Britain’s most dangerous places to live for burglaries revealed – see full list

The ‘most dangerous’ parts of the UK have been revealed in a new data set.
The study conducted by Confused.comanalyzed police numbers across the country – specifically burglary rates between 2017 and 2021.
Four London boroughs make the top 10, followed by the second and third largest English cities outside the capital – Manchester and Birmingham.
In fact, all 10 are in England.
In order of importance they are: Middlesbrough, Manchester, Doncaster, Hackney, Kensington and Chelsea, Bolton, Haringey, Birmingham, Stockport and Hammersmith and Fulham.
However, burglary rates across the country are falling every year.
Middlesbrough has seen a 28.6% drop since 2017.
And in Manchester a 35.9% drop over the same period, followed by Doncaster (26%), Hackney (6%), Kensington and Chelsea (25%), Bolton (30.7%), Haringey (9%), Birmingham (20%). ), Stockport (37%) and Hammersmith and Fulham (19.5%).
Top 10 places for burglaries in the UK
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Mittelbrough 7.86 (2021), 8.61 (2020), 9.43 (2019), 9.78 (2018), 11.01 (2017)
Manchester 7.11 (2021), – (2020), – (2019), 11.09 (2018), 11.1 (2017)
doncaster 6.96 (2021), 7.87 (2020), 9.35 (2019), 8.02 (2018), 8.77 (2017)
Hackney 6.93 (2021), 7.18 (2020), 8.86 (2019), 9.25 (2018), 7.39 (2017)
Kensington and Chelsea 6.60 (2021), 7.59 (2020), 9.06 (2019), 8.21 (2018), 8.8 (2017)
Bolton 6.57 (2021), – (2020), – (2019), 7.3 (2018), 8.59 (2017)
Haringey 6.54 (2021), 6.14 (2020), 7.95 (2019), 9.98 (2018), 7.14 (2017)
Birmingham 6.20 (2021), 6.13 (2020), 7.3 (2019), 8.47 (2018), 7.77 (2017)
Stock port 6.10 (2021), – (2020), – (2019), 7.69 (2018), 9.7 (2017)
Hammersmith and Fulham 6.00 (2021), 5.81 (2020), 7.17 (2019), 7.74 (2018), 7.46 (2017)
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On the other hand, East Dunbartonshire proved the safest to live in, with just 0.44 burglaries per 1,000 residents last year – down from 1.73 in 2017.
That’s a four-year average rate decline of 26.94% per year.
It’s the second largest average annual decrease in reported burglaries in the study, after Folkestone and Hythe (27.52%).
East Dunbartonshire was followed by four other Scottish regions to round out the top five – Highland (0.47 burglaries per 1,000 people), Aberdeenshire (0.50), Stirling (0.56) and Argyll and Bute (0.58).
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The South West has the safest houses in England.
Out of the 10 safest houses in the UK overall, four are from the South West of England.
Residents of South Devon and Dartmoor have the safest homes in England, with 0.60 burglaries per 1,000 residents.
This is a 4.76% drop from East and Mid Devon (0.63), England’s second safest region.
With just 0.76 burglaries per 1,000, North Devon is the third safest region in England – ninth in the UK overall.
With just 3.95% ahead of North Devon, Cornwall follows with just 0.79 burglaries per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.
This means that Cornish residents are the 10th safest place to live in the UK, tied with West Lothian.
Powys and Pembrokeshire have the lowest burglary rates in Wales.
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Powys and Pembrokeshire are the safest Welsh regions to live in, with 1.59 burglaries per 1,000 people in 2021.
Pembrokeshire had the third lowest number of burglaries in Wales overall, with 202 thefts in 2021.
Burglary rates in the region have also fallen by an average of 4.96% per year since 2017.
Powys saw just 212 burglaries last year, a staggering 41.27% drop compared to neighboring Wrexham (316).
The burglary rate in Powys has fallen by an average of 1.43% per year since 2017, 0.91% more than in Newport (down 0.52%).
Mid Ulster residents live in the safest region of Northern Ireland.
Mid Ulster emerged as Northern Ireland’s safest region to live in with 0.93 burglaries per 1,000 population in 2021.
The region experienced the third lowest number of burglaries in Northern Ireland with 138 thefts last year.
Only Mid and East Antrim (134 thefts) and Fermanagh and Omagh (118 thefts) recorded fewer.
Jessica Willock, home insurance expert at Confused.com, said: “Although burglary rates seem to be falling every year, making sure your home is safe is still just as important.
“Security cameras and burglar alarms are not only a great deterrent to potential thieves, but they could also lower your home insurance prices if you have them.
“Our guide to protecting your home from burglars outlines some of the most effective ways to protect your home.
“This includes some simple changes, like investing in smart home security.
“Nowadays, technology has advanced to give us cheap, easy-to-install smart home devices like doorbells and automatic lights.
“It lets you know who’s outside without having to go near the door.”
