What is a Community Safety Partnership (CSP)?

A Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is a statutory body in England and Wales made up of representatives from local councils, police, probation, health, and fire services. CSPs are required to address crime and disorder in their area. They are sub-divisions of police force areas, making CSP-level crime data finer-grained than police force area data. There are around 310 named CSPs in England and Wales with published crime statistics.

What is the average recorded crime rate across all CSPs in England and Wales?

The population-weighted CSP-level average recorded-crime rate across all 310 included Community Safety Partnerships in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) is 149.3 offences per 1,000 residents, based on official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics. This figure excludes fraud (recorded centrally) and uses ONS mid-2023 local authority population estimates.

What is the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI)?

The Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI) is a normalised score computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. It ranges from 0 to 100: a score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The formula is: GLCI = 100 × (max_rate − area_rate) / (max_rate − min_rate), where max_rate and min_rate are the highest and lowest rates across all included CSPs for the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Full methodology at https://gerarent.com/methodology/gera-local-crime-index.

How is the CSP crime rate calculated?

The recorded-crime rate per 1,000 is computed as: total recorded offences in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (from Home Office CSP open data) divided by the ONS mid-2023 population estimate for the matching local authority district, multiplied by 1,000. Fraud is excluded because it is recorded centrally rather than by area. British Transport Police is excluded because it has no resident population. The rate reflects both underlying offending and differences in reporting, recording practice, and the daytime and visitor population of the area.

Which areas have the lowest crime rates in England and Wales?

Among the 310 Community Safety Partnerships with complete data for the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025), the lowest recorded-crime rates are: Broadland (63.2/1,000), Waverley (66.0/1,000), Ribble Valley (67.0/1,000), North Kesteven (69.0/1,000), Derbyshire Dales (69.6/1,000). These are neutral official statistics; low rates may reflect genuine differences in offending, reporting, or recording practices.

UK crime rates by local area (Community Safety Partnership)

310 areas · financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) · Home Office open data · OGL v3.0

Which UK local areas have the highest and lowest recorded crime rates, at Community Safety Partnership level?

Based on Home Office CSP open data for the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025), the highest recorded-crime rate among 310 Community Safety Partnerships in England and Wales is 1055.3 per 1,000 (London, City of); the lowest is 63.2 per 1,000 (Broadland). The CSP-level average is 149.3 per 1,000. Source: Home Office, published 23 April 2026, OGL v3.0.

Proprietary metric:Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI)·As of financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) · updated annually (last: 23 April 2026)

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 do not measure how “dangerous” a place is and imply nothing about its residents. City-centre areas with large commuter/visitor populations typically show elevated rates.

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Showing top 25 areas · Total crime rate per 1,000 residents · financial year 2024/25 (Apr 2024–Mar 2025) · Home Office CSP open data, OGL v3.0

Area (CSP)	Police force	Total / 1,000	Rank
London, City of	London, City of	1055.3	1
Westminster	Metropolitan Police	701.5	2
Manchester Airport	Greater Manchester	537.2	3
Camden	Metropolitan Police	328.2	4
South Worcester	West Mercia	319.8	5
Blackpool	Lancashire	266.2	6
Kensington and Chelsea	Metropolitan Police	265.7	7
Middlesbrough	Cleveland	265.2	8
Manchester	Greater Manchester	260.1	9
Hartlepool	Cleveland	241.8	10
Islington	Metropolitan Police	239.0	11
North Hampshire	Hampshire	239.0	12
North Worcestershire	West Mercia	236.4	13
Bristol, City of	Avon and Somerset	232.6	14
Southwark	Metropolitan Police	218.9	15
Liverpool	Merseyside	217.7	16
Lincoln	Lincolnshire	216.6	17
Nottingham	Nottinghamshire	214.5	18
Bradford	West Yorkshire	213.6	19
Southampton	Hampshire	213.4	20
Hackney	Metropolitan Police	212.9	21
Kingston upon Hull, City of	Humberside	212.7	22
Doncaster	South Yorkshire	212.3	23
Leeds	West Yorkshire	210.4	24
Blaenau Gwent	Gwent	204.7	25

Rates are per 1,000 resident population. These are neutral official statistics — recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population, not how safe a place is.

