East Midlands among top three business fraud hotspots in the UK
The East Midlands ranks in third place for the UK regions with the highest number of fraud reports, according to a new study – with 458 fraud reports per 100,000 people registered over the past year.
Experts at Utility Bidder have looked at the UK’s ‘Business Fraud Hotspots’, taking into consideration the regions with the highest number of fraud reports and the regions with the highest losses per fraud case.
With a population of 4,880,200, the East Midlands saw 22,346 businesses report fraud.
Eastern England topped the list.