Safest Towns in North West

Ranked list of towns in North West by crime rate (per 1,000 residents). Data is sourced from official public datasets and updated regularly.

Across 203 towns, recorded crime ranged from 9.4 per 1,000 per 1,000 in Cockermouth to 189.3 per 1,000 per 1,000 in Great Harwood. The median rate was 75.0 per 1,000 per 1,000.

🥇 Top of the list

Cockermouth

Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.4 per 1,000

🥈 Second place

Ulverston

Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 17.4 per 1,000

🥉 Third place

Barnoldswick

Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 27.9 per 1,000


1 (top 3)	Cockermouth	87	9,237	9.4 per 1,000
2 (top 3)	Ulverston	195	11,219	17.4 per 1,000
3 (top 3)	Barnoldswick	296	10,591	27.9 per 1,000
4	Longridge (Ribble Valley)	316	8,438	37.4 per 1,000
5	Clitheroe	626	16,626	37.7 per 1,000
6	Banks	213	4,439	48.0 per 1,000
7	Tarleton and Hesketh Bank	423	8,756	48.3 per 1,000
8	Burscough	423	8,754	48.3 per 1,000
9	Skelmersdale	1,688	34,921	48.3 per 1,000
10	Ormskirk	1,341	27,720	48.4 per 1,000
11	Greasby	486	9,175	53.0 per 1,000
12	Warton (Fylde)	225	4,180	53.8 per 1,000
13	Wesham	242	4,474	54.1 per 1,000
14	Lytham St Anne's	2,315	42,693	54.2 per 1,000
15	Kirkham	485	8,939	54.3 per 1,000
16	Freckleton	244	4,478	54.5 per 1,000
17	Penwortham	1,140	20,489	55.6 per 1,000
18	Bamber Bridge	2,229	40,045	55.7 per 1,000
19	Leyland	2,156	38,707	55.7 per 1,000
20	Whittle-le-Woods	248	4,388	56.5 per 1,000
21	Eccleston	257	4,543	56.6 per 1,000
22	Euxton	993	17,519	56.7 per 1,000
23	Coppull	471	8,303	56.7 per 1,000
24	Chorley	2,246	39,539	56.8 per 1,000
25	Adlington (Chorley)	499	8,777	56.9 per 1,000
26	Frodsham	527	9,101	57.9 per 1,000
27	Garstang	340	5,804	58.6 per 1,000
28	Fleetwood	1,542	26,224	58.8 per 1,000
29	Carleton	282	4,793	58.8 per 1,000
30	Poulton-le-Fylde	752	12,792	58.8 per 1,000
31	Thornton (Wyre)	1,134	19,263	58.9 per 1,000
32	Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea	277	4,679	59.2 per 1,000
33	Handforth	400	6,729	59.4 per 1,000
34	Elworth	455	7,646	59.5 per 1,000
35	Holmes Chapel	414	6,949	59.6 per 1,000
36	Wilmslow	1,536	25,716	59.7 per 1,000
37	Knutsford	791	13,254	59.7 per 1,000
38	Bollington	432	7,236	59.7 per 1,000
39	Macclesfield	3,247	54,352	59.7 per 1,000
40	Middlewich	862	14,428	59.7 per 1,000
41	Haslington	301	5,042	59.7 per 1,000
42	Crewe	4,428	74,116	59.7 per 1,000
43	Willaston (Cheshire East)	218	3,653	59.7 per 1,000
44	Shavington	297	4,972	59.7 per 1,000
45	Congleton	1,794	30,001	59.8 per 1,000
46	Alsager	927	15,504	59.8 per 1,000
47	Nantwich	1,120	18,741	59.8 per 1,000
48	Poynton	779	13,015	59.9 per 1,000
49	Disley	234	3,891	60.1 per 1,000
50	Alderley Edge	271	4,496	60.3 per 1,000
51	Whitworth	429	6,713	63.9 per 1,000
52	Bacup	911	14,194	64.2 per 1,000
53	Rawtenstall	1,501	23,381	64.2 per 1,000
54	Haslingden	991	15,432	64.2 per 1,000
55	Rudheath	318	4,803	66.2 per 1,000
56	Hartford	445	6,698	66.4 per 1,000
57	Helsby	351	5,278	66.5 per 1,000
58	Barnton	415	6,245	66.5 per 1,000
59	Davenham	921	13,840	66.5 per 1,000
