Data Investigation
Crime Near England's Schools
We analysed Police.uk crime data for 22,971school locations across England. Crime rates vary dramatically — from under 10 incidents per month in rural areas to over 4,000 in central London. Here's the full picture.
Source: Police.uk street-level crime data. ~1 mile radius per school. Monthly figures.
Average Crime Near Schools by Region
Safest School Areas
Schools with the lowest recorded crime within a ~1 mile radius.
Castle Carrock School
Brampton · North West
1/mo
2Hope Brook CofE Primary School
Longhope · South West
1/mo
3All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill
Bexhill-on-Sea · South East
1/mo
4Marsh Green Primary School
Wigan · North West
1/mo
5Stutton Church of England Primary School
IPSWICH · East of England
1/mo
Highest Crime Near Schools
Schools in areas with the most recorded crime. High figures typically reflect dense urban centres with high footfall — not necessarily danger to students.
Methodology
Crime data is sourced from Police.uk's street-level crime API. Each school's coordinates are used to query crimes within approximately 1 mile. Schools in the same 2.2km grid cell share the same crime figure to reduce API load while maintaining geographic accuracy. Figures represent a single month's data (the latest available from Police.uk).
Data period: January 2026. Source: Police.uk open data API.