Social renters are the tenancy group worst affected by
household crime according to new research by Churchill Home Insurance. The analysis of ONS data reveals that there
are over 11,620 household crime offences reported every day in England and
Wales, with an offence happening every seven seconds. Areas that are more
densely populated have higher incidences of household crime. Terraced houses
saw 70 per cent more incidents than detached households in the last 12 months
while urban areas are more affected than rural communities, with those living
in the city seeing 167 incidences per 1,000 households versus 112 in the
countryside. Regionally, the East Midlands has the highest incident rate of
household crime in England and Wales (208 incidences per 1,000
households). Read more on the Housing
Excellence website.
