Burglary Claims: Top 10 UK Hotspots

Burglary Claims: Top 10 UK Hotspots Research from price comparison site MoneySupermarket.com reveals the postal regions in the UK that have made the most home insurance claims for burglary in the 12 months from December 1, 2011 to November 30, 2012. Counties most likely to claim for theft on their home insurance Counties least likely to claim for theft on their home insurance Postal code LS13 tops the list with highest rate of burglary claims per 1,000 Swansea tops the list for no theft claims in 2012 London postcodes represent 5 of the top 10 burglary hotspots Devon has three separate postal codes with no theft claims The 10 UK postcode districts most likely to claim for theft on their home insurance Number of theft Previous claims per 1,000 position enquiries Postcode Town County / City (from top) 1 LS13 Bramley, Gamble Hill, Moorside, Rodley, Swinnow Leeds 34.8 5 2 BD12 Low Moor, Oakenshaw, Wyke Bradford 34.2 87 N12 North Finchley, Woodside Park London 31.9 402 4 M30 Eccles Manchester 31.6 946 Harold Wood, Harold Hill, Noak Hill in Romford 5 RM3 London 30.9 169 6 SW12 Balham, Clapham South, Hyde Farm London 30.1 301 7 LS18 Horsforth Leeds 29.7 173 8 UB3 Hayes, Harlington London 29.5 1074 East Dulwich, Peckham Rye, 9 SE22 Loughborough Junction, Herne Hill London 29.1 199 Calverley, Farsley, Pudsey, Stanningley. 10 LS28 Leeds 28.4 89 The 10 UK postcode districts least likely to claim for theft on their home insurance Number of theft claims per 1,000 enquiries Postcode Town County / City Abercraf, Cwmllynfell, Cwmtwrch, Lower Cwmtwrch, Rhiwfawr, Upper Cwmtwrch, Ystalyfera, Ystradgynlais SA9 Swansea 0.0 1 2 SA62 Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire 0.0 3 LA14 Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria 0.0 4 TQ3 North Paington Devon 0.0 5 EX31 Barnstaple Devon 0.0 6 DD8 Forfar, Glamis and Kirriemuir Angus 0.0 7 KY7 Glenrothes Fife 0.0 Ivybridge, Brownston, Cornwood, Ermington, Modbury, Ugborough 8 PL21 Devon 0.0 Gorran Haven, Foxhole, Mevagissey, St Dennis, St Ewe, Sticker in St Austell 9 PL26 Cornwall 0.0 10 NR29 Great Yarmouth Norfolk 0.0 Hannah Jones, MoneySupermarket's home insurance expert, says: "Those living in areas included in our top-10 burglary insurance claim hotspots don't neces- sarily live in'bad' areas. In fact, the opposite can be true because burglars often target more affluent areas with wealthy residents. However, the number of claims for burglary can have an impact on premiums" In the year to June 2012 there were 677,000 reported cases of burglary. This was down on the previous year which had 743,000 reported cases 2012 位 位 位 益 位 位 右 2011 位 位 位 益 位 位 佥 ) 41.5% Laptops are the most commonly specified items on insurance policies and were on 41.5% of policies in autumn 2012 Average value of specified items insured in a person's home is £3,167, up 8% on last year £3,167 Many burglars are opportunists just looking for the right house to burgle. Therefore it pays to take a number of preventative measures: Where possible use gravel for walkways outside your property. It is impossible to walk on it without making a Install a security Fit dusk till dawn alarm. This could also security lighting reduce your home insurance premiums sound ((0) Double-glazed windows often come with state-of-the-art locks and are very tough to break Keep garden furniture and bicycles locked away in a shed or garage when Do not leave garden tools lying around as these can be used to gain entry into your not in use property 田 If you own a shed make Do not leave items inside your home on show to people looking through the windows Mark any expensive items with your name and postcode using a UV pen or engraving. Items that cannot be marked should be sure it is locked at the top and bottom of the door photographed If you are away on holiday, make sure you cancel any deliveries and set your lights to come on via a timer or arrange with a neighbour to do it MoneySupermarket Monitor on home insurance: 3,493,586 million quotes run on the MoneySupermarket home insurance site between 1 December 2011 to 30 November 2012. Burglary figures are based on claims made in the last two years at the current address. TM MoneySupermarket com References http://www.ons.gov.uk