Motorists in Chislehurst in Bromley and Wingate in Cleveland are revealed as the most likely in the UK to claim on their motor insurance for theft from their car or theft of their car, according to data from moneysupermarket.com.

The comparison site analysed 3.8 million motor insurance quotes made by consumers on its website over the past year (September 2008 - August 2009), revealing motorists in Chislehurst are three times more likely to make a claim on their insurance for theft compared to the UK average.

Unsurprisingly, the research also revealed big cities are affected, with Manchester, Sheffield and Bradford featuring in the top 20 for those making a claim for theft on their car insurance. Other areas appearing as claim hotspots are Romford and Ilford, which feature in the top 20 postcodes three times each.

The 20 UK postcode districts most likely to claim for theft from their car or theft of the actual vehicle

  • BR7 Chislehurst Bromley 3.82%
  • TS28 Wingate Cleveland 3.72%
  • IG4 Redbridge Ilford 3.39%
  • DN7 Hatfield Doncaster 3.38%
  • M3 Manchester City Centre Manchester 3.34%
  • BS29 Banwell Somerset 3.16%
  • BD1 Bradford City Centre Bradford 3.16%
  • S2 Arbourthorne Sheffield 3.15%
  • NP24 New Tredegar Newport 3.14%
  • RM7 Romford City Centre Romford 3.10%
  • IG9 Buckhurst Hill Ilford 3.08%
  • IG8 Woodford Green Ilford 2.99%
  • M4 Ancoats Manchester 2.95%
  • CF34 Cathays Cardiff 2.95%
  • S13 Handsworth Sheffield 2.95%
  • LS15 Barwick In Elmet & Cross Gates Leeds 2.95%
  • NR23 Wells-Next-The-Sea Norfolk 2.94%
  • DN8 Thorne Doncaster 2.86%
  • RM11 Hornchurch Romford 2.85%
  • RM13 Rainham Romford 2.83%