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The 20 postcodes most 'at risk' of burglary
The areas in the UK that see the most home insurance claims for theft or burglary, and the postcodes that are least at risk.
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Homeowners in Leeds and London are most likely to make a claim on their home insurance for theft or burglary, according to new research.
Stoke Newington, in North London, was named as the worst-hit postcode in Moneysupermarket’s list of 20 burglary hotspots. For every 1,000 home insurance claims some 33.6 were for theft or burglary.
Apperley Bridge in Bradford and West Bromwich took second and third place, while LS13 – Bramley, Rodley and Swinnow – was named the most ‘at risk’ postcode in Leeds.
However, Moneysupermarket also highlights 17 areas, including postcodes in Denbighshire, Moray, Durham and Lancashire, which recorded less than one burglary claim per 1,000 enquiries.
The 20 most 'at risk' postcodes
| Postcode | Town | County / City | Number of theft claims per 1000 enquiries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N16 | Stoke Newington | London | 33.6 |
| 2 | BD10 | Apperley Bridge | Bradford | 31.7 |
| 3 | B71 | West Bromwich | West Midlands | 31.7 |
| 4 | N22 | Wood Green | London | 30.3 |
| 5 | LS13 | Bramley, Rodley, Swinnow | Leeds | 30.0 |
| 6 | LS15 | Austhorpe, Barwick-in-Elmet, Colton, Cross Gates, Halton, Halton Moor, Scholes, Whitkirk | Leeds | 28.9 |
| 7 | BD18 | Saltaire, Shipley, Windhill, Wrose | Bradford | 28.6 |
| 8 | LS7 | Chapel Allerton, Chapeltown, Little London, Meanwood, Potternewton, Sheepscar | Leeds | 27.4 |
| 9 | DN2 | Intake, Wheatley, Wheatley Hills | Doncaster | 27.3 |
| 10 | SW16 | Streatham | London | 27.2 |
| 11 | LS8 | Fearnville, Gipton, Gledhow, Harehills, Moortown, Oakwood, Roundhay | Leeds | 27.1 |
| 12 | UB7 | West Drayton, Harmondsworth, Sipson, Yiewsley, Longford | Greater London | 26.4 |
| 13 | IG8 | Woodford Green | London | 26.2 |
| 14 | EN5 | Barnet | Hertfordshire | 26.1 |
| 15 | B75 | Sutton Trinity, Falcon Lodge, Rectory | Birmingham | 25.9 |
| 16 | DN35 | Cleethorpes | North East Lincolnshire | 25.9 |
| 17 | S13 | Handsworth, Richmond, Woodhouse | Sheffield | 25.8 |
| 18 | BD2 | Eccleshill, Fagley, Wrose | Bradford | 25.6 |
| 19 | LS12 | Armley, Farnley, New Farnley, Wortley | Leeds | 25.2 |
| 20 | NW7 | Mill Hill | London | 25.0 |
The 20 least 'at risk' postcodes
| Postcode | Town | County/City | Number of theft claims per 1,000 enquiries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LL18 | Bodelwyddan | Denbighshire | 0 |
| 2 | IV30 | Elgin | Moray | 0 |
| 3 | SR8 | Peterlee | County Durham | 0 |
| 4 | PR25 | Leyland | Lancashire | 0 |
| 5 | LA9 | Barrow-in-furness | Cumbria | 0 |
| 6 | CF39 | Porth | Rhondda Cynan Taff | 0 |
| 7 | LE15 | Melton Mowbray | Leicestershire | 0 |
| 8 | HR4 | North Hereford | Hereford | 0 |
| 9 | BN23 | Eastbourne | East Sussex | 0 |
| 10 | EH22 | Dalkeith | Midlothian | 0 |
| 11 | TN38 | St Leonards on Sea | Hastings | 0 |
| 12 | WA12 | Newton-le-Willows | Merseyside | 0 |
| 13 | PO33 | Ryde | Isle of Wight | 0 |
| 14 | ST10 | Cheadle | Stoke-on-Trent | 0 |
| 15 | BB18 | Barnoldswick | Lancashire | 0 |
| 16 | CA11 | Penrith | Cumbria | 0 |
| 17 | TR13 | Helston | Cornwall | 0 |
| 18 | CA2 | South West Carlisle | Carlisle | 1 |
| 19 | RH12 | Horsham, | West Sussex | 1 |
| 20 | LA14 | Kendal, Burneside, sedgwick | Cumbria | 1 |
The research is based on three million home insurance quotes between December 2010 and November 2011.
