| # | Local authority | How it ranks vs England |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trafford | lower crime density than 97% of England |
| 2 | Bury | lower crime density than 96% of England |
| 3 | Oldham | lower crime density than 96% of England |
| 4 | Stockport | lower crime density than 95% of England |
| 5 | Rochdale | lower crime density than 95% of England |
| 6 | Wigan | lower crime density than 95% of England |
| 7 | Bolton | lower crime density than 95% of England |
| 8 | Tameside | lower crime density than 94% of England |
| 9 | Salford | lower crime density than 94% of England |
| 10 | Manchester | lower crime density than 93% of England |
| 11 | Medway | lower crime density than 89% of England |
| 12 | Rutland | lower crime density than 80% of England |
| 13 | Uttlesford | lower crime density than 79% of England |
| 14 | Castle Point | lower crime density than 78% of England |
| 15 | Halton | lower crime density than 78% of England |
| 16 | Maldon | lower crime density than 76% of England |
| 17 | Waverley | lower crime density than 75% of England |
| 18 | Cornwall | lower crime density than 72% of England |
| 19 | Rushcliffe | lower crime density than 72% of England |
| 20 | Sevenoaks | lower crime density than 71% of England |
| 21 | Tandridge | lower crime density than 71% of England |
| 22 | West Berkshire | lower crime density than 71% of England |
| 23 | Swale | lower crime density than 70% of England |
| 24 | Rochford | lower crime density than 70% of England |
| 25 | Wokingham | lower crime density than 70% of England |
| 26 | Braintree | lower crime density than 69% of England |
| 27 | Tonbridge and Malling | lower crime density than 69% of England |
| 28 | Mole Valley | lower crime density than 69% of England |
| 29 | South Derbyshire | lower crime density than 68% of England |
| 30 | Ashford | lower crime density than 68% of England |
| 31 | Huntingdonshire | lower crime density than 67% of England |
| 32 | Sunderland | lower crime density than 67% of England |
| 33 | Surrey Heath | lower crime density than 67% of England |
| 34 | Cheshire East | lower crime density than 67% of England |
| 35 | Cheshire West and Chester | lower crime density than 66% of England |
| 36 | East Hertfordshire | lower crime density than 65% of England |
| 37 | Tunbridge Wells | lower crime density than 65% of England |
| 38 | North Hertfordshire | lower crime density than 65% of England |
| 39 | Guildford | lower crime density than 64% of England |
| 40 | Elmbridge | lower crime density than 64% of England |
| 41 | Epping Forest | lower crime density than 64% of England |
| 42 | Tendring | lower crime density than 64% of England |
| 43 | Three Rivers | lower crime density than 63% of England |
| 44 | Dover | lower crime density than 63% of England |
| 45 | Brentwood | lower crime density than 63% of England |
| 46 | Bracknell Forest | lower crime density than 63% of England |
| 47 | Windsor and Maidenhead | lower crime density than 62% of England |
| 48 | Chelmsford | lower crime density than 62% of England |
| 49 | Folkestone and Hythe | lower crime density than 61% of England |
| 50 | Maidstone | lower crime density than 61% of England |
| 51 | Reigate and Banstead | lower crime density than 60% of England |
| 52 | Bath and North East Somerset | lower crime density than 59% of England |
| 53 | Colchester | lower crime density than 59% of England |
| 54 | St Albans | lower crime density than 58% of England |
| 55 | Runnymede | lower crime density than 58% of England |
| 56 | Broxtowe | lower crime density than 57% of England |
| 57 | Milton Keynes | lower crime density than 57% of England |
| 58 | Dacorum | lower crime density than 56% of England |
| 59 | Solihull | lower crime density than 56% of England |
| 60 | Canterbury | lower crime density than 56% of England |
| 61 | Kingston upon Thames | lower crime density than 55% of England |
| 62 | Woking | lower crime density than 55% of England |
| 63 | Welwyn Hatfield | lower crime density than 55% of England |
| 64 | Wirral | lower crime density than 55% of England |
| 65 | Calderdale | lower crime density than 54% of England |
| 66 | Hertsmere | lower crime density than 54% of England |
| 67 | Barnsley | lower crime density than 54% of England |
| 68 | Rotherham | lower crime density than 53% of England |
| 69 | St. Helens | lower crime density than 53% of England |
| 70 | York | lower crime density than 53% of England |
| 71 | Erewash | lower crime density than 53% of England |
| 72 | Kirklees | lower crime density than 53% of England |
| 73 | Sefton | lower crime density than 53% of England |
| 74 | Epsom and Ewell | lower crime density than 52% of England |
| 75 | Thurrock | lower crime density than 52% of England |
| 76 | Gateshead | lower crime density than 52% of England |
| 77 | Doncaster | lower crime density than 52% of England |
| 78 | Dudley | lower crime density than 52% of England |
| 79 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | lower crime density than 51% of England |
| 80 | Spelthorne | lower crime density than 51% of England |
