Universities ranked by crime rate

Data reveal university locations in England and Wales with least burglary, robbery and violent and sexual offences

September 7, 2015

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The 51��Ƶ of Buckingham, Falmouth 51��Ƶ and Durham 51��Ƶ are the institutions with the lowest cumulative crime rates in England and Wales, according to a new ranking from the Complete 51��Ƶ Guide.

Compiled from official police data, the league tables show that universities in the South West and South East had the lowest crime rates, while the North West and Yorkshire and Humberside had the highest rates outside London.

Universities in Greater London, located in areas with the highest crime rates, are listed separately. King��s College London, 51��Ƶ College London and the Courtauld Institute of Art, all situated in the centre of the capital, fare the worst while Kingston 51��Ƶ London ?in southwest London comes out top.

The tables are based on the crimes the Complete 51��Ƶ Guide claims are the most relevant to students: burglary, robbery and violent and sexual crimes. Universities are then ranked on the cumulative rate of all three crimes (per 1,000 residents) occurring over the 12 months from May 2014 to April 2015 within three miles of its main campus. The figures relate to all crimes, not just those where students were victims.

ellie.bothwell@tesglobal.com

Complete 51��Ƶ Guide: universities outside London ranked by crime rate (from lowest to highest)

Institution	Region	Burglary	Robbery	Violence and sexual offences	Total?
51��Ƶ of Buckingham	South East	3.32	0.05	5.21	8.58
Falmouth 51��Ƶ	South West	2.36	?	8.98	11.34
Durham 51��Ƶ	North East	4.1	0.1	8.09	12.3
Buckinghamshire New 51��Ƶ	South East	3.37	0.35	9.13	12.84
Harper Adams 51��Ƶ	West Midlands	4.02	0.16	8.67	12.85
Bath Spa 51��Ƶ	South West	3.62	0.23	9.46	13.32
51��Ƶ of Winchester	South East	4.28	0.26	9	13.55
Aberystwyth 51��Ƶ	Wales	2.38	0.03	11.46	13.87
Edge Hill 51��Ƶ	North West	5.87	0.3	8.22	14.38
51��Ƶ of Bath	South West	4.16	0.31	11.47	15.94
51��Ƶ of Oxford	South East	4.8	0.42	11.12	16.34
Oxford Brookes 51��Ƶ	South East	4.8	0.44	11.81	17.05
Royal Holloway, 51��Ƶ of London	South East	5.13	0.23	11.83	17.18
51��Ƶ of Surrey	South East	5.86	0.25	11.1	17.21
51��Ƶ of Reading	South East	4.46	0.43	12.73	17.62
51��Ƶ of Sunderland	North East	6.38	0.29	11.34	18.02
York St John 51��Ƶ	Yorkshire and the Humber	5.52	0.27	12.36	18.15
Bangor 51��Ƶ	Wales	3.1	0.21	14.86	18.17
51��Ƶ of Chichester	South East	4.05	0.27	14.34	18.66
Royal Agricultural 51��Ƶ	South West	9.65	0.25	8.94	18.85
51��Ƶ of York	Yorkshire and the Humber	5.73	0.29	12.9	18.91
Loughborough 51��Ƶ	East Midlands	8.43	0.42	10.13	18.97
51��Ƶ of Wales Trinity Saint David	Wales	3.59	0.04	16.07	19.7
51��Ƶ of Chester	North West	7.39	0.28	12.3	19.97
51��Ƶ of Hertfordshire	East of England	6.58	0.46	12.98	20.02
51��Ƶ of St Mark and St John	South West	3.81	0.26	16.6	20.67
51��Ƶ of Exeter	South West	4.77	0.3	15.61	20.68
51��Ƶ of Warwick	West Midlands	7.52	1.17	12.14	20.82
Anglia Ruskin 51��Ƶ	East of England	6.9	0.44	13.77	21.11
51��Ƶ of Gloucestershire	South West	10.58	0.61	10.15	21.34
51��Ƶ of Lincoln	East Midlands	8.93	0.32	12.11	21.37
51��Ƶ of Portsmouth	South East	6.76	0.41	14.23	21.4
51��Ƶ of Cambridge	East of England	7.02	0.49	14.03	21.54
Newman 51��Ƶ, Birmingham	West Midlands	7.42	1.7	12.82	21.94
Keele 51��Ƶ	West Midlands	4.41	0.32	17.31	22.04
