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 31 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
NR32
40,409 residents
|
13.3 |
537 |
| 2 |
IP1
40,658 residents
|
8.0 |
325 |
| 3 |
NR33
39,226 residents
|
7.2 |
284 |
| 4 |
IP2
32,688 residents
|
7.2 |
236 |
| 5 |
IP8
11,398 residents
|
6.6 |
75 |
| 6 |
NR35
11,095 residents
|
6.0 |
67 |
| 7 |
IP32
18,022 residents
|
5.3 |
96 |
| 8 |
IP16
6,827 residents
|
5.3 |
36 |
| 9 |
IP3
35,710 residents
|
5.1 |
181 |
| 10 |
IP6
17,873 residents
|
5.0 |
90 |
| 11 |
IP33
23,852 residents
|
4.9 |
118 |
| 12 |
IP4
38,384 residents
|
4.8 |
186 |
| 13 |
CO10
50,300 residents
|
4.7 |
238 |
| 14 |
CB9
32,989 residents
|
4.7 |
156 |
| 15 |
IP11
30,186 residents
|
4.7 |
142 |
| 16 |
NR34
22,254 residents
|
4.6 |
103 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 31 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 31 |
IP29
9,124 residents
|
1.2 |
11 |
| 30 |
IP27
20,504 residents
|
2.7 |
56 |
| 29 |
IP23
7,573 residents
|
2.9 |
22 |
| 28 |
IP13
19,622 residents
|
3.0 |
58 |
| 27 |
IP5
19,659 residents
|
3.2 |
62 |
| 26 |
IP7
17,037 residents
|
3.2 |
55 |
| 25 |
IP31
21,297 residents
|
3.2 |
69 |
| 24 |
IP9
11,672 residents
|
3.3 |
39 |
| 23 |
IP17
12,376 residents
|
3.6 |
44 |
| 22 |
IP14
41,777 residents
|
3.7 |
154 |
| 21 |
IP30
14,649 residents
|
3.8 |
55 |
| 20 |
IP19
10,326 residents
|
4.0 |
41 |
| 19 |
IP12
25,474 residents
|
4.1 |
105 |
| 18 |
IP28
29,830 residents
|
4.4 |
132 |
| 17 |
CB8
34,612 residents
|
4.5 |
156 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 77 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
NR32 2
9,421 residents
|
19.6 |
185 |
| 2 |
IP1 2
5,692 residents
|
16.3 |
93 |
| 3 |
NR35 1
5,666 residents
|
10.9 |
62 |
| 4 |
NR33 0
8,459 residents
|
10.3 |
87 |
| 5 |
IP2 8
8,747 residents
|
10.2 |
89 |
| 6 |
NR32 4
13,568 residents
|
9.5 |
129 |
| 7 |
NR33 9
8,609 residents
|
9.3 |
80 |
| 8 |
CO10 1
8,780 residents
|
7.7 |
68 |
| 9 |
IP8 3
7,002 residents
|
7.7 |
54 |
| 10 |
IP3 0
10,558 residents
|
7.6 |
80 |
| 11 |
IP6 8
6,537 residents
|
6.9 |
45 |
| 12 |
IP32 6
9,634 residents
|
6.9 |
66 |
| 13 |
IP2 0
9,859 residents
|
6.8 |
67 |
| 14 |
IP1 6
12,331 residents
|
6.2 |
76 |
| 15 |
CB8 0
10,087 residents
|
6.1 |
62 |
| 16 |
IP12 2
5,608 residents
|
5.9 |
33 |
| 17 |
IP22 1
5,633 residents
|
5.9 |
33 |
| 18 |
CB8 7
7,182 residents
|
5.8 |
42 |
| 19 |
NR33 8
13,095 residents
|
5.8 |
76 |
| 20 |
NR34 9
9,084 residents
|
5.7 |
52 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 77 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 77 |
IP7 7
5,034 residents
|
0.8 |
4 |
| 76 |
IP11 0
5,589 residents
|
1.3 |
7 |
| 75 |
IP27 9
9,169 residents
|
1.3 |
12 |
| 74 |
IP31 1
5,794 residents
|
1.6 |
9 |
| 73 |
IP12 3
5,058 residents
|
1.8 |
9 |
| 72 |
IP5 1
5,375 residents
|
1.9 |
10 |
| 71 |
NR34 7
7,733 residents
|
1.9 |
15 |
| 70 |
IP4 5
12,141 residents
|
2.0 |
24 |
| 69 |
IP28 6
5,966 residents
|
2.3 |
14 |
| 68 |
IP14 5
9,762 residents
|
2.4 |
23 |
| 67 |
IP13 9
5,280 residents
|
2.5 |
13 |
| 66 |
IP33 2
8,863 residents
|
2.5 |
22 |
| 65 |
IP5 2
10,748 residents
|
2.5 |
27 |
| 64 |
IP14 4
6,140 residents
|
2.6 |
16 |
| 63 |
CO10 9
6,825 residents
|
2.6 |
18 |
| 62 |
IP4 4
8,274 residents
|
2.8 |
23 |
| 61 |
CO10 8
5,835 residents
|
2.9 |
17 |
| 60 |
CB8 9
7,834 residents
|
2.9 |
23 |
| 59 |
CB8 8
9,509 residents
|
3.0 |
29 |
| 58 |
IP31 2
8,210 residents
|
3.2 |
26 |
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