| 81 | Wakefield | lower crime density than 50% of England |
| 82 | Knowsley | lower crime density than 49% of England |
| 83 | Peterborough | lower crime density than 49% of England |
| 84 | Basildon | lower crime density than 49% of England |
| 85 | Bromley | lower crime density than 48% of England |
| 86 | Dartford | lower crime density than 48% of England |
| 87 | North Tyneside | lower crime density than 48% of England |
| 88 | Broxbourne | lower crime density than 47% of England |
| 89 | Cheltenham | lower crime density than 46% of England |
| 90 | Gravesham | lower crime density than 46% of England |
| 91 | Walsall | lower crime density than 45% of England |
| 92 | Thanet | lower crime density than 45% of England |
| 93 | Plymouth | lower crime density than 45% of England |
| 94 | Exeter | lower crime density than 45% of England |
| 95 | Bexley | lower crime density than 45% of England |
| 96 | Leeds | lower crime density than 45% of England |
| 97 | Ipswich | lower crime density than 44% of England |
| 98 | Gloucester | lower crime density than 44% of England |
| 99 | Harlow | lower crime density than 44% of England |
| 100 | Havering | lower crime density than 44% of England |
| 101 | South Tyneside | lower crime density than 44% of England |
| 102 | Sheffield | lower crime density than 44% of England |
| 103 | Southend-on-Sea | lower crime density than 43% of England |
| 104 | Wolverhampton | lower crime density than 43% of England |
| 105 | Bradford | lower crime density than 42% of England |
| 106 | Derby | lower crime density than 42% of England |
| 107 | Richmond upon Thames | lower crime density than 42% of England |
| 108 | Coventry | lower crime density than 42% of England |
| 109 | Stevenage | lower crime density than 42% of England |
| 110 | Stoke-on-Trent | lower crime density than 41% of England |
| 111 | Preston | lower crime density than 41% of England |
| 112 | Sutton | lower crime density than 41% of England |
| 113 | Hillingdon | lower crime density than 40% of England |
| 114 | Oxford | lower crime density than 39% of England |
| 115 | Sandwell | lower crime density than 39% of England |
| 116 | Watford | lower crime density than 38% of England |
| 117 | Portsmouth | lower crime density than 38% of England |
| 118 | Harrow | lower crime density than 38% of England |
| 119 | Newcastle upon Tyne | lower crime density than 38% of England |
| 120 | Cambridge | lower crime density than 38% of England |
| 121 | Reading | lower crime density than 38% of England |
| 122 | Merton | lower crime density than 37% of England |
| 123 | Norwich | lower crime density than 37% of England |
| 124 | Barnet | lower crime density than 36% of England |
| 125 | Croydon | lower crime density than 36% of England |
| 126 | Lincoln | lower crime density than 35% of England |
| 127 | Liverpool | lower crime density than 35% of England |
| 128 | Birmingham | lower crime density than 35% of England |
| 129 | Brighton and Hove | lower crime density than 34% of England |
| 130 | Slough | lower crime density than 34% of England |
| 131 | Redbridge | lower crime density than 32% of England |
| 132 | Enfield | lower crime density than 32% of England |
| 133 | Southampton | lower crime density than 32% of England |
| 134 | Bristol, City of | lower crime density than 31% of England |
| 135 | Nottingham | lower crime density than 31% of England |
| 136 | Leicester | lower crime density than 30% of England |
| 137 | Hounslow | lower crime density than 28% of England |
| 138 | Greenwich | lower crime density than 27% of England |
| 139 | Barking and Dagenham | lower crime density than 26% of England |
| 140 | Ealing | lower crime density than 26% of England |
| 141 | Brent | lower crime density than 22% of England |
| 142 | Waltham Forest | lower crime density than 22% of England |
| 143 | Lewisham | lower crime density than 21% of England |
| 144 | Wandsworth | lower crime density than 21% of England |
| 145 | Haringey | lower crime density than 18% of England |
| 146 | Newham | lower crime density than 14% of England |
| 147 | Hammersmith and Fulham | lower crime density than 13% of England |
| 148 | Lambeth | lower crime density than 13% of England |
| 149 | Southwark | lower crime density than 12% of England |
| 150 | Hackney | lower crime density than 9% of England |
| 151 | Kensington and Chelsea | lower crime density than 8% of England |
| 152 | Tower Hamlets | lower crime density than 8% of England |
| 153 | Camden | lower crime density than 7% of England |
| 154 | Islington | lower crime density than 6% of England |
| 155 | City of London | lower crime density than 5% of England |
| 156 | Westminster | lower crime density than 3% of England |
Ranked from the borough-wide average percentile in each official dataset (MHCLG / VOA, Ofcom, DEFRA, Ordnance Survey), measured against every covered UK postcode. Percentiles describe a position against England, not a value judgement — read each alongside the borough's full report. No estimates dressed as fact, no opaque scoring.
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