Home theft numbers in South Yorkshire highest in UK

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Published 29th Dec 2016, 10:58 BST
Updated 11th Jan 2017, 10:41 BST
SOUTH Yorkshire is the worst area in the UK for thefts of fuel from residents’ homes.

There were 2,368 domestic incidents in the region during 2015 — some 685 more than the next most affected area of Dyfed-Powys in Wales.

South Yorkshire was second for commercial fuel thefts with 2,382 incidents, behind only Greater Manchester, which had 3,804.

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The total value of stolen fuel was more than £2 million, research by supplier Certas Energy found.

Marketing director Angus Blundell said: “Whether the theft is bilking from a petrol forecourt, or draining heating oil from domestic oil tanks, it is important that these crimes are seen as severe as burglary.”