,619 residents
|
3.0 |
121 |
| 38 |
S25
21,353 residents
|
3.5 |
74 |
| 37 |
S7
17,762 residents
|
3.7 |
65 |
| 36 |
S75
44,832 residents
|
3.7 |
165 |
| 35 |
S10
45,964 residents
|
3.9 |
180 |
| 34 |
S11
34,919 residents
|
4.0 |
140 |
| 33 |
S8
45,953 residents
|
4.1 |
190 |
| 32 |
S64
31,907 residents
|
4.8 |
153 |
| 31 |
S6
58,153 residents
|
5.5 |
320 |
| 30 |
S66
46,335 residents
|
5.6 |
261 |
| 29 |
S14
9,729 residents
|
5.9 |
57 |
| 28 |
S13
31,052 residents
|
5.9 |
183 |
| 27 |
S5
63,417 residents
|
5.9 |
375 |
| 26 |
S12
34,186 residents
|
6.0 |
204 |
| 25 |
S71
47,538 residents
|
6.0 |
286 |
| 24 |
DN8
18,403 residents
|
6.1 |
113 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 141 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
DN4 5
6,570 residents
|
33.6 |
221 |
| 2 |
DN7 5
7,215 residents
|
16.2 |
117 |
| 3 |
DN4 8
8,811 residents
|
15.7 |
138 |
| 4 |
S65 1
5,899 residents
|
13.6 |
80 |
| 5 |
S4 7
6,805 residents
|
13.5 |
92 |
| 6 |
DN1 2
6,744 residents
|
13.3 |
90 |
| 7 |
DN2 4
8,444 residents
|
13.1 |
111 |
| 8 |
S74 9
6,290 residents
|
13.0 |
82 |
| 9 |
S2 4
7,535 residents
|
13.0 |
98 |
| 10 |
S2 2
9,853 residents
|
12.6 |
124 |
| 11 |
S71 1
8,443 residents
|
11.4 |
96 |
| 12 |
S70 1
5,715 residents
|
11.2 |
64 |
| 13 |
S63 7
8,584 residents
|
11.2 |
96 |
| 14 |
DN5 0
9,688 residents
|
11.1 |
108 |
| 15 |
S9 4
8,662 residents
|
11.0 |
95 |
| 16 |
S9 1
11,601 residents
|
10.9 |
127 |
| 17 |
S6 2
7,148 residents
|
10.6 |
76 |
| 18 |
DN6 7
10,958 residents
|
10.6 |
116 |
| 19 |
DN5 7
8,897 residents
|
10.5 |
93 |
| 20 |
DN2 5
8,220 residents
|
10.3 |
85 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 141 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 141 |
S36 6
7,013 residents
|
0.7 |
5 |
| 140 |
S17 4
8,351 residents
|
1.7 |
14 |
| 139 |
S25 4
6,437 residents
|
1.7 |
11 |
| 138 |
S26 2
6,716 residents
|
1.8 |
12 |
| 137 |
S75 5
8,565 residents
|
1.9 |
16 |
| 136 |
S6 6
7,900 residents
|
1.9 |
15 |
| 135 |
S10 5
8,748 residents
|
1.9 |
17 |
| 134 |
S11 9
10,490 residents
|
2.0 |
21 |
| 133 |
S20 5
5,406 residents
|
2.0 |
11 |
| 132 |
S35 0
6,844 residents
|
2.0 |
14 |
| 131 |
S17 3
7,758 residents
|
2.1 |
16 |
| 130 |
S36 1
6,612 residents
|
2.1 |
14 |
| 129 |
S26 4
6,052 residents
|
2.1 |
13 |
| 128 |
S10 4
6,902 residents
|
2.2 |
15 |
| 127 |
S35 1
7,190 residents
|
2.2 |
16 |
| 126 |
S66 3
6,181 residents
|
2.3 |
14 |
| 125 |
S7 2
8,241 residents
|
2.5 |
21 |
| 124 |
S35 4
6,269 residents
|
2.6 |
16 |
| 123 |
S75 6
7,719 residents
|
2.7 |
21 |
| 122 |
S60 3
7,687 residents
|
2.7 |
21 |
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