Britain's most dangerous places to live for burglaries revealed - see full list

The "most dangerous" parts of the UK have been revealed in a new set of data.

The study, conducted by Confused.com, analysed police figures across the country - specifically burglary rates between 2017 and 2021.

In the top 10 are four London boroughs, followed by the second and third most populated English cities outside the capital - Manchester and Birmingham.

In fact, all 10 are in England.

In order, they are: Middlesbrough, Manchester, Doncaster, Hackney, Kensington and Chelsea, Bolton, Haringey, Birmingham, Stockport, and Hammersmith and Fulham.

That being said, there is generally a drop in burglary rates across the whole country year on year.

In Middlesbrough there has been a 28.6% decrease since 2017.

And in Manchester a 35.9% drop over the same period, followed by Doncaster (26%), Hackney (6%), Kensington and Chelsea (25%), Bolton (30.7%), Haringey (9%), Birmingham (20%), Stockport (37%), and Hammersmith and Fulham (19.5%).

Top 10 places for burglaries in UK

Middlesbrough tops the list for most dangerous place in the UK, based on burglary rates (Getty Images)

Middlesbrough 7.86 (2021), 8.61 (2020), 9.43 (2019), 9.78 (2018), 11.01 (2017)

Manchester 7.11 (2021), - (2020), - (2019), 11.09 (2018), 11.1 (2017)

Doncaster 6.96 (2021), 7.87 (2020), 9.35 (2019), 8.02 (2018), 8.77 (2017)

Hackney 6.93 (2021), 7.18 (2020), 8.86 (2019), 9.25 (2018), 7.39 (2017)

Kensington and Chelsea 6.60 (2021), 7.59 (2020), 9.06 (2019), 8.21 (2018), 8.8 (2017)

Bolton 6.57 (2021), - (2020), - (2019), 7.3 (2018), 8.59 (2017)

Haringey 6.54 (2021), 6.14 (2020), 7.95 (2019), 9.98 (2018), 7.14 (2017)

Birmingham 6.20 (2021), 6.13 (2020), 7.3 (2019), 8.47 (2018), 7.77 (2017)

Stockport 6.10 (2021), - (2020), - (2019), 7.69 (2018), 9.7 (2017)

Hammersmith and Fulham 6.00 (2021), 5.81 (2020), 7.17 (2019), 7.74 (2018), 7.46 (2017)

Kensington and Chelsea are in the top 10 for burglary rates (Getty Images)

On the flip side, East Dunbartonshire was found to be the safest to live in with just 0.44 burglaries per 1,000 people last year - dropping from 1.73 in 2017.

That's a rate drop of 26.94% each year, on average, over four years.

It is the second biggest average annual decrease in reported burglaries in the study, second only to Folkestone and Hythe (27.52% decrease).

East Dunbartonshire was followed by four more Scottish regions rounding out the top five - Highland (0.47 burglaries per 1,000 people), Aberdeenshire (0.50), Stirling (0.56) and Argyll and Bute (0.58).

Some of the safest areas are in Scotland (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The top 5 safest parts of the UK for burglary rates are in Scotland, with the top East Dunbartonshire (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The South-West have the safest homes in England.

Of the top 10 safest homes in the UK overall, four of them are from the South–West of England.

South Devon and Dartmoor residents have the safest homes in England with 0.60 burglaries per 1,000 people.

This is a 4.76% decrease from East and Mid Devon (0.63), England’s second safest region.

North Devon is the third safest region in England, with just 0.76 burglaries per 1,000 – placing it ninth in the UK overall.

Following just 3.95% in front of North Devon is Cornwall, with just 0.79 burglaries per 1,000 people in 2021.

This means that residents of Cornwall live in the joint tenth (with West Lothian) safest place to live in the UK.

Powys and Pembrokeshire have the lowest burglary rates in Wales.

Four London boroughs were in the top 10 (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Powys and Pembrokeshire are the safest Welsh regions to live in with 1.59 burglaries per 1,000 people in 2021.

Pembrokeshire experienced the third-fewest number of burglaries in Wales overall, with 202 thefts in 2021.

Burglary rates in the region have also dropped an average of 4.96% a year since 2017.

Powys witnessed just 212 burglaries last year, a staggering 41.27% decrease to neighbouring region, Wrexham (316).

The rate of burglaries in Powys has dropped an average of 1.43% a year since 2017, 0.91% more than in Newport (0.52% drop).

Residents of Mid Ulster live in Northern Ireland’s safest region.

Mid Ulster has been revealed as Northern Ireland’s safest region to live in, with 0.93 burglaries per 1,000 people in 2021.

The region experienced the third-fewest number of burglaries in Northern Ireland, with 138 thefts last year.

Only Mid and East Antrim (134 thefts) and Fermanagh and Omagh (118 thefts) experienced fewer.

Jessica Willock, home insurance expert at Confused.com, said: “Although burglary rates seem to be dropping year on year, it’s still as important to make sure your home is safe.

"Security cameras and burglary alarms aren’t only a great deterrent from potential thieves but having them could reduce your home insurance prices.

“Our guide to protecting your home from burglars outlines some of the most effective ways of keeping your house safe.

"This includes some simple changes, such as investing in smart home security.

"Nowadays, technology has advanced to give us cheap, easy to install smart home devices such as doorbells and automated lights.

"These let you know who’s outside without you needing to go near the door.”

