Nottingham: UK's most burgled city

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Nottingham has been named the UK's most burgled city in a new survey, while Guildford is the safest

Tuesday, 25 March 2008

Rebecca Pearson


Nottingham has been named the UK's most burgled city. The survey, conducted by Endsleigh insurance company, names Guildford as the UK's safest city.

UK's safest cities:
1. Guidlford
2. Dundee
3. Norwich
4. Swindon
5. Bath
6. Aberdeen
7. Preston
8. Exeter
=9. Belfast
=9. Chester


UK's riskiest cities:
1. Nottingham
2. London
3. Bristol
4. Stockport
5. Leeds
6. Manchester
7. Hull
8. Cambridge
9. Sheffield
10. Reading

The survey, which named Nottingham as the UK's most burgled city, analysed insurance claims from the past four years - although student policy holders were not included in the analysis.

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