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
|
45.4 |
1,882 |
| 2 |
CV21
40,172 residents
|
38.1 |
1,529 |
| 3 |
CV10
56,443 residents
|
36.4 |
2,056 |
| 4 |
CV34
35,644 residents
|
35.1 |
1,251 |
| 5 |
CV12
32,066 residents
|
33.3 |
1,068 |
| 6 |
CV33
8,367 residents
|
31.6 |
264 |
| 7 |
CV31
34,433 residents
|
31.0 |
1,067 |
| 8 |
CV37
45,617 residents
|
30.5 |
1,392 |
| 9 |
CV32
32,917 residents
|
29.5 |
972 |
| 10 |
CV9
22,673 residents
|
29.4 |
667 |
| 11 |
B49
10,293 residents
|
27.0 |
278 |
| 12 |
CV7
29,269 residents
|
25.1 |
734 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 23 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 23 |
CV47
20,122 residents
|
10.4 |
210 |
| 22 |
B94
7,691 residents
|
15.7 |
121 |
| 21 |
B95
6,339 residents
|
16.9 |
107 |
| 20 |
CV35
26,901 residents
|
17.1 |
459 |
| 19 |
CV8
31,279 residents
|
17.3 |
542 |
| 18 |
CV36
10,443 residents
|
18.7 |
195 |
| 17 |
B46
12,800 residents
|
20.9 |
267 |
| 16 |
CV22
39,788 residents
|
22.2 |
883 |
| 15 |
B80
7,294 residents
|
23.0 |
168 |
| 14 |
CV23
27,636 residents
|
23.3 |
644 |
| 13 |
B50
6,969 residents
|
24.4 |
170 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 51 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
CV37 6
6,093 residents
|
62.7 |
382 |
| 2 |
CV11 5
11,378 residents
|
60.3 |
686 |
| 3 |
CV11 4
11,975 residents
|
56.5 |
677 |
| 4 |
CV21 2
8,426 residents
|
54.8 |
462 |
| 5 |
CV9 1
6,416 residents
|
49.6 |
318 |
| 6 |
CV21 3
10,874 residents
|
45.0 |
489 |
| 7 |
CV10 8
12,426 residents
|
44.8 |
557 |
| 8 |
CV31 3
8,411 residents
|
43.9 |
369 |
| 9 |
CV10 9
16,250 residents
|
38.3 |
622 |
| 10 |
CV12 8
10,646 residents
|
38.2 |
407 |
| 11 |
CV10 7
12,049 residents
|
33.6 |
405 |
| 12 |
CV21 1
12,743 residents
|
33.1 |
422 |
| 13 |
CV32 5
7,461 residents
|
32.7 |
244 |
| 14 |
CV34 6
13,829 residents
|
32.7 |
452 |
| 15 |
CV7 9
8,506 residents
|
32.4 |
276 |
| 16 |
CV34 4
5,220 residents
|
32.4 |
169 |
| 17 |
CV34 5
14,311 residents
|
32.2 |
461 |
| 18 |
CV12 0
9,385 residents
|
30.9 |
290 |
| 19 |
CV10 0
15,718 residents
|
30.0 |
472 |
| 20 |
CV12 9
12,035 residents
|
29.7 |
358 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 51 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 51 |
CV47 2
6,438 residents
|
9.8 |
63 |
| 50 |
CV32 6
8,285 residents
|
10.5 |
87 |
| 49 |
CV35 8
6,450 residents
|
14.9 |
96 |
| 48 |
CV35 7
5,045 residents
|
15.7 |
79 |
| 47 |
CV35 9
9,135 residents
|
16.5 |
151 |
| 46 |
CV8 2
13,228 residents
|
16.7 |
221 |
| 45 |
CV8 1
11,387 residents
|
17.4 |
198 |
| 44 |
CV23 0
11,516 residents
|
17.5 |
202 |
| 43 |
CV9 3
6,736 residents
|
18.0 |
121 |
| 42 |
CV8 3
6,664 residents
|
18.2 |
121 |
| 41 |
CV33 9
8,367 residents
|
19.0 |
159 |
| 40 |
CV21 4
8,129 residents
|
19.2 |
156 |
| 39 |
B46 1
7,334 residents
|
19.5 |
143 |
| 38 |
CV22 7
18,751 residents
|
19.6 |
367 |
| 37 |
CV37 7
9,577 residents
|
20.4 |
195 |
| 36 |
CV23 9
8,308 residents
|
20.8 |
173 |
| 35 |
CV35 0
6,271 residents
|
21.2 |
133 |
| 34 |
B78 1
10,385 residents
|
22.0 |
228 |
| 33 |
B80 7
7,294 residents
|
23.0 |
168 |
| 32 |
CV22 5
10,391 residents
|
23.5 |
244 |
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