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Endsleigh Names the UK's Most Dangerous Motor Cities

Claims data highlights the best and worst cities in which to own a car

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Endsleigh Insurance - Motor City Top Tens

Top Ten Most Dangerous for Accidents Top Ten Most Dangerous for Accidents
Rank Town +/- National Average (%) Claims Freq Rank Town +/- National Average (%) Claims Freq
1 London 48.3 18.1 1 Leeds 108.5 5.3
2 Birmingham 22.3 14.9 2 Bristol 72.4 4.4
3 Manchester 15.8 14.1 3 Manchester 41.9 3.6
4 Derby 15.4 14.1 4 London 33.6 3.4
5 Sheffield 14.7 14.0 5 Swansea 31.8 3.4
6 Bristol 11.2 13.5 6 Sheffield 31.4 3.4
7 Coventry 6.9 13.0 7 Nottingham 26.4 3.2
8 Stockport 6.3 12.9 8 Stockport 23.5 3.2
9 Leeds 4.5 12.7 9 Liverpool 23.3 3.2
10 Glasgow 3.7 12.6 10 Cardiff 15.1 3.0

Top Ten Safest for Accidents
Top Safest for Theft
Rank Town +/- National Average (%) Claims Freq Rank Town +/- National Average (%) Claims Freq
1 Belfast -44.4 6.8 1 Aberdeen -56.8 1.1
2 Cambridge -23.2 9.4 2 Gloucester -43.2 1.5
3 Swansea -19.5 9.8 3 Plymouth -42.6 1.5
4 Oxford -10.5 10.9 4 Southampton -41.9 1.5
5 Gloucester -10.4 10.9 5 Edinburgh -33.2 1.7
6 Liverpool -10.2 10.9 6 Portsmouth -31.6 1.8
7 Aberdeen -7.7 11.2 7 Coventry -31.6 1.8
8 Cardiff -6.5 11.4 8 Guilford -31.4 1.8
9 Edinburgh -5.8 11.5 9 Derby -29.5 1.8
10 Reading -4.2 11.7 10 Newcastle upon Tyne -25.7 1.9

KEY:
National average = Likelihood of being involved in an accident or theft, compared to the national average


Claims frequency = Percentage of policyholders making a claim in any given year

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