The Locksmith Journal Mar-Apr 2015 - Issue 37 | Page 34

34 • industrynewS PROUD SPONSORS OF THIS PAGE Mapped: the top 20 highest risk postcodes for burglary in the UK »»Dagenham, London is the UK’s top burglary hotspot while Felixstowe, Suffolk has one of the lowest proportions of break-ins, according to new research. Analysis by the price comparison site Moneysupermarket found that the RM8 postcode in the east London suburb had the highest rate of burglary insurance claims in the country. Those living in and around the capital are most likely to suffer break-ins, the study found, with 14 of the top 20 postcodes in London and Greater London. The 20 postcodes named in the research as having the highest rates of burglary insurance claims are: 1. RM8 - Dagenham, Becontree, Becontree Heath, in Greater London 2. IG2 - Gants Hill, Newbury Park, Alborough Hatch, in Greater London 3. M21 - Chorlton-cumHardy, Barlow Moor, in Manchester 4. DN2 - Intake, Wheatley, Wheatley Hills, in South Yorkshire 5. E18 - Woodford and South Woodford, in London 6. RM11 - Hornchurch, Emerson Park, Ardleigh Green, in Greater London 7. TW11 - Teddington, Fulwell, Bushy Park, in Greater London 8. BD2 - Eccleshill, Five Lane Ends, parts of Undercliffe, Fagley, Wrose, Bolton Woods, Poplars Farm, Swain House, Ashbourne, in West Yorkshire 9. EN4 - Hadley Wood, Cockfosters, East Barnet, New Barnet, in Greater London 10. IG3 - Seven Kings, Goodmayes, Hainault, Chignell, in Greater London 11. BD18 Saltaire, Shipley, Windhill, Wrose Wes