Hilbre Street in Liverpool is the street where more cars were stolen than anywhere else, it has been revealed.
There were 25 vehicles parked on or near there that were stolen in 2020, according to analysis of crime data.
You can see how your local area compares by using our gadget below.
Simply type in your postcode to see how many vehicle thefts took place in the area between January and December 2020, as well as how that compared to the year before.
The area with the second-highest number of car thefts in Merseyside last year was in St Helens, near Haydock Park Gardens, where there were 17 crimes.
Overall, there were 9,122 vehicle thefts across Merseyside in 2020 - more than six for every 1,000 people living in the area, which was below the national average.
Across England and Wales, there were 432,178 car thefts last year, which was slightly more than seven cases for every 1,000 people, up from 338,671 in 2019.
RAC Insurance spokesman Simon Williams said: “It’s worrying that despite people spending far more time at home than usual in various lockdowns, car thefts have continued to increase. But when you consider that in half of cases criminals use keys to steal vehicles, and in around a fifth they are able to get into cars because they’re not locked in the first place, it starts to make a little more sense.
“As many of these crimes are opportunistic there’s a lot drivers can do to reduce the chances of falling victim. Always locking vehicles and not keeping keys in places where they could be easily stolen come top of the list.
"Drivers might also consider going ‘retro’ by investing in a steering wheel lock which is still an effective deterrent, just as it was back in the 1990s. Parking in a garage or other well-lit residential area is also important, and when out-and-about it’s a good idea to look for car parks that are patrolled, covered by CCTV or carry the ParkMark logo.”
The precise locations of vehicle thefts have not been disclosed by police to protect the identities of victims.
The markers in the gadget represent the vicinity in which a vehicle was stolen.
