Where is the
data breach
capital of the UK?
In 2019, 32% of UK businesses identified cyber security breaches, with attacks costing them an average of £4,180 each year.
We analysed ONS data over the past three years, looking at the increase or decrease in cyber crime in counties across the UK, in addition to the average number of cases per year in each area. Click around the map to find out who the data breach capital of the UK is.
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Rank | Area | No. offences 2016 |
No. offences 2017 |
No. offences 2018 |
Avg. cases per year |
Change in cyber crime 2016-2018 |
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1 | Cambridgeshire | 2,789 | 4,004 | 4,155 | 3,649 | +49% |
2 | North Wales | 2,126 | 2,776 | 3,133 | 2,678 | +47% |
3 | Cumbria | 1,478 | 1,790 | 2,064 | 1,777 | +40% |
4 | Thames Valley | 9,490 | 11,136 | 13,070 | 11,232 | +38% |
5 | Norfolk | 3,313 | 3,781 | 4,284 | 3,733 | +37% |
6 | Nottinghamshire | 3,928 | 4,716 | 5,297 | 4,647 | +35% |
7 | Suffolk | 2,486 | 2,985 | 3,294 | 2,918 | +33% |
8 | Bedfordshire | 2,265 | 2,580 | 2,973 | 2,606 | +31% |
9 | Leicestershire | 3,588 | 4,138 | 4,685 | 4,137 | +31% |
10 | North Yorkshire | 2,467 | 2,795 | 3,187 | 2,816 | +29% |
11 | West Yorkshire | 6,777 | 7,292 | 8,728 | 7,599 | +29% |
12 | Merseyside | 4,048 | 4,481 | 5,161 | 4,563 | +27% |
13 | West Midlands | 9,009 | 10,567 | 11,477 | 10,351 | +27% |
14 | Humberside | 2,913 | 3,278 | 3,673 | 3,288 | +26% |
15 | Kent | 7,440 | 8,759 | 9,328 | 8,512 | +25% |
16 | Warwickshire | 2,347 | 2,740 | 3,906 | 2,664 | +24% |
17 | Greater Manchester | 9,473 | 11,024 | 11,640 | 10,712 | +23% |
18 | South Yorkshire | 3,681 | 4,256 | 4,518 | 4,151 | +23% |
19 | Cleveland | 1,431 | 1,614 | 1,748 | 1,597 | +22% |
20 | Dorset | 2,848 | 3,574 | 3,463 | 3,295 | +22% |