Moneysupermarket released figures that reveal Britain’s most burgled towns.

London is the UK’s theft claims capital and as expected, London postcodes make up over half of the top 20 burglary hotspots. However, Manchester takes the lead with the most burgled town in Britain last year.

Britain’s most burgled towns – where does your home town rank?

Figures show that an average of £5,117 worth of goods were stolen in Dagenham and Becontree households and insurers pay out approximately £8.1m per day in domestic property claims!

Manchester’s M21 Barlow Moor and Chorlton-cum-Hardy postcodes broke the record with 45.2 theft claims in every 1,000 home insurance quote enquiries.

With 41.8 claims in every 1,000 enquiries, London’s Herne Hill and Tulse Hill are next on the list, closely followed by Muswell Hill with 40.9 in every 1,000 claims.

Let’s take a closer look and the full list:

Britain’s burglary hot-spots

Note: claims figures represent the number of burglaries in every 1,000 home insurance claims

1. Chorlton-cum-Hardy/ Barlow Moor, Manchester = 45.2 claims
2. Herne Hill / Tulse Hill, London = 41.8 claims
3. Muswell Hill, London = 40.9 claims
4. Dagenham/ Becontree, London = 35.9 claims
5. East Finchley, London = 34.5 claims
6. Allerton Mossley Hill, Liverpool = 33.3 claims
7.  Waterloo, Liverpool = 32.6 claims
8. Upper Edmonton, London = 32.3 claims
9. Greenford/ Perivale, London = 30.9 claims
10. West Norwood / Gipsy Hill, London = 30.5 claims
11. Boldmere/ New Oscott/ Wylde Green, Birmingham = 29.5 claims
12. Hackney Central/ Dalston, London = 29.4 claims
13. Intake /Wheatley Hills, Doncaster = 28.7 claims
14. Whetstone/ Totteridge/ Oakleigh Park, London = 28.0 claims
15. Homerton/ Hackney Wick/ Victoria Park, London = 27.8 claims
16. New Southgate/ Friern Barnet/ Bounds Green, London = 27.7 claims
17. Stoke Newington/ Stamford Hill/ Shacklewell/ Dalston, London = 27.7 claims
18. Adel/ Bramhope/ Cookridge/ Far Headingley, Leeds = 27.6 claims
19. Erdington/ Tyburn, Birmingham = 27.6 claims
20. High Wycombe/ Flackwell Heath/ Handy Cross/ Tylers Green/ Wooburn, Buckinghamshire = 27.3 claims

 This year, let’s change those figures!

No one else is responsible for your home safety, and with alarming figures, there’s only one solution.

Take a stand against burglars and defend your home by investing in a reliable home security system. 

Don’t be fooled into thinking “It’ll never happen to me”, because, with that attitude, you’ll likely be next.

You wouldn’t leave your car parked on a busy road with the windows rolled down, the doors unlocked and the keys in the ignition. So why would you leave your home in the same state?