Home Burglary Risk in the United Kingdom
Check your area's real burglary risk using official Home Office and ONS recorded crime data. Get a personalised home security score and prioritised upgrade recommendations.
Official burglary statistics
Start from the United Kingdom crime information hub. Local authority and police-force figures are available via the free assessment; dedicated nation and police-force statistics pages expand as validated official datasets are published.
Guides & free assessment
Practical home security reference material for the United Kingdom — and the free assessment that turns official locality data into a personalised score and upgrade plan.
UK-Wide Coverage
We use official Home Office, ONS, and police recorded crime statistics to provide accurate, area-level burglary risk across all four UK nations — England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Recorded burglary is reported at local authority / council area level, the smallest consistently published official crime geography.
Official Data Sources
All burglary statistics come directly from publicly available official government, police and law enforcement sources:
- Home Office — Recorded crime statistics for England and Wales, published quarterly by the Office for National Statistics.
- ONS — Crime Survey for England and Wales, LSOA-level population mid-year estimates (2023).
- police.uk — Street-level crime data for individual police force areas across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
- Scottish Government — Recorded Crime in Scotland, published annually with local authority (council area) breakdowns.
- PSNI (Northern Ireland) — Police Service of Northern Ireland recorded crime, published with council area breakdowns.
- Community Safety Partnerships — Local area crime profiles used for local authority residential burglary rates in England and Wales.
Why Local Burglary Risk Matters
Burglary rates in England vary enormously — from under 1 per 1,000 residents in rural areas to over 15 per 1,000 in urban hotspots. The national average tells you nothing about your street. Our tool uses your specific area's recorded burglary data to calculate a risk level relevant to your home.
Combined with a detailed assessment of your property's physical security (doors, locks, windows, lighting, alarms, CCTV), you get a personalised 0–100 score showing exactly where you stand and what to improve first.
How It Works
1. Enter your suburb or postcode area
We resolve your location to its official local authority / council area and look up the latest recorded burglary data.
2. Answer quick security questions
Tell us about your doors, locks, windows, lighting, and security systems (takes 3–5 minutes).
3. Get your personalised score
Receive a 0–100 Home Security Score with ranked recommendations and a downloadable PDF report.
Frequently Asked Questions
What official data sources are used?
Home Office recorded crime data, ONS statistics for England and Wales, police.uk open data, Scottish Government Recorded Crime in Scotland, and PSNI recorded crime for Northern Ireland.
How granular is the data?
Recorded burglary is reported at local authority / council area level — the smallest consistently published official crime geography. You search by town or locality, and fine ONS geographies (such as LSOAs) are used for population context.
Which nations are covered?
All four UK nations — England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland — each using its official police-recorded crime source at local authority / council area level.
Is it free?
Yes — the area risk check, full security assessment, personalised score, and downloadable PDF report are all completely free.
Does it work for flats and apartments?
Yes. The assessment adapts questions based on your dwelling type — house, flat, apartment, terraced, or semi-detached — with relevant security recommendations for each.
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