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How safe is your UK area?

Real crime stats and safety scores for every UK neighbourhood, powered by official police data.

5,211 Neighbourhoods
35M+ Crime Records
0–100 Safety Score
36 Months of Data
For Who?

Safest & highest crime
areas

Data through May 2026
Cities & Force Areas View all
5 Safest Cities
  1. 1
    Carmarthen Dyfed-Powys Police 8,466 crimes (36 C/N)!
    65/100
  2. 2
    Belfast Police Service of Northern Ireland 1,012 crimes (39 C/N)!
    17/100
  3. 3
    Norwich Norfolk Constabulary 2,680 crimes (55 C/N)!
    28/100
  4. 4
    Carlisle Cumbria Constabulary 1,880 crimes (57 C/N)!
    26/100
  5. 5
    Gloucester Gloucestershire Constabulary 3,163 crimes (58 C/N)!
    41/100
5 Highest Crime Cities
  1. 1
    London City City of London Police 14,752 crimes (2,459 C/N)!
    4/100
  2. 2
    London Metropolitan Police Service 523,103 crimes (770 C/N)!
    9/100
  3. 3
    Birmingham West Midlands Police 35,691 crimes (401 C/N)!
    8/100
  4. 4
    Leeds West Yorkshire Police 7,172 crimes (342 C/N)!
    12/100
  5. 5
    Bristol Avon and Somerset Constabulary 38,980 crimes (317 C/N)!
    16/100

Cities are ranked by crimes per neighbourhood in the most recent data month, so larger force areas are not unfairly penalised for having more neighbourhoods.

Neighbourhoods View all
10 Safest Neighbourhoods
  1. 1
    Alexandra Greater Manchester Police
    90/100
  2. 2
    Altrincham East Greater Manchester Police
    90/100
  3. 3
    Altrincham Town Centre Greater Manchester Police
    90/100
  4. 4
    Altrincham West Greater Manchester Police
    90/100
  5. 5
    Ashton Hurst Greater Manchester Police
    90/100
  6. 6
    Ashton Upon Mersey East Greater Manchester Police
    90/100
  7. 7
    Ashton Upon Mersey West Greater Manchester Police
    90/100
  8. 8
    Aspull New Springs Whelley Greater Manchester Police
    90/100
  9. 9
    Baguley Greater Manchester Police
    90/100
  10. 10
    Bamford Greater Manchester Police
    90/100
10 Highest Crime Neighbourhoods
  1. 1
    Bloomsbury Metropolitan Police Service
    13/100
  2. 2
    West End Metropolitan Police Service
    13/100
  3. 3
    Holborn and Covent Garden Metropolitan Police Service
    12/100
  4. 4
    St James's Metropolitan Police Service
    12/100
  5. 5
    Marylebone Metropolitan Police Service
    12/100
  6. 6
    Waterloo and South Bank Metropolitan Police Service
    10/100
  7. 7
    Fleet City of London Police
    4/100
  8. 8
    Clerkenwell Metropolitan Police Service
    10/100
  9. 9
    Spitalfields and Banglatown Metropolitan Police Service
    9/100
  10. 10
    Weavers Metropolitan Police Service
    9/100

Neighbourhoods are ranked by total crimes recorded in the most recent data month. Areas with the fewest crimes rank safest; areas with the most rank highest crime.

Crime data
made simple

From raw police records to clear, actionable safety insights, no technical knowledge needed.

01

Search any UK area

Type a neighbourhood, street, postcode, or city. We cover England, Wales & Northern Ireland, 56 million people.

02

Get the full picture

See crime by category, month-by-month trends over 36 months, hotspot locations, and how many crimes were resolved.

03

Decide with confidence

Every neighbourhood has a safety score 0–100. Compare areas side-by-side before renting, buying, or moving.

Soho, London Metropolitan Police
72/100
1,284 Crimes (12 mo.)
↓ 8% vs same month last year
38% Resolved
Anti-social behaviour
Vehicle crime
Theft from person
Violent crime
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Every major UK city, every neighbourhood

Full coverage across England, Wales & Northern Ireland. 44 police forces. 5,211 neighbourhoods. 92% of the UK population.

England, 42 forces
Wales, 4 forces
Northern Ireland, PSNI
Browse All 44 Forces

15 crime categories,
every neighbourhood

Every official UK crime type tracked month-by-month, so you know exactly what's happening in any area, not just the headline number.

Updated monthly New police data every month, automatically
Official source Direct from data.police.uk, Home Office data
36-month history Trends, not just snapshots
Explore the Crime Map
Crime Categories
Anti-Social Behaviour
Bicycle Theft
Burglary
Criminal Damage & Arson
Drugs
Shoplifting
Weapons Possession
Public Order
Robbery
Theft from Person
Vehicle Crime
Violent Crime
Other Theft
Other Crime
All Crime (Combined)

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Most UK crime sites are outdated, hard to use, and built for desktop. CrimeRadar was built for 2026, fast, mobile-first, and actually useful.

Feature CrimeRadar Others
Data freshness Monthly Outdated
Mobile design Yes Poor
Safety score 0–100 None
Trend history 36 months Limited
Area comparison Yes No
Cost Free Free

Official police data

Same source as the Home Office. No third-party aggregators, no outdated scrapes.

Mobile-first

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Safety scores

Every area gets a 0–100 score. Compare at a glance without reading charts.

Side-by-side comparison

Two neighbourhoods, head-to-head across every crime category and trend.

UK crime data for every neighbourhood 5,211 areas. 15 crime categories. Official police data. Free forever.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about CrimeRadar and UK crime data.

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Yes, completely free. CrimeRadar is powered by open government data under the Open Government Licence v3.0. There is no registration, no paywall, and no hidden cost. Crime information should be accessible to everyone.

All data is sourced from the official UK Police Open Data API (data.police.uk), which is operated by the Home Office. It is the same authoritative source used by government agencies and academic researchers. We cache this data locally so our pages load fast and the API is not queried on every visit.

The UK Police publishes new crime data monthly, typically with a 2–3 month lag. For example, October crimes are usually published in December or January. CrimeRadar updates automatically each month when new data is released.

No. Police Scotland operates an entirely separate data system and does not participate in the UK Police Open Data API. CrimeRadar currently covers England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, approximately 92% of the UK population across 44 police forces.

Each neighbourhood is scored 0–100 based on crime frequency relative to similar-sized areas, crime trend direction (rising or falling), category weighting (violent crime is weighted more heavily than bicycle theft), and outcome resolution rates. A score of 100 is the safest possible rating.

CrimeRadar stores 36 months of crime history per neighbourhood. This lets you see whether crime is on a long-term upward or downward trend, not just what happened last month.

Yes, CrimeRadar includes a side-by-side comparison tool. You can compare any two UK neighbourhoods across all 15 crime categories, safety scores, and 36-month trends. This is especially useful when choosing between two properties or postcodes.

Greater Manchester is not currently listed in our rankings or search results because the crime data provided for that force area is incomplete — most neighbourhoods show zero crimes recorded, which would make the area appear artificially safe and mislead users. We have removed it from our rankings until the data is reliable. This is a known limitation with how that force's data is published, not a reflection of actual crime levels in Manchester.

CrimeRadar displays data exactly as published by the police. However, all crime statistics only reflect reported crimes, unreported crime is not captured. Street-level locations are approximate, not exact addresses, to protect privacy. Our safety scores are our own interpretation of the data and should be used as a guide, not an official assessment.