By Sammie Jones-
West Yorkshire has been ranked as the least safe place to live in the UK, according to a shocking new study.
The damning verdict was given by Good Move when they analysed crime rates across the UK including sexual offences and robbery to unveil the safest (and not so safe) areas to live when advising those looking to move to new location
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The research included a study of 2,000 UK homeowners this month by OnePoll.
The crime rates were sourced via the Office of National Statistics (ONS), year ending December 2019 (and last updated by ONS on April 23, 2020) covering England and Wales.
.West Yorkshire is home to several University students who attend the respected University Of Leeds and other educational institutions including Leeds Met, Leeds College Of Music, and is also where Emmerdale Farm is filmed.
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The study also featured each area’s crimes for violence against a person, theft offences, criminal damage/arson, drug offences and public order offences, ranked West Yorkshire as the highest in the country on violence against the person crimes.
Most people would have expected London to be higher than West Yorkshire, considering the high level of robberies that take place there.
However, statistics from London were not included in the study.Cleveland, Humberside, Northumbria, and Kent make up the top five riskiest areas.Meanwhile, the study also found 58 per cent of UK homeowners feel safe from crime in their current area, while 15 per cent feel neither safe nor unsafe.
Gloucestershire was named as the UK’s safest spot. The South Western county was considered the lowest for all crimes – and had the lowest overall score for sexual offences and violence against a person.
The Good Move research included a study of 2,000 UK homeowners this month by OnePoll.
The crime rates are Crime rates sourced via the Office of National Statistics (ONS), year ending December 2019 (and last updated by ONS on April 23, 2020) covering England and Wales.
It analysed the number of offences and divided this by per 1,000 of the population.
Deputy Chief Constable Ross Foster reacted to the findings of the research.
He said: “West Yorkshire Police would advise that caution is always exercised when comparing crime figures recorded by police forces.
“The force has been rated as ‘outstanding’ at recording crime by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Service (HMICFRS), and was the first metropolitan force to be awarded this accolade.
“Other forces have not attained this high grading, so West Yorkshire Police would always advise very careful consideration is taken when comparing one force with another. It will not necessarily always be an accurate and reliable assessment.
le knife crime also continues across the force area. Jemlock officers have made in excess of 2,800 arrests and seized over 220 weapons since the team’s launch in April 2019.
“The positive trends in crime reduction noted above have continued throughout 2020 and residents here can be confident that the chance of being a victim of crime in West Yorkshire is reducing.
“They can also be confident that if they report a crime to West Yorkshire Police it will be recorded appropriately as well as being dealt with proportionately and professionally.
“Officers in West Yorkshire continue to be dedicated to making people safe and also
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