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
|
7.0 |
253 |
| 2 |
SN2
45,239 residents
|
4.7 |
214 |
| 3 |
SP3
11,440 residents
|
4.5 |
52 |
| 4 |
BA12
29,430 residents
|
4.5 |
132 |
| 5 |
SP2
30,973 residents
|
4.4 |
135 |
| 6 |
SP1
22,762 residents
|
3.3 |
74 |
| 7 |
SN3
55,221 residents
|
2.6 |
145 |
| 8 |
SP4
38,674 residents
|
2.5 |
97 |
| 9 |
BA13
21,932 residents
|
2.5 |
55 |
| 10 |
SN8
24,920 residents
|
2.3 |
58 |
| 11 |
SP5
22,462 residents
|
2.3 |
51 |
| 12 |
BA14
52,797 residents
|
2.2 |
117 |
| 13 |
SN5
35,630 residents
|
2.1 |
75 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 26 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 26 |
SN10
32,658 residents
|
0.8 |
26 |
| 25 |
SN4
29,486 residents
|
0.8 |
24 |
| 24 |
SN9
8,254 residents
|
0.8 |
7 |
| 23 |
SN11
24,817 residents
|
0.9 |
23 |
| 22 |
SN15
37,591 residents
|
0.9 |
35 |
| 21 |
SN16
14,742 residents
|
1.0 |
15 |
| 20 |
SN25
44,354 residents
|
1.2 |
53 |
| 19 |
SP9
12,123 residents
|
1.2 |
15 |
| 18 |
BA15
14,085 residents
|
1.5 |
21 |
| 17 |
SN14
27,761 residents
|
1.6 |
44 |
| 16 |
SN13
17,772 residents
|
1.6 |
29 |
| 15 |
SN12
28,536 residents
|
1.7 |
49 |
| 14 |
SN6
22,786 residents
|
1.8 |
41 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 74 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
SN1 5
6,929 residents
|
12.8 |
89 |
| 2 |
SN1 3
6,192 residents
|
6.3 |
39 |
| 3 |
SN2 1
14,226 residents
|
6.2 |
88 |
| 4 |
SN1 2
11,143 residents
|
5.3 |
59 |
| 5 |
BA12 0
5,535 residents
|
5.1 |
28 |
| 6 |
SP2 9
9,725 residents
|
4.8 |
47 |
| 7 |
SN8 1
6,812 residents
|
4.7 |
32 |
| 8 |
SN3 3
9,180 residents
|
4.5 |
41 |
| 9 |
SP2 7
7,551 residents
|
4.4 |
33 |
| 10 |
SP2 0
5,452 residents
|
4.0 |
22 |
| 11 |
SP2 8
8,245 residents
|
4.0 |
33 |
| 12 |
BA14 8
6,830 residents
|
4.0 |
27 |
| 13 |
SP11 9
8,040 residents
|
3.7 |
30 |
| 14 |
SN1 4
8,521 residents
|
3.6 |
31 |
| 15 |
SN3 1
9,040 residents
|
3.5 |
32 |
| 16 |
SN2 5
6,242 residents
|
3.5 |
22 |
| 17 |
BA12 8
9,432 residents
|
3.5 |
33 |
| 18 |
BA12 9
6,704 residents
|
3.4 |
23 |
| 19 |
BA13 4
6,412 residents
|
3.3 |
21 |
| 20 |
SP4 8
9,007 residents
|
3.0 |
27 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 74 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 74 |
SN4 7
7,679 residents
|
0.3 |
2 |
| 73 |
SN10 3
7,303 residents
|
0.3 |
2 |
| 72 |
SN11 8
9,319 residents
|
0.3 |
3 |
| 71 |
SN10 5
8,218 residents
|
0.4 |
3 |
| 70 |
SN8 2
6,411 residents
|
0.5 |
3 |
| 69 |
SN4 8
7,606 residents
|
0.5 |
4 |
| 68 |
SN4 9
7,009 residents
|
0.6 |
4 |
| 67 |
SN10 4
5,083 residents
|
0.6 |
3 |
| 66 |
SN5 4
5,926 residents
|
0.7 |
4 |
| 65 |
SN15 4
9,554 residents
|
0.7 |
7 |
| 64 |
SN15 3
11,367 residents
|
0.8 |
9 |
| 63 |
SN16 0
6,231 residents
|
0.8 |
5 |
| 62 |
SN25 2
17,410 residents
|
0.8 |
14 |
| 61 |
SN25 1
10,355 residents
|
0.9 |
9 |
| 60 |
SN9 5
5,200 residents
|
1.0 |
5 |
| 59 |
SN6 6
6,980 residents
|
1.1 |
8 |
| 58 |
SN16 9
8,511 residents
|
1.2 |
10 |
| 57 |
SN15 1
7,515 residents
|
1.2 |
9 |
| 56 |
SN11 9
9,018 residents
|
1.2 |
11 |
| 55 |
SP9 7
12,123 residents
|
1.2 |
15 |
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