CRIME RATES
820 burglaries per 100k people in Manchester
New research has revealed the UK regions with the highest number of burglaries in the past year , with Manchester taking the top spot
» THE STUDY , CONDUCTED BY HOME security experts at ADT , looked at the areas with the highest ( and lowest ) number of burglary offences in the past year , as well as the areas with the highest increase of burglary .
The full study can be viewed here : https :// www . adt . co . uk / expert-advice / burglaries-through-time
The area with the most burglaries in the past year : |
Rank |
Area |
Total Burglary Offences |
Population |
Per 100,000 People |
1 |
Greater Manchester |
23,401 |
2,848,300 |
821.58 |
2 |
Cleveland |
4,632 |
569,800 |
812.92 |
3 |
South Yorkshire |
11,467 |
1,415,100 |
810.33 |
4 |
West Midlands |
21,406 |
2,939,900 |
728.12 |
Greater Manchester tops the list , with a total of 23,401 burglaries being reported . This equated to 821.58 burglaries per 100,000 people .
Within the region of Greater Manchester , the city of Manchester had the highest number of burglaries by far , with 6,087 reports . Next was Bolton with 2,593 burglary reports and Salford , with 2,420 burglaries . The towns of Stockport and Wigan also had over 2,000 reported burglaries within the specified time period .
In second place is Cleveland , with 812.92 burglaries being reported per 100,000 people . There were 4,632 burglaries reported in total .
The town of Middlesbrough had the highest number of burglaries in the area , with 1,539 reports . Next was Stocktonon-Tees with 1,208 burglary reports and Redcar & Cleveland , with 1,037 burglaries .
South Yorkshire had the third highest number of burglary reports per 100,000
The area with the lowest number of burglaries in the past year :
5 Greater London 53,828 8,991,600 598.65
6 West Yorkshire 13,947 2,345,200 594.70
7 Humberside 5,355 934,400 573.10
8 Lancashire 8,155 1,515,500 538.11
9 Durham 3,144 640,600 490.79
10 Gloucestershire 3,024 640,700 471.98
people with 810.33 reports . There were 11,467 burglaries in total .
Sheffield had the most burglaries in the South Yorkshire area by far , with 4,744 reports being made . Next was Doncaster with 3,152 burglaries and Rotheram with 1,815 offences . The town of Barnsley wasn ’ t far behind , with residents reporting 1,714 burglaries .
The study also looked at the UK regions with the fewest number of burglaries reported in the past year .
Rank Area Total Burglary Offences Population Per 100,000 People
1 Devon & Cornwall 3,568 1,785,300 199.85
2 Norfolk 2,068 914,000 226.28
3 Dyfed-Powys 1,285 522,700 245.84
4 North Yorkshire 2,128 831,600 255.89
5 Sussex 4,530 1,718,200 263.65
Devon & Cornwall comes in first place , with a total of 1,285 burglaries being reported between October 2021 and September 2022 . This equates to 199.85 burglaries per 100,000 people .
In second place is Norfolk , with a total of 2,068 burglaries being reported . This means that there were 226.26 burglaries per 100,000 people .
The area with the third least number of burglary reports is Dyfed-Powys , with 1,285 reports being made in total , equaling 245.84 reports per 100,000 people .
Further Insights
• Burglary offences in Gloucestershire have increased by 37.21 % year on year . In 2022 there were 3,024 offences reported . This is the largest increase in the UK
• Nottingham has seen an 83.33 % decrease in the number of burglary offences reported in the past 20 years . In 2022 , 5,045 offences were reported .
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