UK postcodes with most burglary insurance claims

[benmorg]

Given the many stories about burglaries on this forum, I thought it was interesting that East Dulwich doesn't appear in the top ten districts most likely to disclose insurance claims for burglary. Stoke Newington is top of the chart, with Wood Green & Streatham also apparently suffering from more burglaries than ED. Chart below.

links: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/feb/03/home-insurance-london-west-yorkshire-burglary-claims?newsfeed=true

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/stoke-newington-is-uk-burglary-capital-6348788.html

1. N16 ? Stoke Newington, London, 33.6 per 1,000 inquiries

2. BD10 ? Apperley Bridge, Bradford, 31.7

3. B71 ? West Bromwich, West Midlands, 31.7

4. N22 ? Wood Green, London, 30.3

5. LS13 ? Bramley, Rodley, Swinnow, Leeds, 30

6. LS15 ? Austhorpe, Barwick-in-Elmet, Colton, Cross Gates, Halton, Halton Moor, Scholes, Whitkirk, Leeds, 28.

7. BD18 ? Saltaire, Shipley, Windhill, Wrose, Bradford, 28.6

8. LS7 ? Chapel Allerton, Chapeltown, Little London, Meanwood, Potternewton, Sheepscar, Leeds, 27.4

9. DN2 ? Intake, Wheatley, Wheatley Hills, Doncaster, 27.3

10. SW16 ? Streatham, London, 27.2

[Thomas Micklewright]

I used to live in meanwood ls7! Yep I was burgaled!

[Peckhamrye]

And even the badlands of SE15 aren't there....

[kpc]

What the feck is worth stealing in West Bromwich?

[Otta]

Liverpool will be gutted, they've got a rep to protect.

[northlondoner]

kpc Wrote:

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> What the feck is worth stealing in West Bromwich?

The human spirit.

[Atticus]

Insurance claims as an indicator would ignore all those homes that are burgled that have no insurance, ie poorer income housing. If a household is burgled and they take just a bike, would that household make a claim?

Hence, how valid are these stats?