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 26 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
SN1
36,328 residents
|
37.7 |
1,371 |
| 2 |
SP1
22,762 residents
|
24.4 |
555 |
| 3 |
BA14
52,797 residents
|
17.8 |
939 |
| 4 |
SP2
30,973 residents
|
17.0 |
525 |
| 5 |
SN2
45,239 residents
|
16.7 |
754 |
| 6 |
SN10
32,658 residents
|
16.5 |
538 |
| 7 |
SN3
55,221 residents
|
15.1 |
834 |
| 8 |
SN12
28,536 residents
|
15.0 |
429 |
| 9 |
SN15
37,591 residents
|
14.1 |
529 |
| 10 |
BA12
29,430 residents
|
11.3 |
334 |
| 11 |
SN5
35,630 residents
|
10.4 |
370 |
| 12 |
BA13
21,932 residents
|
10.3 |
226 |
| 13 |
SP9
12,123 residents
|
10.1 |
123 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 26 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 26 |
SP5
22,462 residents
|
4.7 |
105 |
| 25 |
SN9
8,254 residents
|
5.7 |
47 |
| 24 |
SN16
14,742 residents
|
6.0 |
88 |
| 23 |
SP3
11,440 residents
|
6.7 |
77 |
| 22 |
SN6
22,786 residents
|
7.3 |
166 |
| 21 |
SN8
24,920 residents
|
7.6 |
189 |
| 20 |
BA15
14,085 residents
|
8.3 |
117 |
| 19 |
SN13
17,772 residents
|
8.5 |
151 |
| 18 |
SN25
44,354 residents
|
8.6 |
380 |
| 17 |
SN4
29,486 residents
|
8.6 |
255 |
| 16 |
SN14
27,761 residents
|
9.0 |
250 |
| 15 |
SN11
24,817 residents
|
9.9 |
246 |
| 14 |
SP4
38,674 residents
|
10.0 |
387 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 74 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
BA14 8
6,830 residents
|
62.5 |
427 |
| 2 |
SN1 5
6,929 residents
|
51.4 |
356 |
| 3 |
SN3 3
9,180 residents
|
31.6 |
290 |
| 4 |
SN1 3
6,192 residents
|
30.4 |
188 |
| 5 |
SP2 7
7,551 residents
|
28.2 |
213 |
| 6 |
SN15 3
11,367 residents
|
27.2 |
309 |
| 7 |
SN2 5
6,242 residents
|
23.1 |
144 |
| 8 |
BA12 9
6,704 residents
|
21.8 |
146 |
| 9 |
SN12 6
10,285 residents
|
20.3 |
209 |
| 10 |
SN3 2
10,924 residents
|
20.0 |
218 |
| 11 |
SP2 9
9,725 residents
|
17.3 |
168 |
| 12 |
SN15 1
7,515 residents
|
17.2 |
129 |
| 13 |
SN5 8
9,923 residents
|
17.0 |
169 |
| 14 |
SN1 2
11,143 residents
|
17.0 |
189 |
| 15 |
SN10 2
7,845 residents
|
16.7 |
131 |
| 16 |
SN2 1
14,226 residents
|
16.0 |
228 |
| 17 |
SP4 7
13,039 residents
|
14.8 |
193 |
| 18 |
SP11 9
8,040 residents
|
13.6 |
109 |
| 19 |
SP1 3
13,796 residents
|
12.7 |
175 |
| 20 |
SN1 4
8,521 residents
|
12.7 |
108 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 74 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 74 |
SN5 4
5,926 residents
|
2.5 |
15 |
| 73 |
SN15 4
9,554 residents
|
2.7 |
26 |
| 72 |
SN5 5
9,260 residents
|
3.1 |
29 |
| 71 |
SN25 1
10,355 residents
|
3.9 |
40 |
| 70 |
SN2 7
9,316 residents
|
3.9 |
36 |
| 69 |
SP5 2
6,039 residents
|
4.0 |
24 |
| 68 |
BA12 0
5,535 residents
|
4.2 |
23 |
| 67 |
SN8 3
7,174 residents
|
4.7 |
34 |
| 66 |
SN10 4
5,083 residents
|
5.9 |
30 |
| 65 |
SN16 0
6,231 residents
|
5.9 |
37 |
| 64 |
SN16 9
8,511 residents
|
6.0 |
51 |
| 63 |
SN11 9
9,018 residents
|
6.1 |
55 |
| 62 |
SP4 9
6,762 residents
|
6.2 |
42 |
| 61 |
SN8 2
6,411 residents
|
6.2 |
40 |
| 60 |
SN25 3
7,389 residents
|
6.4 |
47 |
| 59 |
SN9 5
5,200 residents
|
6.5 |
34 |
| 58 |
SN6 7
8,989 residents
|
6.6 |
59 |
| 57 |
SN4 0
7,186 residents
|
6.7 |
48 |
| 56 |
SN3 4
13,038 residents
|
7.1 |
93 |
| 55 |
SN4 9
7,009 residents
|
7.4 |
52 |
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