Julie Fisher, head of home insurance at Moneysupermarket, said it is vital homeowners ensure their home contents insurance is fully up to date and covers all of your belongings sufficiently.
Meanwhile, simple security steps such as installing timers on your lights, regularly checking you locks, installing security lighting and keeping valuables away from your windows will help reduce the risk of your home being targeted by thieves.
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15 comments so far. Why not have your say?
Ron Hopeful
Feb 03, 2012 at 12:22
Interesting to note that 50% of post codes most at risk are in one county.....Yorkshire.
report thisChris Ebert-Moran
Feb 03, 2012 at 12:25
isnt it more about areas that are most likely to claim... rather than at risk!! call me cynical but I know most of those areas in Leeds!!
report thisWilliam Phillips
Feb 03, 2012 at 13:24
Wrose crops up twice in the Worst list. Better nail everything down.
It's Stoke Newington, not Stock, and Kendal with one l.
The vibrant, diverse, colourful multicultural inner city is sure keeping its end up when it comes to nicking. Whereas the boring, non-vibrating outer suburbs and countryside are undershooting their larceny quotas.
This calls for a redistributive government programme to ensure fairness and inclusivity in being a victim of crime (or an 'underprivileged' victim of 'the system' when you commit one). Let's have a Big Society with equal opportunities to steal and be stolen from.
report thisAnonymous 1 needed this 'off the record'
Feb 03, 2012 at 14:06
Maybe it's partly down to local policing. To quote a local bobby in a BD postcode "we dont' pursue them (juvenile burglars/hoodlums) as we don't want to criminalise them". I give up.
report thiscolin macdermott
Feb 03, 2012 at 14:34
Aw c'mon Leeds and Bradford have an accumulation of 150 plus in a close area and unless there is a lot of "arranged jobs" then clearly both areas are nicking from each other maybe .
report thisNick A.
Feb 03, 2012 at 15:55
Perhaps we should ask Yorkshire's Chief Constable why is it, that this high crime area is on his turf? Is this to do with soft response by his Police Force or is it that the punishment given by their local judiciary is laughable?
report thisBarry1936
Feb 03, 2012 at 16:05
Cheadle is in Stockport, not Stoke on Trent. Which doesn't fill me with confidence about the reliability of the other Moneysupermarket data
report thisAitch Tee
Feb 03, 2012 at 19:00
There is more than one Cheadle, this particular one [ST10] is in the Stoke on trent postal area.
report thisBarry1936
Feb 03, 2012 at 20:10
Thanks Aitch Tee I stand corrected and my confidence is restored
report thisVague Shot
Feb 05, 2012 at 08:56
It rather lays the lie to the old joke.
Q. What do you call a Scouser in a four-bedroomed house.
A. A burglar
report thisGristybeasty
Feb 05, 2012 at 10:23
Just out of interest, those high burglary/claim areas/post codes, do they have a high immigrant population?
report thisWilliam Phillips
Feb 05, 2012 at 13:35
What do you call a scouser in a collar and tie?
"The defendant."
(A scouse refugee told me that one.)
report thisVague Shot
Feb 05, 2012 at 13:53
Most scouse humour is made up by scousers. I suspect too that most Essex girl jokes, come from the county and a good few were made up by Essex girls.
report thisAllen Williams
Feb 06, 2012 at 03:50
Barnoldswick is in Yorkshire (West Riding)!!! Not Lancashire. I will go to the stake for this.
report thiscolin overton
Feb 06, 2012 at 17:32
I guess most scousers steal a car and then apparently drive to Leeds or Bradford before they burglar a house!
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