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Is my area safe? UK crime rates for 310 local areas

There is no official government “safety score” for a UK area. The closest objective, comparable measure is the recorded-crime rate. This page lets you look up the official Home Office recorded-crime rate and the Gera Local Crime Index for 310 local authorities in England and Wales (financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)). The England-and-Wales average is 149.3 offences per 1,000 residents.

These are neutral official statistics. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending — they are context, not a verdict on how safe an area is, and say nothing about its residents.

Lowest recorded-crime rate (highest Gera Local Crime Index)

AreaRate / 1,000GLCI
Broadland63.2100/100
Waverley66.0100/100
Ribble Valley67.0100/100
North Kesteven69.099/100
Derbyshire Dales69.699/100
Suffolk Coastal69.699/100
Wokingham71.699/100
Chiltern71.899/100
Wealden72.299/100
South Oxfordshire72.999/100

Highest recorded-crime rate

A higher recorded-crime rate often reflects a busy town centre, transport hub or large visitor population — it is context, not a judgement on residents.

AreaRate / 1,000GLCI
London, City of1055.30/100
Westminster701.536/100
Manchester Airport537.252/100
Camden328.273/100
South Worcester319.874/100
Blackpool266.280/100
Kensington and Chelsea265.780/100
Middlesbrough265.280/100
Manchester260.180/100
Hartlepool241.882/100

All 310 local areas (A–Z)

Frequently asked questions

Is there an official "is my area safe" score in the UK?
No. There is no official government safety score for a UK area. The closest objective, comparable measure is the recorded-crime rate — offences recorded by the police per 1,000 residents. GeraRent publishes that rate for 310 local authorities in England and Wales from Home Office Community Safety Partnership open data (financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)), plus a normalised Gera Local Crime Index (0–100) so areas can be compared like-for-like.
What is the Gera Local Crime Index?
The Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI) is a 0–100 score computed by GeraRent from official Home Office recorded-crime rates: 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included local areas, and 0 to the highest. It lets you compare any two areas on the same scale. Methodology: /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.
Does a low crime rate mean an area is safe?
Recorded-crime rates are useful context but not a verdict on safety. They reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending. A busy town centre or transport hub can record more crime simply because more people pass through it. Use the figures alongside a visit, local knowledge and other factors.
Where does the data come from?
Figures come from the Home Office 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data' tables (financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025), published 23 April 2026), with rates per 1,000 using ONS mid-2023 local-authority population estimates. Fraud is excluded (recorded centrally). Both sources are © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More GeraRent area data

Free, official area data for anyone deciding where to live — each built to be cited.

Reference period: financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (population: ONS mid-2023). Source: Home Office — Police recorded crime by Community Safety Partnership (CSP) + ONS mid-2023 local authority population estimates. Contains Home Office and Office for National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Recorded-crime rates are official statistics presented as neutral context only and must not be used to characterise or stigmatise any area or its residents. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.