Beorn
02-28-2009, 03:52 PM
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Doncaster and Bristol have been named as the UK's thieving hotspots in a study by Moneysupermarket.com, the financial comparison website.
The study highlights the postcodes where the highest proportion of homes have made an insurance claim for a burglary in the past 12 months.
Almost six per cent of homes in areas of Bristol and Doncaster have made a claim. Canvey Island, which lies off the south coast of Essex, comes in a close third place at just over five per cent.
That's bad news, not just for the obvious reason that it is no fun being burgled, but also because home contents insurance is likely to be higher in areas where thieves are most active.
Here are the 20 UK postcodes most likely to claim for theft or burglary on their home insurance
Town or area and Postcode
1. Doncaster DN7
2. Bristol BS7
3. Canvey Island, Essex SS8
4. Nottingham NG8
5. Birmingham B15
6. Brentford, West London TW8
7. West Norwood, South East London SE27
8. Sheffield S5
9. Mill Hill, London NW7
10. Edinburgh EH14
11. Crouch End, North London N8
12. Oldham OL2
13. Hull HU9
14. Reading RG2
15. Stockport SK3
16. Kingston, Surrey KT2
17. Leeds LS17
18. City of London EC1V
19. Gloucester GL4
20. Streatham, South West London SW16
Source (http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2009/02/is-your-home-in.html)
BS7 is Montpelier, another fine example of multiculturalism.
I'm not to certain for the rest of the examples, but I do know that Kingston and Streatham has a large proportion of black residents.
In the case of Streatham, I could work for ages and not see a white person.
Doncaster and Bristol have been named as the UK's thieving hotspots in a study by Moneysupermarket.com, the financial comparison website.
The study highlights the postcodes where the highest proportion of homes have made an insurance claim for a burglary in the past 12 months.
Almost six per cent of homes in areas of Bristol and Doncaster have made a claim. Canvey Island, which lies off the south coast of Essex, comes in a close third place at just over five per cent.
That's bad news, not just for the obvious reason that it is no fun being burgled, but also because home contents insurance is likely to be higher in areas where thieves are most active.
Here are the 20 UK postcodes most likely to claim for theft or burglary on their home insurance
Town or area and Postcode
1. Doncaster DN7
2. Bristol BS7
3. Canvey Island, Essex SS8
4. Nottingham NG8
5. Birmingham B15
6. Brentford, West London TW8
7. West Norwood, South East London SE27
8. Sheffield S5
9. Mill Hill, London NW7
10. Edinburgh EH14
11. Crouch End, North London N8
12. Oldham OL2
13. Hull HU9
14. Reading RG2
15. Stockport SK3
16. Kingston, Surrey KT2
17. Leeds LS17
18. City of London EC1V
19. Gloucester GL4
20. Streatham, South West London SW16
Source (http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2009/02/is-your-home-in.html)
BS7 is Montpelier, another fine example of multiculturalism.
I'm not to certain for the rest of the examples, but I do know that Kingston and Streatham has a large proportion of black residents.
In the case of Streatham, I could work for ages and not see a white person.