Safest Cities & Regions in the UK

UK police force areas ranked by average neighbourhood safety score. Covers 4,258 neighbourhoods across all 44 forces.

Data through January 2026

44 Police Force Areas

4,258 Neighbourhoods Covered

4,611,460 Crimes (last 12 months)

36 Months of History

Safest Cities & Regions

Ranked by average safety score across all neighbourhoods in each police force area

#	Police Force Area	Region	Avg Safety Score	Crimes (last 12m)	Neighbourhoods
1	ManchesterGreater Manchester Police	North West	84/100	2,272	270
2	CarmarthenDyfed-Powys Police	Wales	39/100	41,175	235
3	WrexhamNorth Wales Police	Wales	38/100	62,056	283
4	NewportGwent Police	Wales	26/100	69,511	136
5	BrightonSussex Police	South East	17/100	149,899	273
6	CanterburyKent Police	South East	16/100	174,851	279
7	CardiffSouth Wales Police	Wales	16/100	125,654	203
8	PrestonLancashire Constabulary	North West	15/100	176,392	253
9	SalisburyWiltshire Police	South West	13/100	51,096	105
10	DerbyDerbyshire Constabulary	East Midlands	11/100	101,281	95
11	London CityCity of London Police	London	10/100	7,933	6
12	MiddlesbroughCleveland Police	North East	10/100	90,159	83
13	DurhamDurham Constabulary	North East	10/100	73,737	71
14	BedfordBedfordshire Police	East of England	9/100	55,149	17
15	ChesterCheshire Constabulary	North West	9/100	81,062	122
16	ExeterDevon & Cornwall Police	South West	9/100	142,211	213
17	BournemouthDorset Police	South West	9/100	55,759	21
18	SouthamptonHampshire Constabulary	South East	9/100	163,962	95
19	HullHumberside Police	Yorkshire and the Humber	9/100	95,431	81
20	LeicesterLeicestershire Police	East Midlands	9/100	101,858	66
21	NorwichNorfolk Constabulary	East of England	9/100	65,176	49
22	NewcastleNorthumbria Police	North East	9/100	160,938	35
23	BirminghamWest Midlands Police	West Midlands	9/100	320,647	89
24	LeedsWest Yorkshire Police	Yorkshire and the Humber	9/100	297,338	21
25	BristolAvon and Somerset Constabulary	South West	8/100	180,057	123
26	CambridgeCambridgeshire Constabulary	East of England	8/100	82,320	16
27	CarlisleCumbria Constabulary	North West	8/100	38,836	33
28	ChelmsfordEssex Police	East of England	8/100	156,052	56
29	GloucesterGloucestershire Constabulary	South West	8/100	56,833	55
30	LincolnLincolnshire Police	East Midlands	8/100	68,589	58
31	LiverpoolMerseyside Police	North West	8/100	150,938	139
32	LondonMetropolitan Police Service	London	8/100	15,794	8
33	BelfastPolice Service of Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	8/100	96,882	26
34	NottinghamNottinghamshire Police	East Midlands	8/100	120,183	57
35	SheffieldSouth Yorkshire Police	Yorkshire and the Humber	8/100	163,801	18
36	IpswichSuffolk Constabulary	East of England	8/100	47,566	50
37	OxfordThames Valley Police	South East	8/100	190,919	108
38	HertfordHertfordshire Constabulary	East of England	7/100	104,346	33
39	YorkNorth Yorkshire Police	Yorkshire and the Humber	7/100	60,780	36
40	NorthamptonNorthamptonshire Police	East Midlands	7/100	73,360	34
41	StaffordStaffordshire Police	West Midlands	7/100	102,042	97
42	GuildfordSurrey Police	South East	7/100	86,544	96
43	WarwickWarwickshire Police	West Midlands	6/100	50,514	32
44	WorcesterWest Mercia Police	West Midlands	6/100	99,557	82

Highest Crime Cities & Regions

Areas with the lowest average safety scores across all police force areas

#	Police Force Area	Region	Avg Safety Score	Crimes (last 12m)	Neighbourhoods
1	WorcesterWest Mercia Police	West Midlands	6/100	99,557	82
2	WarwickWarwickshire Police	West Midlands	6/100	50,514	32
3	GuildfordSurrey Police	South East	7/100	86,544	96
4	StaffordStaffordshire Police	West Midlands	7/100	102,042	97
5	NorthamptonNorthamptonshire Police	East Midlands	7/100	73,360	34
6	YorkNorth Yorkshire Police	Yorkshire and the Humber	7/100	60,780	36
7	HertfordHertfordshire Constabulary	East of England	7/100	104,346	33
8	OxfordThames Valley Police	South East	8/100	190,919	108
9	IpswichSuffolk Constabulary	East of England	8/100	47,566	50
10	SheffieldSouth Yorkshire Police	Yorkshire and the Humber	8/100	163,801	18
11	NottinghamNottinghamshire Police	East Midlands	8/100	120,183	57
12	BelfastPolice Service of Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	8/100	96,882	26
13	LondonMetropolitan Police Service	London	8/100	15,794	8
14	LiverpoolMerseyside Police	North West	8/100	150,938	139
15	LincolnLincolnshire Police	East Midlands	8/100	68,589	58
16	GloucesterGloucestershire Constabulary	South West	8/100	56,833	55
17	ChelmsfordEssex Police	East of England	8/100	156,052	56
18	CarlisleCumbria Constabulary	North West	8/100	38,836	33
19	CambridgeCambridgeshire Constabulary	East of England	8/100	82,320	16
20	BristolAvon and Somerset Constabulary	South West	8/100	180,057	123
21	LeedsWest Yorkshire Police	Yorkshire and the Humber	9/100	297,338	21
22	BirminghamWest Midlands Police	West Midlands	9/100	320,647	89
23	NewcastleNorthumbria Police	North East	9/100	160,938	35
24	NorwichNorfolk Constabulary	East of England	9/100	65,176	49
25	LeicesterLeicestershire Police	East Midlands	9/100	101,858	66
26	HullHumberside Police	Yorkshire and the Humber	9/100	95,431	81
27	SouthamptonHampshire Constabulary	South East	9/100	163,962	95
28	BournemouthDorset Police	South West	9/100	55,759	21
29	ExeterDevon & Cornwall Police	South West	9/100	142,211	213
30	ChesterCheshire Constabulary	North West	9/100	81,062	122
31	BedfordBedfordshire Police	East of England	9/100	55,149	17
32	DurhamDurham Constabulary	North East	10/100	73,737	71
33	MiddlesbroughCleveland Police	North East	10/100	90,159	83
34	London CityCity of London Police	London	10/100	7,933	6
35	DerbyDerbyshire Constabulary	East Midlands	11/100	101,281	95
36	SalisburyWiltshire Police	South West	13/100	51,096	105
37	PrestonLancashire Constabulary	North West	15/100	176,392	253
38	CardiffSouth Wales Police	Wales	16/100	125,654	203
39	CanterburyKent Police	South East	16/100	174,851	279
40	BrightonSussex Police	South East	17/100	149,899	273
41	NewportGwent Police	Wales	26/100	69,511	136
42	WrexhamNorth Wales Police	Wales	38/100	62,056	283
43	CarmarthenDyfed-Powys Police	Wales	39/100	41,175	235
44	ManchesterGreater Manchester Police	North West	84/100	2,272	270

Rankings are based on police force areas, which cover cities and surrounding regions. The safety score shown is the average across all built neighbourhoods within that force area. Data sourced from the UK Police Open Data API under the Open Government Licence v3.0.