60	Neston (Cheshire West and Chester)	996	14,963	66.6 per 1,000
61	Ellesmere Port	4,344	65,200	66.6 per 1,000
62	Winsford	2,149	32,274	66.6 per 1,000
63	Tarporley	214	3,212	66.6 per 1,000
64	Weaverham	418	6,266	66.7 per 1,000
65	Northwich	1,244	18,646	66.7 per 1,000
66	Cuddington (Cheshire West and Chester)	391	5,860	66.7 per 1,000
67	Elton (Cheshire West and Chester)	235	3,518	66.8 per 1,000
68	Longton	735	10,912	67.4 per 1,000
69	Warrington	11,978	174,064	68.8 per 1,000
70	Culcheth	463	6,722	68.9 per 1,000
71	Lymm	822	11,929	68.9 per 1,000
72	Barrowford	406	5,887	69.0 per 1,000
73	Burtonwood	242	3,504	69.1 per 1,000
74	Colne	1,309	18,914	69.2 per 1,000
75	Nelson (Pendle)	2,340	33,808	69.2 per 1,000
76	Earby	307	4,416	69.5 per 1,000
77	Heswall	2,031	29,082	69.8 per 1,000
78	Wallasey	5,956	85,189	69.9 per 1,000
79	Birkenhead	7,678	109,854	69.9 per 1,000
80	West Kirby	935	13,383	69.9 per 1,000
81	Bebington	4,028	57,607	69.9 per 1,000
82	Hoylake	372	5,311	70.0 per 1,000
83	Meols	352	5,023	70.1 per 1,000
84	Cleveleys	783	11,121	70.4 per 1,000
85	Bailrigg	349	4,788	72.9 per 1,000
86	Bolton-le-Sands	492	6,728	73.1 per 1,000
87	Morecambe	2,396	32,745	73.2 per 1,000
88	Heysham	1,215	16,593	73.2 per 1,000
89	Lancaster	3,852	52,646	73.2 per 1,000
90	Carnforth	429	5,852	73.3 per 1,000
91	Partington	569	7,706	73.8 per 1,000
92	Old Trafford	1,584	21,442	73.9 per 1,000
93	Urmston	3,085	41,728	73.9 per 1,000
94	Sale	4,624	62,545	73.9 per 1,000
95	Altrincham	3,625	49,034	73.9 per 1,000
96	Hale (Trafford)	1,235	16,716	73.9 per 1,000
97	Stretford	2,072	28,010	74.0 per 1,000
98	Bowdon	452	6,107	74.0 per 1,000
99	Reddish	1,663	22,189	74.9 per 1,000
100	High Lane	346	4,617	74.9 per 1,000
101	Stockport	8,864	118,146	75.0 per 1,000
102	Gatley	686	9,149	75.0 per 1,000
103	Hazel Grove	1,512	20,163	75.0 per 1,000
104	Cheadle Hulme	1,859	24,782	75.0 per 1,000
105	Bredbury and Woodley	1,280	17,044	75.1 per 1,000
106	Romiley	819	10,902	75.1 per 1,000
107	Marple Bridge	300	3,995	75.1 per 1,000
108	Marple	974	12,963	75.1 per 1,000
109	Cheadle (Stockport)	1,084	14,437	75.1 per 1,000
110	Bramhall	1,292	17,201	75.1 per 1,000
111	Lydiate	493	6,516	75.7 per 1,000
112	Southport	7,166	94,438	75.9 per 1,000
113	Formby	1,738	22,892	75.9 per 1,000
114	Maghull	1,546	20,367	75.9 per 1,000
115	Crosby (Sefton)	3,810	50,218	75.9 per 1,000
116	Litherland	1,399	18,434	75.9 per 1,000
117	Bootle (Sefton)	4,076	53,722	75.9 per 1,000
118	Aintree	473	6,212	76.1 per 1,000
119	Prescot	3,195	39,227	81.4 per 1,000
120	Kirkby	3,712	45,559	81.5 per 1,000
121	Huyton with Roby	4,877	59,844	81.5 per 1,000
122	Brierfield	883	10,723	82.3 per 1,000
123	Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen)	10,525	124,958	84.2 per 1,000
124	Darwen	2,303	27,323	84.3 per 1,000
125	Widnes	5,135	59,938	85.7 per 1,000
126	Runcorn	5,282	61,641	85.7 per 1,000
127	Rainford	484	5,573	86.8 per 1,000
128	Billinge	431	4,963	86.8 per 1,000
129	Haydock	1,401	16,143	86.8 per 1,000
130	Newton-le-Willows	2,140	24,651	86.8 per 1,000
131	St Helens (St. Helens)	9,325	107,409	86.8 per 1,000
132	Bury (Bury)	7,413	80,851	91.7 per 1,000