10 highest recorded-crime CSPs (financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025))

Areas with high commuter and visitor populations (Westminster, City of London) typically show elevated rates relative to residential population.

Rank	CSP	Police force	Rate / 1,000	GLCI
1	London, City of	London, City of	1055.3	0/100
2	Westminster	Metropolitan Police	701.5	36/100
3	Manchester Airport	Greater Manchester	537.2	52/100
4	Camden	Metropolitan Police	328.2	73/100
5	South Worcester	West Mercia	319.8	74/100
6	Blackpool	Lancashire	266.2	80/100
7	Kensington and Chelsea	Metropolitan Police	265.7	80/100
8	Middlesbrough	Cleveland	265.2	80/100
9	Manchester	Greater Manchester	260.1	80/100
10	Hartlepool	Cleveland	241.8	82/100

10 lowest recorded-crime CSPs (financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025))

Rank	CSP	Police force	Rate / 1,000	GLCI
310	Broadland	Norfolk	63.2	100/100
309	Waverley	Surrey	66.0	100/100
308	Ribble Valley	Lancashire	67.0	100/100
307	North Kesteven	Lincolnshire	69.0	99/100
305	Derbyshire Dales	Derbyshire	69.6	99/100
306	Suffolk Coastal	Suffolk	69.6	99/100
304	Wokingham	Thames Valley	71.6	99/100
303	Chiltern	Thames Valley	71.8	99/100
302	Wealden	Sussex	72.2	99/100
301	South Oxfordshire	Thames Valley	72.9	99/100

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Frequently asked questions

What is a Community Safety Partnership (CSP)?: A Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is a statutory body in England and Wales made up of representatives from local councils, police, probation, health, and fire services. CSPs are required to address crime and disorder in their area. They are sub-divisions of police force areas, making CSP-level crime data finer-grained than police force area data. There are around 310 named CSPs in England and Wales with published crime statistics.
What is the average recorded crime rate across all CSPs in England and Wales?: The population-weighted CSP-level average recorded-crime rate across all 310 included Community Safety Partnerships in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) is 149.3 offences per 1,000 residents, based on official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics. This figure excludes fraud (recorded centrally) and uses ONS mid-2023 local authority population estimates.
What is the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI)?: The Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI) is a normalised score computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. It ranges from 0 to 100: a score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The formula is: GLCI = 100 × (max_rate − area_rate) / (max_rate − min_rate), where max_rate and min_rate are the highest and lowest rates across all included CSPs for the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Full methodology at https://gerarent.com/methodology/gera-local-crime-index.
How is the CSP crime rate calculated?: The recorded-crime rate per 1,000 is computed as: total recorded offences in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (from Home Office CSP open data) divided by the ONS mid-2023 population estimate for the matching local authority district, multiplied by 1,000. Fraud is excluded because it is recorded centrally rather than by area. British Transport Police is excluded because it has no resident population. The rate reflects both underlying offending and differences in reporting, recording practice, and the daytime and visitor population of the area.
Which areas have the lowest crime rates in England and Wales?: Among the 310 Community Safety Partnerships with complete data for the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025), the lowest recorded-crime rates are: Broadland (63.2/1,000), Waverley (66.0/1,000), Ribble Valley (67.0/1,000), North Kesteven (69.0/1,000), Derbyshire Dales (69.6/1,000). These are neutral official statistics; low rates may reflect genuine differences in offending, reporting, or recording practices.

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Reference period: financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (population: ONS mid-2023 local authority estimates). 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. Gera Local Crime Index methodology at https://gerarent.com/methodology/gera-local-crime-index.