In research compiled by insurance company Endsleigh, the city of Hull in East Yorkshire has been named the number one car crime hot-spot in the country. The results for other UK cities look like this:

1. Hull
2. Nottingham
3. Bradford
4. Manchester
5. Doncaster

On the other end of the scale, the towns of Swindon, Cheltenham, Southampton, Solihull and Bangor emerged as a few of the safest places for motorists to leave their cars.

However, it’s not all doom and gloom for motorists. The government has also released figures demonstrating that car crime offences had fallen by over a fifth in the last year alone, but motorists are still being advised to keep their valuables out of sight, fit an alarm or other security system, and only park in well-lit, secure places.