133	Whitefield	2,034	22,193	91.7 per 1,000
134	Prestwich	2,890	31,509	91.7 per 1,000
135	Ramsbottom	1,567	17,074	91.8 per 1,000
136	Radcliffe	2,855	31,114	91.8 per 1,000
137	Platt Bridge and Abram	975	10,587	92.1 per 1,000
138	Standish	1,193	12,937	92.2 per 1,000
139	Shevington	490	5,315	92.2 per 1,000
140	Ince-in-Makerfield	1,124	12,186	92.2 per 1,000
141	Hindley	2,258	24,485	92.2 per 1,000
142	Leigh (Wigan)	4,271	46,316	92.2 per 1,000
143	Golborne	2,358	25,563	92.2 per 1,000
144	Wigan	7,520	81,514	92.3 per 1,000
145	Orrell	2,160	23,412	92.3 per 1,000
146	Atherton	2,522	27,321	92.3 per 1,000
147	Tyldesley	1,474	15,968	92.3 per 1,000
148	Astley	437	4,735	92.3 per 1,000
149	Ashton-in-Makerfield	2,434	26,367	92.3 per 1,000
150	Appley Bridge	474	5,131	92.4 per 1,000
151	Aspull	456	4,937	92.4 per 1,000
152	Clayton-le-Moors	742	7,969	93.1 per 1,000
153	Accrington	3,255	34,897	93.3 per 1,000
154	Rishton	622	6,653	93.5 per 1,000
155	Church	489	5,231	93.5 per 1,000
156	Hattersley	662	6,959	95.1 per 1,000
157	Audenshaw	1,276	13,397	95.2 per 1,000
158	Mossley	1,088	11,416	95.3 per 1,000
159	Stalybridge	2,560	26,850	95.3 per 1,000
160	Dukinfield	2,016	21,151	95.3 per 1,000
161	Ashton-under-Lyne	4,634	48,595	95.4 per 1,000
162	Droylsden	2,282	23,916	95.4 per 1,000
163	Denton (Tameside)	3,408	35,739	95.4 per 1,000
164	Hyde (Tameside)	3,399	35,629	95.4 per 1,000
165	Fulwood	3,350	34,693	96.6 per 1,000
166	Preston (Preston)	9,128	94,502	96.6 per 1,000
167	Cottam (Preston)	533	5,507	96.8 per 1,000
168	Farnworth	2,900	29,500	98.3 per 1,000
169	Bolton (Bolton)	18,161	184,618	98.4 per 1,000
170	Horwich	2,037	20,703	98.4 per 1,000
171	Westhoughton	2,161	21,969	98.4 per 1,000
172	Kearsley	1,021	10,378	98.4 per 1,000
173	Little Lever	1,233	12,524	98.5 per 1,000
174	Blackrod	527	5,340	98.7 per 1,000
175	Sandbach	1,109	10,768	103.0 per 1,000
176	Burnley	8,083	78,266	103.3 per 1,000
177	Heywood	3,134	29,724	105.4 per 1,000
178	Middleton (Rochdale)	4,915	46,617	105.4 per 1,000
179	Littleborough	1,283	12,164	105.5 per 1,000
180	Rochdale	11,704	110,988	105.5 per 1,000
181	Milnrow	976	9,237	105.7 per 1,000
182	Pendlebury and Clifton	1,954	18,469	105.8 per 1,000
183	Walkden	1,977	18,684	105.8 per 1,000
184	Swinton (Salford)	2,421	22,886	105.8 per 1,000
185	Little Hulton	2,736	25,824	105.9 per 1,000
186	Salford	11,481	108,431	105.9 per 1,000
187	Eccles (Salford)	4,332	40,910	105.9 per 1,000
188	Worsley	1,267	11,958	106.0 per 1,000
189	Irlam	2,089	19,714	106.0 per 1,000
190	Lees	1,348	12,641	106.6 per 1,000
191	Oldham	11,816	110,722	106.7 per 1,000
192	Chadderton	4,013	37,602	106.7 per 1,000
193	Shaw (Oldham)	1,949	18,249	106.8 per 1,000
194	Royton	2,455	22,997	106.8 per 1,000
195	Uppermill	1,197	11,207	106.8 per 1,000
196	Failsworth	2,131	19,962	106.8 per 1,000
197	Liverpool	62,579	506,768	123.5 per 1,000
198	Padiham	1,314	10,121	129.8 per 1,000
199	Manchester	67,391	470,736	143.2 per 1,000
200	Wythenshawe	13,018	90,936	143.2 per 1,000
201	Blackpool	22,165	149,087	148.7 per 1,000
202	Oswaldtwistle	1,687	10,810	156.1 per 1,000
203	Great Harwood	2,086	11,022	189.3 per 1,000