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 23 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
CV11
41,431 residents
|
31.7 |
1,312 |
| 2 |
CV12
32,066 residents
|
27.1 |
870 |
| 3 |
CV21
40,172 residents
|
27.0 |
1,085 |
| 4 |
CV10
56,443 residents
|
24.6 |
1,390 |
| 5 |
CV34
35,644 residents
|
24.3 |
867 |
| 6 |
CV33
8,367 residents
|
24.3 |
203 |
| 7 |
CV37
45,617 residents
|
22.8 |
1,039 |
| 8 |
CV32
32,917 residents
|
19.1 |
630 |
| 9 |
CV31
34,433 residents
|
17.5 |
602 |
| 10 |
B46
12,800 residents
|
16.5 |
211 |
| 11 |
B50
6,969 residents
|
15.4 |
107 |
| 12 |
CV9
22,673 residents
|
15.1 |
342 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 23 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 23 |
CV47
20,122 residents
|
8.2 |
164 |
| 22 |
B95
6,339 residents
|
8.7 |
55 |
| 21 |
CV36
10,443 residents
|
8.9 |
93 |
| 20 |
B94
7,691 residents
|
9.9 |
76 |
| 19 |
CV7
29,269 residents
|
10.5 |
307 |
| 18 |
CV23
27,636 residents
|
11.4 |
316 |
| 17 |
CV8
31,279 residents
|
11.6 |
363 |
| 16 |
CV35
26,901 residents
|
12.0 |
324 |
| 15 |
CV22
39,788 residents
|
12.5 |
497 |
| 14 |
B80
7,294 residents
|
12.6 |
92 |
| 13 |
B49
10,293 residents
|
13.6 |
140 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 51 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
CV37 6
6,093 residents
|
63.7 |
388 |
| 2 |
CV11 5
11,378 residents
|
45.6 |
519 |
| 3 |
CV12 8
10,646 residents
|
43.1 |
459 |
| 4 |
CV21 2
8,426 residents
|
41.9 |
353 |
| 5 |
CV34 4
5,220 residents
|
41.8 |
218 |
| 6 |
CV11 4
11,975 residents
|
39.7 |
475 |
| 7 |
CV21 3
10,874 residents
|
37.2 |
404 |
| 8 |
CV31 3
8,411 residents
|
28.7 |
241 |
| 9 |
CV10 8
12,426 residents
|
26.7 |
332 |
| 10 |
CV10 7
12,049 residents
|
25.3 |
305 |
| 11 |
CV10 0
15,718 residents
|
24.7 |
389 |
| 12 |
CV32 5
7,461 residents
|
23.1 |
172 |
| 13 |
CV12 0
9,385 residents
|
22.8 |
214 |
| 14 |
CV10 9
16,250 residents
|
22.4 |
364 |
| 15 |
CV9 1
6,416 residents
|
20.9 |
134 |
| 16 |
CV34 6
13,829 residents
|
20.6 |
285 |
| 17 |
CV34 5
14,311 residents
|
20.0 |
286 |
| 18 |
CV21 1
12,743 residents
|
19.7 |
251 |
| 19 |
CV37 0
8,299 residents
|
18.9 |
157 |
| 20 |
CV11 6
18,078 residents
|
17.0 |
307 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 51 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 51 |
CV32 6
8,285 residents
|
4.6 |
38 |
| 50 |
CV8 2
13,228 residents
|
9.1 |
120 |
| 49 |
CV21 4
8,129 residents
|
9.5 |
77 |
| 48 |
CV23 0
11,516 residents
|
9.7 |
112 |
| 47 |
CV22 6
10,646 residents
|
11.1 |
118 |
| 46 |
CV35 8
6,450 residents
|
11.2 |
72 |
| 45 |
CV47 2
6,438 residents
|
11.3 |
73 |
| 44 |
CV31 2
12,776 residents
|
11.5 |
147 |
| 43 |
CV35 0
6,271 residents
|
11.6 |
73 |
| 42 |
CV8 3
6,664 residents
|
12.2 |
81 |
| 41 |
CV23 9
8,308 residents
|
12.2 |
101 |
| 40 |
CV9 3
6,736 residents
|
12.3 |
83 |
| 39 |
CV22 7
18,751 residents
|
12.4 |
233 |
| 38 |
B49 6
6,184 residents
|
12.5 |
77 |
| 37 |
CV35 7
5,045 residents
|
12.5 |
63 |
| 36 |
CV37 7
9,577 residents
|
12.5 |
120 |
| 35 |
B80 7
7,294 residents
|
12.6 |
92 |
| 34 |
CV32 7
13,687 residents
|
12.6 |
173 |
| 33 |
B46 1
7,334 residents
|
12.7 |
93 |
| 32 |
CV35 9
9,135 residents
|
12.7 |
116 |
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