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Britain’s Top 10 Burglary Black Spots

February 1, 2013 11:45 am / Leave a Comment / admin

If you want cheap home insurance, then steering clear of a burglary black spot when moving home will keep the price down.

One of the key factors in pricing home insurance is the risk of crime.

According to the Home Office British Crime Survey, home burglary offences recorded by the police in England and Wales dropped by 4% in the 12 months to September 2011, compared with the same period in the previous year.

That still added up to more than a 250,000 suffering a break in.

The place with the most home insurance claims for burglary is Leeds LS13 – the neighbourhoods of Bramley, Gamble Hill, Moorside, Rodley and Swinnow, with 34.8 claims per 1,000 enquiries, according to insurance industry figures.

London and West Yorkshire fared particularly poorly, taking nine places in the top 10.

The only other place to feature was Eccles, Manchester.

Insurers warn householders living in an area with high burglary rate will pay an average 20% more than those in a low crime area – and anyone with an expensive home can expect to pay even more.

Insurers look at crime figures for the entire postcode area rather than individual streets or neighbourhoods when pricing policies, so even homes that have not experienced crimes pay more.

Try controlling insurance costs by improving security. Secure locks on outside doors and windows are a must-have. Consider an alarm, particularly one that is monitored. Security lighting, hedges or fences that are difficult to climb and a guard dog are other options.

In themselves these measures won’t slash your premiums, but by making your home less vulnerable to a break-in you will help you avoid making a claim, which would definitely put your costs up.

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Burglary Black Spots – January 2013

Source: Moneysupermarket.com

 

Postcode District City

Number of theft claims per 1000 enquiries

1 LS13 Bramley, Gamble Hill, Moorside, Rodley, Swinnow Leeds

34.8

2 BD12 Low Moor, Oakenshaw, Wyke Bradford

34.2

3 N12 North Finchley, Woodside Park London

31.9

4 M30 Eccles Manchester

31.6

5 RM3 Harold Wood, Harold Hill, Noak Hill in Romford London

30.9

6 SW12 Balham, Clapham South, Hyde Farm London

30.1

7 LS18 Horsforth Leeds

29.7

8 UB3 Hayes, Harlington London

29.5

9 SE22 East Dulwich, Peckham Rye, Loughborough Junction, Herne Hill London

29.1

10 LS28 Calverley, Farsley, Pudsey, Stanningley. Leeds

28.4

 

 

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