This is one of Scotland’s 32 council areas that borders the north of Glasgow, including towns and villages such as Milngavie, Bearsden, Torrance and Balmore. This was revealed as the UK’s safest region from housebreaking as just 0.44 housebreaking incidents were reported per 1,000 people in 2021. Furthermore, the region’s housebreaking rate has dropped by 26.94% on average each year since 2017.This is one of Scotland’s 32 council areas that borders the north of Glasgow, including towns and villages such as Milngavie, Bearsden, Torrance and Balmore. This was revealed as the UK’s safest region from housebreaking as just 0.44 housebreaking incidents were reported per 1,000 people in 2021. Furthermore, the region’s housebreaking rate has dropped by 26.94% on average each year since 2017.
This is one of Scotland’s 32 council areas that borders the north of Glasgow, including towns and villages such as Milngavie, Bearsden, Torrance and Balmore. This was revealed as the UK’s safest region from housebreaking as just 0.44 housebreaking incidents were reported per 1,000 people in 2021. Furthermore, the region’s housebreaking rate has dropped by 26.94% on average each year since 2017.

The 12 UK areas where homes are least likely to be broken into: Scotland rated the safest according to new research

Property owners in these areas of Scotland are the least likely to suffer a housebreaking (burglary), according to a new study.
Thomas Mackay
By Thomas Mackay
Published 22nd Aug 2022, 13:44 BST

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New research conducted by Confused.com has ranked the UK areas with the lowest number of burglaries (or housebreakings) according to their population.

Scotland (on a technicality) experiences zero ‘burglaries’ annually. According to Crime.Scot there is no crime of burglary in Scotland, rather the term we use is ‘housebreaking’.

Housebreaking refers to theft via breaking into someone’s home or breaking in with the intention to steal.

Technicality aside (as this study factors in both ‘burglary’ and ‘housebreaking’) East Dunbartonshire was deemed the safest UK region to live in, with only 0.44 housebreakings having occurred per 1,000 people last year.

Continue reading to learn the top 12 UK areas least likely to experience a burglary or housebreaking, and how many of them are located in Scotland.

Housebreaking refers to theft via breaking into someone’s home or breaking in with the intention to steal.

The North Devon district is a coastal area located in the South-West of England. North Devon is the third safest region in England, demonstrating only 0.76 burglaries per 1,000 people (placing it 9th overall in the United Kingdom.) Meanwhile, it has seen a 2.78% decrease in the annual occurrence of burglaries since 2017.

9. North Devon

The North Devon district is a coastal area located in the South-West of England. North Devon is the third safest region in England, demonstrating only 0.76 burglaries per 1,000 people (placing it 9th overall in the United Kingdom.) Meanwhile, it has seen a 2.78% decrease in the annual occurrence of burglaries since 2017. Photo: stevegeer (Getty Images Signature)

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West Lothian council area (and historic county) is located in southeastern Scotland while Cornwall is an England county located in the country’s southwestern tip. Cornwall shares the same value of West Lothian with 0.79 burglaries or “housebreakings” per 1,000 people in 2021, meaning the two live in joint tenth for the safest area to live in the UK. However, while the annual burglary rate has fallen by 9.86% for Cornwall since 2017, this number has dropped further in West Lothian at 12.19%.

10. West Lothian / Cornwall

West Lothian council area (and historic county) is located in southeastern Scotland while Cornwall is an England county located in the country’s southwestern tip. Cornwall shares the same value of West Lothian with 0.79 burglaries or “housebreakings” per 1,000 people in 2021, meaning the two live in joint tenth for the safest area to live in the UK. However, while the annual burglary rate has fallen by 9.86% for Cornwall since 2017, this number has dropped further in West Lothian at 12.19%. Photo: Dougie Milne (Getty Images) dhallam101 (Pixabay)

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