51��Ƶ of Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	8.16	0.66	13.41	22.23
Newcastle 51��Ƶ	North East	6.81	0.67	15.11	22.59
Lancaster 51��Ƶ	North West	8.53	0.19	13.9	22.62
51��Ƶ of Kent	South East	6.71	0.31	15.66	22.68
Arts 51��Ƶ Bournemouth	South West	7.96	0.34	14.43	22.73
Bournemouth 51��Ƶ	South West	7.96	0.34	14.43	22.73
51��Ƶ of the West of England	South West	8.34	0.87	13.52	22.73
51��Ƶ of Sussex	South East	5.2	0.59	17.18	22.98
Northumbria 51��Ƶ	North East	6.84	0.7	15.52	23.06
51��Ƶ of South Wales	Wales	6.31	0.13	16.77	23.22
51��Ƶ of Central Lancashire	North West	7.5	0.58	15.38	23.46
51��Ƶ of Worcester	West Midlands	5.96	0.53	17.02	23.51
Leeds Trinity 51��Ƶ	Yorkshire and the Humber	11.29	0.63	11.6	23.52
Coventry 51��Ƶ	West Midlands	8.57	1.33	14.03	23.93
Sheffield Hallam 51��Ƶ	Yorkshire and the Humber	9.86	1.21	12.99	24.06
51��Ƶ of Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	9.85	1.21	13.01	24.07
Nottingham Trent 51��Ƶ	East Midlands	8.47	1.1	14.55	24.12
Southampton Solent 51��Ƶ	South East	9.09	0.82	14.24	24.14
51��Ƶ of Southampton	South East	8.95	0.84	14.39	24.18
Bishop Grosseteste 51��Ƶ	East Midlands	10.05	0.38	13.9	24.33
51��Ƶ of Cumbria	North West	5.05	0.34	19.17	24.56
Canterbury Christ Church 51��Ƶ	South East	7.02	0.39	17.75	25.16
51��Ƶ Campus Suffolk	East of England	6.84	0.52	18.08	25.44
Norwich 51��Ƶ of the Arts	East of England	4.38	0.32	20.82	25.52
51��Ƶ for the Creative Arts	South East	6.67	0.43	18.86	25.96
51��Ƶ of Leicester	East Midlands	8.96	1.08	16.07	26.11
51��Ƶ of Wolverhampton	West Midlands	8.89	1.52	16.02	26.42
Swansea 51��Ƶ	Wales	7.28	0.36	19.13	26.78
Liverpool Hope 51��Ƶ	North West	8.91	1.09	16.82	26.81
De Montfort 51��Ƶ	East Midlands	9.41	1.11	16.38	26.9
51��Ƶ of East Anglia	East of England	4.86	0.37	21.86	27.09
51��Ƶ of Brighton	South East	5.72	0.66	20.78	27.15
Plymouth 51��Ƶ	South West	5.1	0.42	21.8	27.33
51��Ƶ of Bolton	North West	9.16	0.74	17.78	27.68
51��Ƶ of Essex	East of England	7.65	0.49	20.92	29.05
51��Ƶ of Bedfordshire	East of England	9.99	1.25	18.08	29.32
51��Ƶ of Birmingham	West Midlands	8.15	3.14	18.13	29.42
51��Ƶ College Birmingham	West Midlands	8.08	3.15	18.34	29.57
51��Ƶ of Derby	East Midlands	10.97	1.26	17.45	29.67
Birmingham City 51��Ƶ	West Midlands	8.16	3.04	18.57	29.78
51��Ƶ of Bristol	South West	9.68	1.2	18.95	29.82
Cardiff 51��Ƶ	Wales	9.13	0.53	20.23	29.89
Aston 51��Ƶ	West Midlands	8.13	3.11	18.78	30.02
Cardiff Metropolitan 51��Ƶ	Wales	9.44	0.56	20.16	30.16
51��Ƶ of Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	11.34	0.67	18.59	30.6
51��Ƶ of Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	12.9	1.12	16.6	30.63
Staffordshire 51��Ƶ	West Midlands	6.25	0.92	23.89	31.06
51��Ƶ of Nottingham	East Midlands	9.46	1.72	20.21	31.39
Teesside 51��Ƶ	North East	11.08	0.95	21.27	33.3
51��Ƶ of Liverpool	North West	10.05	1.33	22.17	33.54
Liverpool John Moores?	North West	10.18	1.36	22.64	34.18
Glynd?r 51��Ƶ	Wales	12.37	0.38	22.13	34.88
Leeds Beckett 51��Ƶ	Yorkshire and the Humber	14.28	1.35	19.53	35.15
51��Ƶ of Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	14.52	1.39	20.02	35.93
51��Ƶ of Northampton	East Midlands	10.22	1.39	25.33	36.95
51��Ƶ of Manchester	North West	13.62	3.08	22.43	39.13
51��Ƶ of Salford	North West	12.6	3.09	23.44	39.14
Manchester Metropolitan 51��Ƶ	North West	13.53	3.15	22.83	39.5
Royal Northern College of Music	North West	13.68	3.18	23.11	39.96

