Revealed: These are officially the Russell Group unis with the highest crime rates
No idea why anyone chooses to go to uni in London
It’s really important to be aware of the crime rates of the city you go to uni in. House burglaries, being mugged late and violence late at night are all serious concerns for students. The travel site OMIO has researched the crime rates for different UK cities with Russell Group unis.
The Russell Group unis known for their poshness and dullness – Durham, Exeter and Oxbridge – have some of the lowest crime rates. Durham has just 2,037 offences reported in 2023.
It won’t come as a shock that the Russell Group unis based in London – Imperial College London, King’s College London, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Queen Mary University of London and University College London (UCL) – have the highest crime rates. A deeply concerning 887,870 crimes were recorded in London in 2023.
So, here is the number of offences in 2023 for the cities where each Russell Group uni is:
18. Durham University – 2,037
17. University of Exeter – 2,759
16. University of Cambridge – 4,570
The biggest crime in Cambridge is surely how many essays the students have to write each week
15. University of York – 4,740
14. University of Oxford – 6,654
13. Cardiff University – 13,356
12. Newcastle University – 14,141
11. University of Bristol – 19,646
10. University of Liverpool – 27,200
9. University of Leeds – 40,224
8. University of Glasgow – 50,126
7. University of Edinburgh – 297,425
6. University of Manchester – 369,853
=1. Imperial College London, King’s College London, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Queen Mary University of London and University College London (UCL) – 887,870
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