Latest research poll released by Virgin Home Insurance has highlighted where the safest houses are in England and Wales alongside pointing the houses that are at most risk. Virgin Home Insurance ranked all the major towns and cities in England and Wales to find where the safest and riskiest homes were located. They scored each area by criminal damage, burglary and flooding and levels of protection from Neighbourhood Watch schemes, as well as numbers of police officers. After the assessment was ran it emerged that householders in Kensington & Chelsea had the most safest houses, while homes in Doncaster were at most risk from criminal damage, burglary and increasing flood levels.

The reports states that its intention is to highlight the risk levels of potential damage to homes rather than show which areas are the most dangerous for a person to live within. If you are concerned about protecting your home then there are security measures that you can do yourself such as improving door security, installing security lights and burglar alarms.

Full list of Houses At Risk in England & Wales