Complete 51��Ƶ Guide: London universities ranked by crime rate (from lowest to highest)?

Institution	Burglary	Robbery	Violence and sexual offences	Total?
Kingston 51��Ƶ London	7.51	0.81	13.46	21.77
St Mary's 51��Ƶ, Twickenham	6.9	1.02	17.22	25.14
51��Ƶ of Roehampton	8.4	1.28	16.36	26.04
Middlesex 51��Ƶ London	9.52	2.04	17.06	28.63
St George's, 51��Ƶ of London	8.59	2.01	19.13	29.74
51��Ƶ of West London	8.14	1.89	20.76	30.78
Brunel 51��Ƶ London	8.85	1.59	22.96	33.4
51��Ƶ of East London	7.21	3.23	24.26	34.7
Goldsmiths, 51��Ƶ of London	8.37	3.26	23.7	35.34
51��Ƶ of Greenwich	7.98	3.28	24.67	35.94
Heythrop College, 51��Ƶ of London	11.06	3.77	25.9	40.73
Queen Mary 51��Ƶ of London	9.25	4.31	27.31	40.87
Imperial College London	11.4	4.18	27.38	42.96
Royal College of Music	11.29	4.2	27.5	42.99
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama	12.03	4.33	27.14	43.49
Royal Veterinary College	12.23	4.85	28.72	45.8
51��Ƶ of Westminster	11.62	4.98	29.49	46.08
London Metropolitan 51��Ƶ	11.66	5.08	29.61	46.34
51��Ƶ of the Arts London	11.33	5.16	30.01	46.51
SOAS, 51��Ƶ of London	11.7	5.15	29.83	46.68
Royal Academy of Music	11.73	5.18	29.8	46.71
London South Bank 51��Ƶ	10.59	5.22	30.97	46.78
London School of Economics and Political Science	11.27	5.26	30.32	46.84
City 51��Ƶ London	11.3	5.23	30.42	46.95
Birkbeck, 51��Ƶ of London	11.72	5.22	30	46.95
51��Ƶ College London	11.76	5.23	30.07	47.07
Courtauld Institute of Art	11.25	5.25	30.78	47.28
King's College London	10.96	5.31	31.38	47.65

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Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by HAJMS on September 7, 2015 - 1:15pm

Go to Salford 51��Ƶ. Last year I got attacked on campus by a fellow student and got constant Anti-Semitic Hatred from someone in my Accommodation. 51��Ƶ did nothing on both accounts and practically ignored everyone's complains. Wouldn't surprise me if Salfords rates were higher and just unreported.

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