UK's safest city revealed

Admiral research has revealed Belfast as the UK’s safest city, with its residents least likely to be victims of car crime or burglary.

Residents of North West London, Central London and South West London are the most likely to claim for incidences of car crime or burglary, according to the research.

Admiral MultiCover looked at more than four million home and car insurance policies for car break-ins, car theft and home burglaries over the last two years.

The second safest place to live in the UK is West London, with Portsmouth coming in third.

The UK’s safest cities: where are residents least likely to be the victims of car crime or burglary?

1. Belfast
2. West London
3. Portsmouth
4. Newcastle
5. Plymouth
6. Swansea
7. Norwich
8. Brighton
9. Sunderland
10. Stoke
11. Aberdeen
12. North London
13. Nottingham
14. Leicester
15. Sheffield
16. Peterborough
17. East London
18. Cardiff
19. Glasgow
20. Edinburgh
21. Bristol
22. Southampton
23. Birmingham
24. Coventry
25. Bradford
26. Manchester
27. Liverpool
28. Leeds
29. South East London
30. South West London
31. Central London
32. North West London

Car break-ins – safest and most at-risk cities revealed

Residents of Belfast are least likely to make a claim for a car being broken into, with Newcastle and Brighton coming in next as the places where you’re least likely to have valuables nicked. Unsurprisingly, central London was named as the most likely place for vehicles to be broken into.

Theft of a car – where is your car least likely to be stolen?

According to the research, Norwich is the safest place to leave your car – followed by Newcastle and Belfast. Liverpool takes the top spot as the place where you’re most likely to get your car stolen, followed by central London and Birmingham.

Burglary – which is the safest city to call home?

Belfast residents are the least likely to be victims of home burglary, followed by West London and Swansea.

At the other end of the scale, those living in North West London, South East London and South West London are the most likely to claim for a burglary at home.

When it comes to home burglary, the most common items policyholders claimed for were jewellery and watches, bicycles and cash.

Head of claims at Admiral, Lorna Connelly, said: “Relatively few of the claims we deal with are for car crime, and the improvement in car security has no doubt resulted in fewer thefts in recent years. However, our research shows it’s still a problem that hasn’t gone away. Car owners should do whatever they can to make sure they aren’t a victim.”

Lorna continued: “Our data suggests burglaries are more of a problem than car crime in some cities, for example Southampton came eighth in our list of safest cities for cars being stolen, but was tenth worst for burglaries. Burglars will look for items that are easy to carry out of a house such as money, phones, laptops, jewellery; often the possessions that are the most valuable.

“Everyone should make sure they have adequate cover to protect themselves. If you have a garden, make sure your insurance covers for items taken from your shed. For high risk items such as jewellery, you may need to specify them to your insurer to make certain they are covered.

“Simple measures such as making sure cars and homes are well secured with alarms and security cameras and that valuable items are not on display for all to see will help deter criminals.”