Gloucestershire is the “tenth most at-risk” county in the United Kingdom for cybercrime, according to research.
In order to determine which UK police forces reported the highest levels of cybercrime as a percentage of all cybercrime and fraud reporting during the previous 12 months, Web3 platform Freename performed a study that examined the most recent data from the National Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting Centre.
Following that, the regions were rated, with Gloucestershire ranking tenth. A total of 3,283,496 fraud and cybercrime reports were made in Gloucestershire, with cybercrimes accounting for 15.11% of the total.
Davide Vicini, CEO at Freename, said, “Scams in general are getting a lot more sophisticated these days, with many attempting to manipulate victims by disguising themselves as platforms we use every day.
“This, alongside some scammers even beginning to use AI to trick people, is an important reason to stay vigilant online, and this can be done by doing things like double-checking links you click, keeping strong passwords, and always attempting to find as much information as possible about who is using your data.”
Bedfordshire was the top-ranked county with 2,918 recorded cybercrimes, accounting for 42.28% of their total numbers. Northumbria, Lancashire, Hertfordshire, Merseyside, Cleveland, Staffordshire, Greater Manchester, and Warwickshire came next.
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