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| Homeowners in parts of Nottingham and London are among the UK's most likely to file burglary claims, a study says. | Homeowners in parts of Nottingham and London are among the UK's most likely to file burglary claims, a study says. |
| Five of the top 20 postcode areas where people have made home insurance claims for burglary in the past five years are in London, says Moneysupermarket. | Five of the top 20 postcode areas where people have made home insurance claims for burglary in the past five years are in London, says Moneysupermarket. |
| Four were in Nottingham. These included NG5 - Arnold - which was identified as the worst-hit area through analysis of 2.6m claims by the comparison website. | Four were in Nottingham. These included NG5 - Arnold - which was identified as the worst-hit area through analysis of 2.6m claims by the comparison website. |
| Parts of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, and Roundhay in Leeds also proved hotspots. | Parts of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, and Roundhay in Leeds also proved hotspots. |
| Areas of Leicester, Sheffield, Croydon in Surrey, and Hove in Sussex, also made it into the top 10 districts in which burglaries were most likely to occur. | Areas of Leicester, Sheffield, Croydon in Surrey, and Hove in Sussex, also made it into the top 10 districts in which burglaries were most likely to occur. |
| BURGLARY HOTSPOTS NG5 Arnold, NottsLE3 Braunstone, LeicesterNG2 West BridgfordCH66 Ellesmere Port, CheshireLS8 Roundhay, Leeds SW11 Battersea, south LondonS8Norton & Heeley, SheffieldN8 Hornsey, north LondonCR0 Croydon, SurreyBN3 Hove, SussexNG3 Sherwood, NottsNG8 Bilborough, NottsBR3 Beckenham, KentM28 Worsley, Gtr ManchesterLS15 Crossgates, LeedsE17 Walthamstow, east LondonBS7Horfield, BristolSW6 Fulham, south-west LondonSE23 Forest Hill, south-east LondonSL6 Maidenhead, Berks | |
| Some 0.42% of people from Arnold who asked for quotes via the website said they had been burgled in the past five years, while that rate was above 0.24% in the rest of the top 20. | Some 0.42% of people from Arnold who asked for quotes via the website said they had been burgled in the past five years, while that rate was above 0.24% in the rest of the top 20. |
| Julie Owens, the site's head of home insurance, said: "Along with many other UK cities, London and Nottingham are classed as high-risk areas for crime and it is no surprise to see these areas dominating the top 20." | Julie Owens, the site's head of home insurance, said: "Along with many other UK cities, London and Nottingham are classed as high-risk areas for crime and it is no surprise to see these areas dominating the top 20." |
| But she added: "No matter where you live, there is always a risk you could become a victim of theft or burglary." | But she added: "No matter where you live, there is always a risk you could become a victim of theft or burglary." |
| Crime figures released last month indicated a 1% rise in burglaries - the first increase for six years - although ministers claimed that rates had almost halved since 1997. | Crime figures released last month indicated a 1% rise in burglaries - the first increase for six years - although ministers claimed that rates had almost halved since 1997. |
| Police figures showed there were 284,445 house break-ins in the 2008/9 financial year, equating to one victim every two minutes. | Police figures showed there were 284,445 house break-ins in the 2008/9 financial year, equating to one victim every two minutes. |
| Information obtained by the Conservatives revealed Manchester as the town where domestic burglary was most prevalent, with 35 reports per 1,000 homes. | Information obtained by the Conservatives revealed Manchester as the town where domestic burglary was most prevalent, with 35 reports per 1,000 homes. |
| Nottingham, Reading, the London borough of Haringey and Leeds made up the rest of the top five, while rural Teesdale in County Durham fared best. | Nottingham, Reading, the London borough of Haringey and Leeds made up the rest of the top five, while rural Teesdale in County Durham fared best. |