Full list from highest to lowest

Middlesbrough

Manchester

Doncaster

Hackney

Kensington and Chelsea

Bolton

Haringey

Birmingham

Stockport

Hammersmith and Fulham

Hartlepool

Tameside

Bury

Tower Hamlets

Rochdale

Kingston upon Hull, City of

Southwark

Lambeth

Southampton

Sheffield

Oldham

Islington

Lewisham

South Ribble

Wigan

Burnley

Wandsworth

Liverpool

Westminster

Trafford

Hyndburn

Blackpool

Enfield

Redcar and Cleveland

Barnsley

Leeds

Barnet

Newport

Solihull

Greenwich

Bristol, City of

Brent

High Peak

Barking and Dagenham

Bradford

Camden

Hounslow

Sandwell

Wolverhampton

Oxford

North East Lincolnshire

Walsall

Northampton

North Lincolnshire

Richmond upon Thames

Croydon

Coventry

Lincoln

Ealing

Dudley

Waltham Forest

New Forest

Cheltenham

Redbridge

Southend-on-Sea

Rotherham

Bassetlaw

Newham

Portsmouth

Newcastle upon Tyne

Sefton

Sunderland

Merton

Leicester

Harrow

St. Helens

Belfast City

Blackburn with Darwen

Sutton

Wakefield

Derby

Hillingdon

Stockton-on-Tees

Gloucester

Blaenau

Gwent

Bromley

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Stoke-on-Trent

Luton

Kingston upon Thames

Harlow

Chelmsford

Cardiff

Swale

Runnymede

Nottingham

Ashfield

Calderdale

Winchester

Reading

Sevenoaks

County Durham

Norwich

Test Valley

Bedford

South Worcester

Preston

Chesterfield

Havering

Eastleigh

Gateshead

Slough

Thanet

Kirklees

Brentwood

Halton

Darlington

Peterborough

North Warwickshire

Lancaster

Cambridge

Dartford and Gravesham

Rossendale

Elmbridge

Fylde

Tandridge

South Kesteven

East Lindsey

Pendle

Spelthorne

Medway

Cotswold

Hertsmere

Ashford

Wrexham

North Tyneside

North Worcestershire

Epping Forest

Mansfield

Thurrock

Caerphilly

South Tyneside

Basildon

Telford and Wrekin

Denbighshire

Knowsley

West Lindsey

Blaby

Warrington

Newark and Sherwood

Broxbourne

Epsom and Ewell

Tunbridge Wells

Kettering

Wellingborough

Wirral

Tendring

East Riding of Yorkshire

Carlisle

West Lancashire

Corby

Bath and North East Somerset

Great Yarmouth

Ipswich

Welwyn

Hatfield

Canterbury

Monmouthshire

Charnwood

Maidstone

Tonbridge and Malling

Barrow-in-Furness

South Warwickshire

Tewkesbury

Neath

Port Talbot

Nuneaton and Bedworth

Bexley

South Nottinghamshire

Cheshire East

South Gloucestershire

Windsor and Maidenhead

Oadby and Wigston

South Cambridgeshire

Woking

North Somerset

Wyre

Erewash

Chorley

Dundee City

Braintree

Northumberland

Bolsover

Edinburgh, City of

Central Bedfordshire

North East Derbyshire

East Hertfordshire

Ceredigion

Shropshire

North Hampshire

Colchester

Watford

Torfaen

Brighton and Hove

Cwm Taf

Three Rivers

Flintshire

Chichester

Swansea

Stevenage

Herefordshire, County of

Gosport

Rochford

North West Leicestershire

South Staffordshire

Dover

Surrey

Heath

Waverley

Folkestone and Hythe

City of York

Carmarthenshire

Reigate and Banstead

Cherwell

Amber Valley

Newcastle-under-Lyme

South Oxfordshire

Cheshire West and Chester

Derbyshire

Dales

Conwy

Rugby

Gwynedd

Dacorum

East Suffolk

Bridgend

South Holland

Havant

Fenland

Castle Point

Antrim & Newtownabbey

Ribble Valley

Buckinghamshire

East Hampshire

Swindon

Maldon

St Albans

Vale of Glamorgan

Hastings

Milton Keynes

Boston

Somerset

Fareham

Eastbourne

Uttlesford

Lichfield

Hinckley and Bosworth

Stafford

Pembrokeshire

Vale of White Horse

Powys

Midlothian

Crawley

Guildford

Melton

East Northamptonshire

East Lothian

East Cambridgeshire

West Suffolk

South Lakeland

Torbay

Allerdale

Wokingham

Huntingdonshire

South Derbyshire

West Berkshire

Arun Dorset

Aberdeen City

Daventry and South Northamptonshire

Wiltshire

Mole Valley

Copeland

North Kesteven

Bracknell Forest

Stroud

West Oxfordshire

Newry

Mourne & Down

Lisburn & Castlereagh City

North Yorkshire

King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Plymouth

North Lanarkshire

Derry City & Strabane

Lewes

Harborough

Angus

Tamworth

North Hertfordshire

Glasgow City

East Staffordshire

Cannock

Chase

West Dunbartonshire

Mid Sussex

Isle of Wight

Worthing

Armagh City

Banbridge & Craigavon

Dumfries & Galloway

Isle of Anglesey

Forest of Dean

Breckland

Inverclyde

Adur

Rother

Clackmannanshire

Eden

Causeway Coast & Glens

Staffordshire

Moorlands

Fife

Rutland

Fermanagh & Omagh

North Ayrshire

Exeter

East Ayrshire

Scottish Borders

Mid & East Antrim

Ards & North Down

South Norfolk

Mid Ulster

Perth & Kinross

Wealden

South Ayrshire

Horsham

East Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire

Broadland

North Norfolk

South Lanarkshire

Cornwall

West Lothian

North Devon

Moray East and Mid Devon

Falkirk

South Devon and Dartmoor

Argyll & Bute

Stirling

Aberdeenshire

Highland

Isles of Scilly

East Dunbartonshire

Orkney Islands

Shetland Islands

Eilean Siar