Birmingham’s B15 postcode district is the UK’s Burglary Hotspot with 49.77 claims per 1,000 quotes, according to the latest data by Money Supermarket.
Birmingham postcodes accounted for 10 per cent of the UK’s burglary hotspots with five appearances in the top 50.
With 49.77 claims for every 1,000 quotes, the Birmingham postcode district of B15, which covers Edgbaston and Lee Bank, is the UK’s burglary hotspot.
With both the University of Birmingham and Birmingham City University having campuses in the B15 area, a high student population is likely a contributing factor to the high burglary rate.
The study analysed millions of home insurance quotes from MoneySuperMarket Home Insurance customers to find the UK postcode areas with the highest and lowest rates of burglary claims since 2021.
Find out the Birmingham hotspots here:
1. B15: Edgbaston, Lee Bank
Birmingham’s B15 postcode tops UK list as the nation’s burglary hotspot, with 49.77 claims per 1,000 quotes, according to the latest data by Money Supermarket. | Google
2. B94: Olton, Solihull
In second place nationally is Olton, Solihull, with 38.10 claims per 1,000 quotes. | SWNS
3. B20: Birchfield, Handsworth Wood Perry Barr
Birchfield, Handsworth Wood Perry Barr rank in at number 18 nationally with 29.46 claims per 1,000 quotes | Google Maps
4. B17: Harborne
Harborne's B17 postcode is the 35th burglary hotspot on the national table with 27.99 claims per 1,000 quotes | Google