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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bryony Gooch

Mapped: UK’s worst hotspots for doorstep parcel thefts revealed

More than £666m worth of parcels were stolen from people’s doorsteps in the year to June, new research can reveal.

Leicestershire was the top hotspot for doorstep thefts, with 799 incidents reported during the year, followed by Hertfordshire (767) and Kent (750), according to a freedom of information request submitted by parcel locker company Quadient to 27 police forces across the UK.

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