The UK areas with the highest number of burglaries based on population have been ranked in new research. A study of police data found that Middlesbrough is the place were people were most likely to have their house broken into.
Research by Confused.com found there were 7.86 burglaries per 1,000 people in the region last year. However, the rate of burglaries in the region has decreased by 7.89% annually since 2017 - the biggest average annual decrease in reported burglaries in the UK from the 10 most burglary-prone places.
Manchester has been revealed as the second UK region with the highest number of burglaries, with 7.11 burglaries reported per 1,000 people in 2021. Last year, Manchester experienced 7.6% more burglaries than the neighbouring region, Bolton (6.57 burglaries per 1,000).
