The top 20 postcodes where home insurance claims have been made for residential burglary have been revealed by Moneysupermarket. London and Nottingham do not show a good picture with both areas featuring highly in the table.(below)
Home owners and those seeking a new home will be interested to learn about the places in England where statistically a home is more likely to be burgled.
The figures indicate that homeowners in parts of Nottingham and London are among the UK’s most likely locations to be a victim of a house burglary
The study examined 2.6m claims and found that the worst hit area was Arnold in Nottinghamshire postcode NG5. London featured five times in the top 20 with SW11 Battersea, N8 Hornsey, E17 Walthamstow, SW6 Fulham and SE23 Forest Hill, showing increased risks
The Top 20 Burglary Hotspots
NG5 Arnold, Nottinghamshire
LE3 Leicester
NG2 West Bridgford
CH66 Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
LS8 Roundhay, Leeds
SW11 Battersea, south London
S8 Sheffield
N8 Hornsey, north London
CR0 Croydon, Surrey
BN3 Hove, Sussex
NG3 Sherwood, Notts
NG8 Bilborough, Nottinghamshire
BR3 Beckenham, Kent
M28 Worsley, Gtr Manchester
LS15 Crossgates, Leeds
E17 Walthamstow, east London
BS7 Bristol
SW6 Fulham, south-west London
SE23 Forest Hill, south-east London
SL6 Maidenhead, Berks
Julie Owens, the site’s head of home insurance, said: “Along with many other UK cities, London and Nottingham are classed as high-risk areas for crime and it is no surprise to see these areas dominating the top 20.”
But she added: “No matter where you live, there is always a risk you could become a victim of theft or burglary.”
When buying a property some valuation reports can give crime figures as well as reliable house price valuations’ see: online property valuations
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