Complete list from highest to lowest
Mittelbrough
Manchester
doncaster
Hackney
Kensington and Chelsea
Bolton
Haringey
Birmingham
Stock port
Hammersmith and Fulham
Hartlepool
Tameside
To bury
tower hamlet
Rochdale
Kingston upon Hull, city
Southwark
Lambeth
southampton
Sheffield
Oldham
islington
Lewisham
South Ribble
Wigan
Burnley
Wandsworth
Liverpool
Westminster
Trafford
Hyndburn
Blackpool
Enfeld
Redcar and Cleveland
barnsley
leeds
Barnett
Newport
Solihull
greenwich
Bristol, city
Brent
high peak
Barking and Dagenham
Bradford
Camden
Hounslow
sandwell
Wolverhampton
Oxford
Northeast Lincolnshire
wallall
Northampton
North Lincolnshire
Richmond upon Thames
Croydon
coventry
Lincoln
ealing
Dudley
Waltham Forest
new forest
Cheltenham
red bridge
Southend on Sea
Rotherham
Bassetlaw
Neuham
Portsmouth
Newcastle upon Tyne
sefton
sunderland
Merton
leicester
harrow
St Helens
Belfast city
Blackburn with Darwen
sutton
Wakefield
derbies
Hillingdon
Stockton-on-Tees
Gloucester
Blaenau
Gwent
Bromley
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Stoke on Trent
Luton
Kingston upon Thames
Harlow
Chelmsford
cardiff
swallow
Runnymed
nottingham
ash field
Calderdale
Winchester
reading
seven oaks
County Durham
Norwich
test valley
Bedford
South Worcester
preston
Chesterfield
Havering
Eastleigh
Gateshead
swamp
thanet
Kirklees
Brentwood
Wait
darlington
Peterborough
North Warwickshire
Lancaster
Cambridge
Dartford and Gravesham
Rossendale
Elm Bridge
Fylde
Tandridge
South Kesteven
East Lindsey
pendulum
Spelt
Medway
cotswolds
Hertsmere
Ashford
Wrexham
North Tyneside
North Worcestershire
Eppingen Forest
Mansfeld
thurrock
Caerphilly
South Tyneside
Basildon
Telford and Wrekin
Denbighshire
Knowsley
West Lindsey
Blaby
Warrington
Newark and Sherwood
Broxbourne
Epsom and Ewell
Tunbridge Wells
chainring
Wellingborough
wirral
Tender
East Riding of Yorkshire
Carlisle
West Lancashire
corby
Bath and North East Somerset
Great Yarmouth
Ipswich
welwyn
Hatfield
Canterbury
Monmouthshire
Charnwood
Maidstone
Tonbridge and Malling
Barrow in Furness
South Warwickshire
Tewkesbury
Under
Port Talbot
Nuneaton and Bedworth
Bexley
South Nottinghamshire
Cheshire East
South Gloucestershire
Windsor and Maidenhead
Oadby and Wigston
South Cambridgeshire
Awaken
North Somerset
Wyre
Erewash
Chorley
Dundee City
Braintree
Northumberland
Bolsover
Edinburgh, city
Central Bedfordshire
North East Derbyshire
East Hertfordshire
Ceredigion
Shropshire
North Hampshire
colchester
Watford
peat
Brighton and Hove
Cwm Taf
Three Rivers
flint
Chichester
Swan Lake
stevenage
Herefordshire, County
Gosport
Rochford
North West Leicestershire
South Staffordshire
dover
surrey
pagan
Waverley
Folkestone and Hythe
City of York
Carmarthenshire
Reigate and Banstead
Cherwell
Amber Valley
Newcastle under Lyme
South Oxfordshire
Cheshire West and Chester
Derbyshire
Valleys
Conwy
rugby
Gwynedd
Dakorum
East Suffolk
Bridge
South Holland
Havant
Fenland
lock point
Antrim & Newtown Abbey
Ribble Valley
Buckinghamshire
East Hampshire
swindon
Maldon
St Albans
Glamorgan Valley
Hastings
Milton Keynes
Boston
Somerset
Fareham
Eastbourne
Uttlesford
light field
Hinckley and Bosworth
Stafford
Pembrokeshire
Valley of the White Horse
Powys
Midlothian
Crawley
Guildford
Melton
East Northamptonshire
East Lothian
East Cambridgeshire
West Suffolk
Southern Lakeland
torbay
Allerdale
Wokingham
Huntingdonshire
South Derbyshire
West Berkshire
Arun Dorset
Aberdeen city
Daventry and South Northamptonshire
Wiltshire
Mole Valley
Copeland
North Kesteven
Bracknell Forest
Stroud
West Oxfordshire
neury
morning & below
Lisburn and Castlereagh City
North Yorkshire
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
Plymouth
North Lanarkshire
Derry City and Strabane
Lewes
port city
Angus
Tamworth
North Hertfordshire
Glasgow city
East Staffordshire
Kannock
chase
West Dunbartonshire
Mid Sussex
Isle of Wight
Worthing
City of Armagh
Banbridge & Craigavon
Dumfries & Galloway
Isle of Anglesey
Forest of the Dean
breckland
Inverclyde
Adur
Rother
Clackmannanshire
Eden
Causeway Coast & Glens
Staffordshire
Moore
pipe
Rutland
Fermanagh & Omagh
North Ayrshire
exeter
East Ayrshire
Scottish Borders
Middle and East Antrim
Ards & North Down
South Norfolk
Mid-Ulster
Perth & Kinross
Welden
South Ayrshire
Horsham
East Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire
Broad land
North Norfolk
South Lanarkshire
Cornwall
West Lothian
North Devon
Moray East and Mid Devon
Falkirk
South Devon and Dartmoor
Argyll & Bute
Stirling
Aberdeenshire
highlands
Isles of Scilly
East Dunbartonshire
Orkney Islands
Shetland Islands
Eilean Siar
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