SAFE: The interactive tool helps you choose a safe place to park your car
A new interactive map reveals the safest - and most risky - places to park your car.
Launched by the Co-op Insurance, which has reported a 20 per cent increase in car theft nationally, the new Park Smart tool helps identify car crime hotspots.
By searching a street name or postcode, the map displays the number of vehicle-related crimes in an area.
As well as producing the handy map to help you decide where to park, the Co-op Insurance also has the following advice to reduce the risk of your vehicle being targeted:
Park close to other cars
Turn wheels towards surrounding vehicles
Turn wheels towards the curb
Park on main roads or near shops and restaurants
If you have a steering lock, use it
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