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 92 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
MK17
20,322 residents
|
6.0 |
121 |
| 2 |
RG1
49,205 residents
|
5.9 |
292 |
| 3 |
MK15
6,887 residents
|
5.4 |
37 |
| 4 |
OX15
21,738 residents
|
5.3 |
115 |
| 5 |
MK11
10,392 residents
|
5.1 |
53 |
| 6 |
UB9
15,703 residents
|
4.3 |
67 |
| 7 |
MK2
17,128 residents
|
4.1 |
70 |
| 8 |
SL1
78,244 residents
|
3.9 |
304 |
| 9 |
RG2
47,286 residents
|
3.8 |
182 |
| 10 |
MK12
14,473 residents
|
3.8 |
55 |
| 11 |
MK6
29,614 residents
|
3.7 |
111 |
| 12 |
MK13
19,258 residents
|
3.7 |
72 |
| 13 |
MK16
19,071 residents
|
3.7 |
71 |
| 14 |
OX1
27,134 residents
|
3.7 |
101 |
| 15 |
SL4
45,349 residents
|
3.7 |
168 |
| 16 |
OX7
24,655 residents
|
3.7 |
90 |
| 17 |
HP9
17,615 residents
|
3.6 |
64 |
| 18 |
HP8
6,941 residents
|
3.6 |
25 |
| 19 |
SL0
11,702 residents
|
3.6 |
42 |
| 20 |
MK14
21,316 residents
|
3.6 |
76 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 92 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 92 |
OX44
8,131 residents
|
0.4 |
3 |
| 91 |
GU47
18,996 residents
|
0.5 |
9 |
| 90 |
HP27
13,329 residents
|
0.7 |
9 |
| 89 |
OX39
8,623 residents
|
0.8 |
7 |
| 88 |
RG42
29,384 residents
|
0.9 |
25 |
| 87 |
OX28
28,295 residents
|
0.9 |
25 |
| 86 |
HP18
22,545 residents
|
0.9 |
20 |
| 85 |
RG41
32,111 residents
|
0.9 |
29 |
| 84 |
OX27
7,742 residents
|
0.9 |
7 |
| 83 |
RG40
32,263 residents
|
1.0 |
31 |
| 82 |
RG5
27,862 residents
|
1.0 |
29 |
| 81 |
RG18
19,998 residents
|
1.1 |
21 |
| 80 |
RG30
48,888 residents
|
1.1 |
52 |
| 79 |
RG45
15,409 residents
|
1.2 |
18 |
| 78 |
RG6
40,127 residents
|
1.2 |
50 |
| 77 |
RG19
17,310 residents
|
1.3 |
23 |
| 76 |
HP21
35,089 residents
|
1.4 |
48 |
| 75 |
OX29
26,950 residents
|
1.4 |
37 |
| 74 |
OX33
7,885 residents
|
1.4 |
11 |
| 73 |
OX26
38,096 residents
|
1.4 |
54 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 242 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
SL1 1
7,500 residents
|
9.6 |
72 |
| 2 |
MK17 8
8,360 residents
|
8.5 |
71 |
| 3 |
OX10 6
6,950 residents
|
6.9 |
48 |
| 4 |
MK13 0
5,100 residents
|
6.3 |
32 |
| 5 |
MK11 1
6,033 residents
|
6.0 |
36 |
| 6 |
HP11 2
6,792 residents
|
5.9 |
40 |
| 7 |
SL4 5
9,826 residents
|
5.8 |
57 |
| 8 |
MK2 2
8,046 residents
|
5.7 |
46 |
| 9 |
RG2 0
8,105 residents
|
5.7 |
46 |
| 10 |
RG1 3
8,267 residents
|
5.6 |
46 |
| 11 |
OX15 5
5,410 residents
|
5.5 |
30 |
| 12 |
RG1 7
8,299 residents
|
5.3 |
44 |
| 13 |
UB9 5
5,341 residents
|
5.2 |
28 |
| 14 |
MK12 6
5,004 residents
|
5.2 |
26 |
| 15 |
SL4 6
5,501 residents
|
5.1 |
28 |
| 16 |
SL6 1
6,685 residents
|
5.1 |
34 |
| 17 |
SL1 7
5,364 residents
|
5.0 |
27 |
| 18 |
OX2 8
6,138 residents
|
4.9 |
30 |
| 19 |
RG2 7
12,799 residents
|
4.8 |
62 |
| 20 |
SL6 8
8,123 residents
|
4.7 |
38 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 242 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 242 |
RG41 3
6,653 residents
|
0.2 |
1 |
| 241 |
HP27 0
6,403 residents
|
0.2 |
1 |
| 240 |
OX4 7
5,335 residents
|
0.2 |
1 |
| 239 |
RG6 7
8,161 residents
|
0.2 |
2 |
| 238 |
RG12 0
7,418 residents
|
0.3 |
2 |
| 237 |
RG42 3
5,837 residents
|
0.3 |
2 |
| 236 |
GU47 0
10,575 residents
|
0.4 |
4 |
| 235 |
OX10 7
5,070 residents
|
0.4 |
2 |
| 234 |
OX29 7
5,037 residents
|
0.4 |
2 |
| 233 |
OX29 8
7,465 residents
|
0.4 |
3 |
| 232 |
RG18 3
7,269 residents
|
0.4 |
3 |
| 231 |
RG31 5
7,171 residents
|
0.4 |
3 |
| 230 |
RG19 3
6,990 residents
|
0.4 |
3 |
| 229 |
RG6 5
6,607 residents
|
0.5 |
3 |
| 228 |
RG45 7
5,933 residents
|
0.5 |
3 |
| 227 |
OX28 1
7,859 residents
|
0.5 |
4 |
| 226 |
RG5 4
16,282 residents
|
0.6 |
9 |
| 225 |
OX44 7
5,388 residents
|
0.6 |
3 |
| 224 |
OX28 5
8,954 residents
|
0.6 |
5 |
| 223 |
HP18 0
14,014 residents
|
0.6 |
8 |
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