Do you live in a top 20 home theft hotspot?
August 8th, 2010Homeowners are being urged to be more vigilant when it comes to security, after the Association of British Insurers revealed 80,000 domestic burglary claims totalling £84 million were made last summer alone. Research carried out by moneysupermarket.com has identified the top 20 hotspots for home theft insurance claims.
Although London households are the most likely to make a claim on their home insurance policy for theft, a Manchester postcode holds the top spot for the highest number of theft claims.
Moneysupermarket.com analysed over 1.1 million home insurance enquiries made on the site during 2009. Its research revealed that half of the top 20 postcodes that are most likely to make a claim for theft are in London – an increase of 100 per cent on 2008.