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How to Stop Your Pipes Freezing This Winter
Frozen pipes can burst and flood your home. Here's how to stop your pipes freezing this winter, and what to do if one freezes or bursts.
Home Safety
Home Safety
How to Protect Your Home in a Storm: A UK Checklist
How to protect your home in a storm, from tying down the garden and checking the roof to power cuts, insurance and staying safe once the wind picks up.
Home Safety
Storms Austen and Boelo: How to Protect Your Home in High Winds
Storm Austen and Storm Boelo are bringing gusts of up to 80mph to parts of the UK. Here's how to protect your home before, during and after high winds, with trusted advice from the Met Office and more.
Home Safety
Rogue Roofers: How To Spot A Roofing Scam in 2026
Roofing scams are now the most common type reported to Citizens Advice. Learn how rogue roofers operate, the warning signs to look out for, how to check a roofer before you hire them and what to do if you've been caught out.
Area Guides
Top 5 safest neighbourhoods within 1 hour of London
London's northern commuter belt combines fast trains with market towns and villages, but safety varies widely. Using ward-level crime data, we reveal the five safest neighbourhoods within an hour of the capital.
Area Guides
Top 5 safest neighbourhoods within 1 hour of London
The East of England commuter belt is a patchwork of rail towns and quiet villages, and crime levels vary sharply. Using police crime data, we reveal the five safest neighbourhoods within an hour of London.
Area Guides
Safest Places To Live in South Wales
From former industrial valleys to national parkland, South Wales offers huge variety, and crime levels vary just as much. We use the latest data to reveal the safest places to live in the region.
Area Guides
Safest Places To Live In Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Newcastle combines a lively city centre with leafy suburbs, but crime isn't spread evenly. Using the latest data, we look at the safest neighbourhoods in the city, from Gosforth to Longbenton.
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Safest Places To Live In Sheffield
Sheffield offers great value and easy access to the Peak District, but crime varies sharply across the city. Using 2025 crime data, we reveal its safest neighbourhoods, from Coal Aston to Ridgeway.