World Safety Map

Safest cities in United Kingdom

77 cities with 100k+ population · data updated 2026-09-04

US 2/4 Exercise increased caution

Country figures

Homicide rate
0.93 /100k2023
Income inequality
Gini 32.42021
Human development
HDI 0.9462023
Income
$64,210/yrGNI per capita PPP
Road deaths
3.2 /100kWHO, 2019
Political stability
70/100WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law
79/100WGI, 2024
Corruption perceptions
70/100Transparency Intl, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk
2.2/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security
0.86GIWPS, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality
9.5 µg/m³PM2.5, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safe drinking water
100%of population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity
3.3 doctors /1k2.4 hospital beds per 1,000

Natural hazards

Flood
5.7/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Tsunami
1.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought
1.5/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed.

Same-sex sexual activity is legal in United Kingdom (as of 2025).

How United Kingdom compares

United Kingdom against the median of all 180 countries in the dataset. Green means better than the median.
MeasureUnited KingdomWorld medianDifference
Homicide rate0.9 /100k2.4 /100k−1.4 /100k — better for United Kingdom
Income inequality (Gini)32.435.2−2.8 — better for United Kingdom
Human development (HDI)0.9460.763+0.183 — better for United Kingdom
Road deaths3.2 /100k15.4 /100k−12.2 /100k — better for United Kingdom
Rule of law79/10052/100+27/100 — better for United Kingdom
Corruption perceptions70/10039/100+31/100 — better for United Kingdom
Air quality (PM2.5)9.5 µg/m³19.7 µg/m³−10.2 µg/m³ — better for United Kingdom
Natural-hazard risk2.2/103.8/10−1.6/10 — better for United Kingdom
And against its own region — often the more useful comparison, since Europe shares much of the context a global median averages away.
MeasureUnited KingdomEurope medianDifference
Homicide rate0.9 /100k1.0 /100k−0.1 /100k — better for United Kingdom
Income inequality (Gini)32.430.6+1.8 — better for Europe median
Human development (HDI)0.9460.907+0.039 — better for United Kingdom
Road deaths3.2 /100k5.8 /100k−2.6 /100k — better for United Kingdom
Rule of law79/10073/100+6/100 — better for United Kingdom
Corruption perceptions70/10056/100+15/100 — better for United Kingdom
Air quality (PM2.5)9.5 µg/m³11.8 µg/m³−2.3 µg/m³ — better for United Kingdom
Natural-hazard risk2.2/102.5/10−0.3/10 — better for United Kingdom

Medians, not means, so one extreme country cannot drag the reference value. Each row compares only the countries that have a published figure for that measure, and differences are plain arithmetic between stored values.

All 77 cities, safest first

  1. Birmingham81.8 · #1663 worldwide
  2. Manchester81.8 · #1664 worldwide
  3. Liverpool81.8 · #1665 worldwide
  4. Leeds81.8 · #1666 worldwide
  5. Newcastle upon Tyne81.8 · #1667 worldwide
  6. Nottingham81.8 · #1668 worldwide
  7. Bristol81.8 · #1669 worldwide
  8. Sheffield81.8 · #1670 worldwide
  9. Leicester81.8 · #1671 worldwide
  10. Edinburgh81.8 · #1672 worldwide
  11. Portsmouth81.8 · #1673 worldwide
  12. Brighton81.8 · #1674 worldwide
  13. Coventry81.8 · #1675 worldwide
  14. Cardiff81.8 · #1676 worldwide
  15. Bournemouth81.8 · #1677 worldwide
  16. Middlesbrough81.8 · #1678 worldwide
  17. Southampton81.8 · #1679 worldwide
  18. Stoke-on-Trent81.8 · #1680 worldwide
  19. Hull81.8 · #1681 worldwide
  20. Wakefield81.8 · #1682 worldwide
  21. Southend-on-Sea81.8 · #1683 worldwide
  22. Reading81.8 · #1684 worldwide
  23. Luton81.8 · #1685 worldwide
  24. Derby81.8 · #1686 worldwide
  25. Gillingham81.8 · #1687 worldwide
  26. Plymouth81.8 · #1688 worldwide
  27. Northampton81.8 · #1689 worldwide
  28. Milton Keynes81.8 · #1690 worldwide
  29. Walton-on-Thames81.8 · #1691 worldwide
  30. Farnham81.8 · #1692 worldwide
  31. Norwich81.8 · #1693 worldwide
  32. Swindon81.8 · #1694 worldwide
  33. Blackpool81.8 · #1695 worldwide
  34. Aberdeen81.8 · #1696 worldwide
  35. Preston81.8 · #1697 worldwide
  36. Sunderland81.8 · #1698 worldwide
  37. Peterborough81.8 · #1699 worldwide
  38. Ipswich81.8 · #1700 worldwide
  39. Oxford81.8 · #1701 worldwide
  40. Slough81.8 · #1702 worldwide
  41. Dundee81.8 · #1703 worldwide
  42. Huddersfield81.8 · #1704 worldwide
  43. Warrington81.8 · #1705 worldwide
  44. York81.8 · #1706 worldwide
  45. Blackburn81.8 · #1707 worldwide
  46. Swansea81.8 · #1708 worldwide
  47. Burnley81.8 · #1709 worldwide
  48. Cambridge81.8 · #1710 worldwide
  49. Gloucester81.8 · #1711 worldwide
  50. Telford81.8 · #1712 worldwide
  51. Colchester81.8 · #1713 worldwide
  52. Margate81.8 · #1714 worldwide
  53. Grimsby81.8 · #1715 worldwide
  54. Polegate81.8 · #1716 worldwide
  55. Cheltenham81.8 · #1717 worldwide
  56. Newport81.8 · #1718 worldwide
  57. Lincoln81.8 · #1719 worldwide
  58. Barnsley81.8 · #1720 worldwide
  59. Torquay81.8 · #1721 worldwide
  60. Wigan81.8 · #1722 worldwide
  61. High Wycombe81.8 · #1723 worldwide
  62. Basingstoke81.8 · #1724 worldwide
  63. Chelmsford81.8 · #1725 worldwide
  64. Crawley81.8 · #1726 worldwide
  65. Bedford81.8 · #1727 worldwide
  66. Maidstone81.8 · #1728 worldwide
  67. Exeter81.8 · #1729 worldwide
  68. Elland81.8 · #1730 worldwide
  69. Basildon81.8 · #1731 worldwide
  70. Grays81.8 · #1732 worldwide
  71. Northfleet81.8 · #1733 worldwide
  72. Worcester81.8 · #1734 worldwide
  73. Doncaster81.8 · #1735 worldwide
  74. London76.4 · #2162 worldwide
  75. Glasgow76.4 · #2163 worldwide
  76. Wishaw76.4 · #2164 worldwide
  77. Belfast73.1 · #3101 worldwide