UK Burglary Statistics

UK BURGLARY STAT STICS MOST AFFECTED AREAS LEAST AFFECTED AREAS 781,866 BURGLARIES 1 BURGLARY EVERY 40 SECONDS 5 MOST BURGLED AREAS NUMBER OF INCIDENTS LONDON METROPOLITAN 93,347 WEST YORKSHIRE 36,074 MANCHESTER 33,467 WEST MIDLANDS 32,792 THAMES VALLEY 20,804 WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD A BURGLARY WILL HAPPEN IN MY HOME? 6X 2X- 3X 2X YOU ARE SIX TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE BURGLED WITHOUT BOTH WINDOW LONE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS ARE MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE VICTIMS OF BURGLARY THAN HOMES WITH TWO ADULTS AND CHILDREN AND ALMOST 3 TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT CHILDREN. THE RISK OF BURGLARY IS TWICE AS HIGH IN URBAN AREAS THAN IN RURAL AREAS. LOCKS + DOUBLE-LOCKS OR DEADLOCKS ON OUTSIDE DOORS. TOP 5 MOST STOLEN ITEMS 6% 11% 13% 15% 17% IN 57% OF CASES, SOMEONE IS AT HOME WHILE THE BURGLARY 56% OF BURGLARIES HAPPEN AT NIGHT IS COMMITTED 73% OF BURGLARS USE DOORS. THE DOOR WAS OPEN IN 3% OF CASES 86% OF BURGLARIES ARE COMMITED BY MEN tescocompare.com This information is from the Home Office, Scottish Government & Police Service of Northern Ireland Statistics from between 2009 - 2011. Search and compare