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 |
IP3
35,710 residents
|
7.1 |
255 |
| 2 |
NR32
40,409 residents
|
5.9 |
240 |
| 3 |
IP1
40,658 residents
|
4.9 |
199 |
| 4 |
IP2
32,688 residents
|
3.7 |
122 |
| 5 |
CB8
34,612 residents
|
3.3 |
114 |
| 6 |
IP28
29,830 residents
|
2.9 |
87 |
| 7 |
NR33
39,226 residents
|
2.9 |
114 |
| 8 |
IP4
38,384 residents
|
2.8 |
106 |
| 9 |
IP6
17,873 residents
|
2.3 |
42 |
| 10 |
IP32
18,022 residents
|
2.3 |
41 |
| 11 |
IP27
20,504 residents
|
2.2 |
46 |
| 12 |
CB9
32,989 residents
|
2.0 |
66 |
| 13 |
IP33
23,852 residents
|
1.9 |
45 |
| 14 |
CO10
50,300 residents
|
1.9 |
94 |
| 15 |
IP19
10,326 residents
|
1.8 |
19 |
| 16 |
IP29
9,124 residents
|
1.5 |
14 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 31 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 31 |
IP5
19,659 residents
|
0.5 |
10 |
| 30 |
IP12
25,474 residents
|
1.0 |
25 |
| 29 |
IP17
12,376 residents
|
1.1 |
13 |
| 28 |
NR35
11,095 residents
|
1.1 |
12 |
| 27 |
IP23
7,573 residents
|
1.2 |
9 |
| 26 |
IP13
19,622 residents
|
1.2 |
24 |
| 25 |
IP14
41,777 residents
|
1.2 |
52 |
| 24 |
IP31
21,297 residents
|
1.3 |
27 |
| 23 |
IP8
11,398 residents
|
1.3 |
15 |
| 22 |
IP9
11,672 residents
|
1.4 |
16 |
| 21 |
NR34
22,254 residents
|
1.4 |
31 |
| 20 |
IP7
17,037 residents
|
1.4 |
24 |
| 19 |
IP30
14,649 residents
|
1.4 |
21 |
| 18 |
IP16
6,827 residents
|
1.5 |
10 |
| 17 |
IP11
30,186 residents
|
1.5 |
45 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 77 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
IP3 9
12,714 residents
|
9.9 |
126 |
| 2 |
CB8 7
7,182 residents
|
7.8 |
56 |
| 3 |
NR32 2
9,421 residents
|
7.7 |
73 |
| 4 |
IP3 0
10,558 residents
|
5.8 |
61 |
| 5 |
IP3 8
12,438 residents
|
5.5 |
68 |
| 6 |
IP2 8
8,747 residents
|
5.3 |
46 |
| 7 |
IP1 4
8,405 residents
|
5.0 |
42 |
| 8 |
NR32 4
13,568 residents
|
4.7 |
64 |
| 9 |
NR33 0
8,459 residents
|
4.6 |
39 |
| 10 |
NR32 3
9,214 residents
|
4.6 |
42 |
| 11 |
IP1 2
5,692 residents
|
4.4 |
25 |
| 12 |
IP1 6
12,331 residents
|
4.2 |
52 |
| 13 |
IP1 5
9,517 residents
|
4.0 |
38 |
| 14 |
IP28 7
9,335 residents
|
4.0 |
37 |
| 15 |
CO7 6
5,999 residents
|
3.7 |
22 |
| 16 |
IP2 0
9,859 residents
|
3.7 |
36 |
| 17 |
IP4 2
8,273 residents
|
3.4 |
28 |
| 18 |
NR33 9
8,609 residents
|
3.4 |
29 |
| 19 |
IP6 8
6,537 residents
|
3.2 |
21 |
| 20 |
IP28 6
5,966 residents
|
2.8 |
17 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 77 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 77 |
IP5 2
10,748 residents
|
0.3 |
3 |
| 76 |
IP5 1
5,375 residents
|
0.4 |
2 |
| 75 |
IP12 1
7,236 residents
|
0.4 |
3 |
| 74 |
IP11 7
6,161 residents
|
0.5 |
3 |
| 73 |
IP12 3
5,058 residents
|
0.6 |
3 |
| 72 |
IP11 0
5,589 residents
|
0.7 |
4 |
| 71 |
IP14 5
9,762 residents
|
0.7 |
7 |
| 70 |
NR34 9
9,084 residents
|
0.8 |
7 |
| 69 |
IP31 2
8,210 residents
|
0.9 |
7 |
| 68 |
CO10 0
14,675 residents
|
0.9 |
13 |
| 67 |
IP12 2
5,608 residents
|
0.9 |
5 |
| 66 |
IP13 9
5,280 residents
|
0.9 |
5 |
| 65 |
IP33 3
10,303 residents
|
1.1 |
11 |
| 64 |
CB8 9
7,834 residents
|
1.1 |
9 |
| 63 |
IP11 9
9,311 residents
|
1.2 |
11 |
| 62 |
IP17 1
7,608 residents
|
1.2 |
9 |
| 61 |
IP7 5
6,712 residents
|
1.2 |
8 |
| 60 |
IP31 3
7,293 residents
|
1.2 |
9 |
| 59 |
CO10 7
6,938 residents
|
1.3 |
9 |
| 58 |
IP14 4
6,140 residents
|
1.3 |
8 |
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