The Sun has painted a stark picture of crime figures across the UK. Cleveland, which houses towns like Middlesborough and Hartlepool, has a shockingly high crime rate.In fact the top ten crime hotspots dominate the north of England, with West and South Yorkshire along with Durham and Humberside making the to five.The top-ten black list, according to The Sun, is: Cleveland, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Durham, Humberside, Kent, Greater Manchester, London, Lancashire, and Northumbria.However, North Yorkshire is statistically the safest place to live in Britain - with low levels of violent offending and burglary in the region.Also sitting happily as the safest regions are Devon and Cornwall, Dyfed Powys and Wiltshire.The tables are curated.
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