UK police force areas ranked by average neighbourhood safety score. Covers 4,820 neighbourhoods across all 44 forces.
Ranked by average safety score across all neighbourhoods in each force area
| # | Police Force Area | Region | Avg Safety Score | Total Crimes (12m) | Avg Crimes! | Neighbourhoods |
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Based on CrimeRadar's analysis of official UK Police data across all 44 police force areas, rural and smaller force areas tend to have the highest average safety scores. Our rankings are updated monthly and cover all of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
City safety rankings on CrimeRadar are based on the average safety score across all built neighbourhoods within each police force area. Each score is derived from crime volume, year-on-year trends, and resolution rates.
No. City rankings are aggregated across entire police force areas, which often cover large surrounding regions, not just the city centre. For a more precise comparison, use the neighbourhood-level rankings or the Compare tool.
Areas covered by forces with large urban populations tend to have higher average crime rates. CrimeRadar's safest cities ranking shows the full picture across all 44 UK police forces — updated monthly.