Nottingham and London theft hotspots

Homeowners living in London and Nottingham are most at risk of being burgled, research has found.

According to research by Moneysupermarket.com, five of the top 20 postcode districts in which people have made claims for theft or burglary during the past five years are in London. A further four were in Nottingham.

But people living in the NG5 postcode area in Arnold, Nottingham, were most likely to have been burgled, followed by those in LE3 in Leicester and NG2 in the West Bridgford area of Nottingham.

However, analysis of 2.6 million home insurance quotes also found that the CH66 postcode area in Ellesmere Port in Cheshire and the LS8 district in Roundhay, Leeds, completed the top five areas most at risk of burglary.

In London, people living in SW11 in Clapham were the most likely to have been burgled during the past five years, followed by those in the N8 district of Hornsey.

Julie Owens, head of home insurance at the researchers, said: "The research highlights a broad mix of areas across the north and south of the UK so it is clear that no matter where you live, there is always a risk you could become a victim of theft or burglary."

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