Doncaster named in top three worst places for burglaries in UK by new study

Doncaster has been named as one of the top three worst places in the UK for burglaries in a new survey.
By Darren Burke
Published 31st May 2022, 15:53 BST
Watch more of our videos on Shots! 
and live on Freeview channel 276
Visit Shots! now

The UK’s most dangerous places to live for burglaries have been revealed – with Doncaster claiming third spot in the study.

The research, carried out by Confused.com, took a look at crime rates from 2017 to 2021 to produce the league table of burglary hot spots, with Middlesbrough ranked number one, followed closely by Manchester.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Middlesborough had a burglary rate of 7.86 throughout last year, with Manchester recording a figure 7.11 in 2021, with Doncaster next on 6.96. The figures are burglaries per 1,000 people.

Doncaster has been named as a UK burglary hot spot.Doncaster has been named as a UK burglary hot spot.
Doncaster has been named as a UK burglary hot spot.

But despite the rankings, the country as a whole has seen a general drop in burglary rates year on year.

Middlesbrough experienced a drastic decrease of 28.6 per cent since 2017, while Doncaster burglaries have also fallen by 26 per cent.

East Dunbartonshire was regarded as safest, with just 0.44 burglaries per 1,000 people last year.