A Lancashire town has two of the most dangerous postcodes in the UK, according to new analysis.
Security experts at ADT analysed the crime rates of each UK postcode sector between May 2022 to June 2023 to determine the safest areas.
The study also revealed the UK postcodes with the most and least police force numbers, fire incidents, CCTV cameras and burglaries.
Blackpool has 2 of the most dangerous postcodes in the UK
Blackpool has been listed as having two of the most dangerous postcodes in the UK which are FY1 5 and FY1 4.
The analysis by ADT found that FY1 5 has a population of 5,797 with crime totalling 3,414.
The crime rate per 1,000 people within this postcode is 589.
With a population of 6,648, FY1 4 has a crime rate of 3,469, according to the analysis.
The crime rate per 1,000 people within this postcode is 522.
You can see the full research and the methodology via the ADT website.
A Derby postcode, DE1 1, was named the most dangerous in the UK with a crime rate per 1,000 people of 713.
It covers the wards of Abbey, Arboretum, Darley and Mackworth.
However, of these crimes, more than 60% were classified as non-violent crimes and only 8% of them were burglary crimes.
The analysis also indicated that a Cheshire East postcode, CW12 3, was the postcode sector with the lowest crime rate in the UK.
This postcode covers areas such as Congleton and Rushton and has a crime rate of 6 per 1,000 people.
More than 90% of these crimes were non-violent with the vast majority being anti-social behaviour.
Most dangerous postcodes in the UK
Here are the top 10 most dangerous postcodes in the UK.
- DE1 1 – Derby
- SW9 8 – Lambeth
- BT7 1 – Belfast
- FY1 5 – Blackpool
- SE1 7 – Southwark
- GU1 4 – Guildford
- FY1 4 – Blackpool
- BS23 1 – North Somerset
- CR0 1 – Croydon
- SL1 1 – South Buckinghamshire
Postcodes with the lowest crime rates in the UK
Here are the top 10 postcodes with the lowest crime rates in the UK.
- CW12 3 – Cheshire East
- CW11 3 – Cheshire East
- CW12 4 – Cheshire East
- ST7 3 – Staffordshire
- CW11 1 – Cheshire East
- YO25 9 – East Riding of Yorkshire
- YO43 4 – East Riding of Yorkshire
- DN19 7 – North Lincolnshire
- HU17 7 – East Riding of Yorkshire
- CW4 7 – Cheshire East
To view the full research and the methodology, you can visit the ADT website.
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