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.
Lark Hill Community Primary School
Salford · North West
1/mo
2Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School
Kettleshulme. High Peak · North West
1/mo
3Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne · North West
1/mo
4Churchstanton Primary School
Taunton · South West
1/mo
5Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
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.
Southbank International School Westminster
· London
4,932/mo
561 violent · 522 ASB
University College London
London · London
4,932/mo
561 violent · 522 ASB
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
London · London
4,932/mo
561 violent · 522 ASB
All Souls CofE Primary School
London · London
4,932/mo
561 violent · 522 ASB
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.