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These are officially the most crime-ridden streets in the country… is your address in the top 10?

Based on crimes reported over the last six months, the study reveals the postcodes with the highest volume of criminal activity

AN ambitious study has revealed the location of the UK's most crime-ridden residential streets.

Thanks to publicly-available police data, research by  has shed light on the most perilous postcodes in England and Wales.

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The study only focuses on residential streets, rather than on main roads with crime hotspots such as nightclubs or bus stops.

Based on crimes reported over the last six months, the report reveals the postcodes with the highest volume of criminal activity.

And although the bulk of these offences are petty crimes, the number of incidents on some streets is truly staggering.

West London's Chevy Road comes in as the nation's most crime-ridden street
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West London's Chevy Road comes in as the nation's most crime-ridden streetCredit: Google Earth
Heathcroft Rise in Leeds is one of the nation's most crime-ridden streets
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Heathcroft Rise in Leeds is one of the nation's most crime-ridden streetsCredit: Google Earth

The most crime-ridden street in the country can be found in the capital, with a shocking 244 reported incidents taking place over the past six months.

In West London, Chevy Road is the nation's most crime-ridden address, with violence and sexual offences dominating the police statistics.

Taplin Drive in Manchester was close to topping the crime figures
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Taplin Drive in Manchester was close to topping the crime figuresCredit: Google Earth

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In shameful second place, Leeds' Heathcroft Rise was the site of 161 offences, with drug crimes accounting for over half of that figure.

Manchester's Taplin Drive is the nation's third most crime-ridden street, where 158 offences were recorded in the second half of last year.

Buchanan Drive in Sheffield was named as one of the nation's most crime-ridden streets
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Buchanan Drive in Sheffield was named as one of the nation's most crime-ridden streetsCredit: Google Earth

England and Wales' most crime-ridden streets

1. Chevy Road, London, UB2 4UW

2. Heathcroft Rise, Leeds, LS11 8UB

3. Taplin Drive, Manchester, M18 7DZ

4. Buchanan Drive, Sheffield, S5 8AH

5. Bache Hall Court, Chester, CH2 1JR

6. Dyson Hall Drive, Liverpool, L9 7HA

7. Ellison Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE32 3PL

8. Bentmead Grove, Birmingham, B38 9BP

9. Warden Street, Bristol, BS3 1BU

10. Picton Place, Cardiff, CF11 6FW

Sheffield's Buchanan Drive follows close behind with 143 offences recorded, with Anti-Social behaviour making up over 90 per cent of the crimes.

And the fifth most crime-ridden street was named as Bache Hall Court in Chester, where violence and sexual offences made up half of the reported crimes.

If your street is named on this list and you're thinking of moving: why not check out our guide to the nation's most affordable cities.

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