http://content.met.police.uk/ Burglary Claims: Top 10 UK Hotspots Research from price comparison site MoneySupermarket.com reveals the postal regions in the UK that have made the most home insurance claims for burglary in the 12 months from December 1, 2011 to November 30, 2012. Counties most likely to claim for theft on their home insurance Counties least likely to claim for theft on their home insurance Postal code LS13 tops the list with highest rate of burglary claims per 1,000 Swansea tops the list for no theft claims in 2012 London postcodes represent 5 of the top 10 burglary hotspots Devon has three separate postal codes with no theft claims The 10 UK postcode districts most likely to claim for theft on their home insurance Number of theft Previous claims per 1,000 position enquiries Postcode Town County / City (from top) 1 LS13 Bramley, Gamble Hill, Moorside, Rodley, Swinnow Leeds 34.8 5 2 BD12 Low Moor, Oakenshaw, Wyke Bradford 34.2 87 N12 North Finchley, Woodside Park London 31.9 402 4 M30 Eccles Manchester 31.6 946 Harold Wood, Harold Hill, Noak Hill in Romford 5 RM3 London 30.9 169 6 SW12 Balham, Clapham South, Hyde Farm London 30.1 301 7 LS18 Horsforth Leeds 29.7 173 8 UB3 Hayes, Harlington London 29.5 1074 East Dulwich, Peckham Rye, 9 SE22 Loughborough Junction, Herne Hill London 29.1 199 Calverley, Farsley, Pudsey, Stanningley. 10 LS28 Leeds 28.4 89 The 10 UK postcode districts least likely to claim for theft on their home insurance Number of theft claims per 1,000 enquiries Postcode Town County / City Abercraf, Cwmllynfell, Cwmtwrch, Lower Cwmtwrch, Rhiwfawr, Upper Cwmtwrch, Ystalyfera, Ystradgynlais SA9 Swansea 0.0 1 2 SA62 Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire 0.0 3 LA14 Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria 0.0 4 TQ3 North Paington Devon 0.0 5 EX31 Barnstaple Devon 0.0 6 DD8 Forfar, Glamis and Kirriemuir Angus 0.0 7 KY7 Glenrothes Fife 0.0 Ivybridge, Brownston, Cornwood, Ermington, Modbury, Ugborough 8 PL21 Devon 0.0 Gorran Haven, Foxhole, Mevagissey, St Dennis, St Ewe, Sticker in St Austell 9 PL26 Cornwall 0.0 10 NR29 Great Yarmouth Norfolk 0.0 Hannah Jones, MoneySupermarket's home insurance expert, says: "Those living in areas included in our top-10 burglary insurance claim hotspots don't neces- sarily live in'bad' areas. In fact, the opposite can be true because burglars often target more affluent areas with wealthy residents. However, the number of claims for burglary can have an impact on premiums" In the year to June 2012 there were 677,000 reported cases of burglary. This was down on the previous year which had 743,000 reported cases 2012 位 位 位 益 位 位 右 2011 位 位 位 益 位 位 佥 ) 41.5% Laptops are the most commonly specified items on insurance policies and were on 41.5% of policies in autumn 2012 Average value of specified items insured in a person's home is £3,167, up 8% on last year £3,167 Many burglars are opportunists just looking for the right house to burgle. Therefore it pays to take a number of preventative measures: Where possible use gravel for walkways outside your property. It is impossible to walk on it without making a Install a security Fit dusk till dawn alarm. This could also security lighting reduce your home insurance premiums sound ((0) Double-glazed windows often come with state-of-the-art locks and are very tough to break Keep garden furniture and bicycles locked away in a shed or garage when Do not leave garden tools lying around as these can be used to gain entry into your not in use property 田 If you own a shed make Do not leave items inside your home on show to people looking through the windows Mark any expensive items with your name and postcode using a UV pen or engraving. Items that cannot be marked should be sure it is locked at the top and bottom of the door photographed If you are away on holiday, make sure you cancel any deliveries and set your lights to come on via a timer or arrange with a neighbour to do it MoneySupermarket Monitor on home insurance: 3,493,586 million quotes run on the MoneySupermarket home insurance site between 1 December 2011 to 30 November 2012. Burglary figures are based on claims made in the last two years at the current address. TM MoneySupermarket com References http://www.ons.gov.uk http://content.met.police.uk/