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 37 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
ST1
32,479 residents
|
50.2 |
1,632 |
| 2 |
ST6
67,282 residents
|
27.2 |
1,833 |
| 3 |
ST16
33,548 residents
|
23.1 |
776 |
| 4 |
ST4
57,893 residents
|
22.1 |
1,277 |
| 5 |
ST3
68,550 residents
|
21.4 |
1,465 |
| 6 |
ST2
35,438 residents
|
20.0 |
708 |
| 7 |
ST5
82,300 residents
|
18.7 |
1,543 |
| 8 |
WS13
29,169 residents
|
16.5 |
480 |
| 9 |
DE14
35,356 residents
|
15.9 |
563 |
| 10 |
ST8
19,974 residents
|
15.5 |
310 |
| 11 |
B78
24,806 residents
|
14.8 |
367 |
| 12 |
ST13
27,809 residents
|
13.7 |
380 |
| 13 |
WS11
44,436 residents
|
13.5 |
599 |
| 14 |
ST17
38,517 residents
|
12.9 |
496 |
| 15 |
ST9
12,018 residents
|
12.7 |
153 |
| 16 |
B79
24,384 residents
|
12.5 |
306 |
| 17 |
DE15
24,978 residents
|
12.4 |
310 |
| 18 |
ST15
22,966 residents
|
12.4 |
284 |
| 19 |
WS12
36,757 residents
|
12.2 |
447 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 37 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 37 |
WS6
17,460 residents
|
5.2 |
90 |
| 36 |
ST21
6,493 residents
|
5.2 |
34 |
| 35 |
CW3
9,609 residents
|
5.4 |
52 |
| 34 |
ST18
18,110 residents
|
6.2 |
113 |
| 33 |
WV5
15,396 residents
|
6.8 |
104 |
| 32 |
WV8
16,100 residents
|
7.5 |
121 |
| 31 |
ST20
7,028 residents
|
7.5 |
53 |
| 30 |
DE13
43,276 residents
|
7.6 |
331 |
| 29 |
ST14
21,728 residents
|
7.8 |
169 |
| 28 |
WS14
17,669 residents
|
8.0 |
142 |
| 27 |
ST10
25,163 residents
|
8.8 |
221 |
| 26 |
WS7
30,201 residents
|
9.5 |
288 |
| 25 |
WS15
38,695 residents
|
9.7 |
375 |
| 24 |
DY7
7,882 residents
|
9.8 |
77 |
| 23 |
ST7
55,172 residents
|
9.9 |
545 |
| 22 |
ST19
15,511 residents
|
9.9 |
154 |
| 21 |
B77
57,207 residents
|
10.0 |
570 |
| 20 |
ST11
9,788 residents
|
10.5 |
103 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 103 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
ST1 4
5,216 residents
|
56.7 |
296 |
| 2 |
ST1 3
6,766 residents
|
37.8 |
256 |
| 3 |
ST4 3
7,121 residents
|
33.4 |
238 |
| 4 |
ST2 0
10,968 residents
|
32.9 |
361 |
| 5 |
ST3 1
5,489 residents
|
32.4 |
178 |
| 6 |
ST3 2
7,495 residents
|
31.4 |
235 |
| 7 |
ST6 1
7,587 residents
|
30.6 |
232 |
| 8 |
ST4 7
6,819 residents
|
29.6 |
202 |
| 9 |
ST6 6
14,112 residents
|
29.3 |
414 |
| 10 |
ST4 2
6,839 residents
|
29.1 |
199 |
| 11 |
ST3 3
8,221 residents
|
28.0 |
230 |
| 12 |
WS13 6
9,012 residents
|
27.3 |
246 |
| 13 |
B79 7
6,341 residents
|
26.0 |
165 |
| 14 |
ST13 5
6,430 residents
|
24.3 |
156 |
| 15 |
ST6 5
11,308 residents
|
23.4 |
265 |
| 16 |
ST5 6
9,568 residents
|
23.3 |
223 |
| 17 |
ST8 6
10,665 residents
|
22.6 |
241 |
| 18 |
ST1 6
13,285 residents
|
22.4 |
298 |
| 19 |
ST4 4
7,164 residents
|
21.9 |
157 |
| 20 |
ST3 7
13,281 residents
|
20.7 |
275 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 103 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 103 |
WS12 2
6,746 residents
|
2.2 |
15 |
| 102 |
WS11 5
7,163 residents
|
3.2 |
23 |
| 101 |
ST14 5
5,622 residents
|
3.6 |
20 |
| 100 |
ST10 2
5,055 residents
|
3.8 |
19 |
| 99 |
WS11 9
8,262 residents
|
4.4 |
36 |
| 98 |
ST18 9
5,939 residents
|
4.7 |
28 |
| 97 |
WV5 0
5,784 residents
|
4.8 |
28 |
| 96 |
ST13 7
7,088 residents
|
4.9 |
35 |
| 95 |
WS6 6
9,079 residents
|
5.0 |
45 |
| 94 |
ST5 5
5,028 residents
|
5.2 |
26 |
| 93 |
ST21 6
6,493 residents
|
5.2 |
34 |
| 92 |
WS6 7
8,381 residents
|
5.4 |
45 |
| 91 |
ST10 4
7,020 residents
|
5.7 |
40 |
| 90 |
DE13 8
8,352 residents
|
5.9 |
49 |
| 89 |
ST2 7
7,725 residents
|
6.0 |
46 |
| 88 |
ST17 0
11,715 residents
|
6.0 |
70 |
| 87 |
WV10 7
9,378 residents
|
6.1 |
57 |
| 86 |
WS7 9
5,683 residents
|
6.2 |
35 |
| 85 |
WS7 1
5,463 residents
|
6.2 |
34 |
| 84 |
WV6 7
12,585 residents
|
6.4 |
80 |
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