Armed with statistics from all 434 UK local authorities, researchers said Hull saw around 69 crimes a day. Whilst places such as Epsom and Ewell was singled out for high education standards, large open spaces and very low crime rate.
Nottingham, where the Queen's Medical Centre deals with more gunshot wounds than any other UK city, was ranked as the second worst place to live in the programme presented by property experts Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer. The Midlands city was also found to have the highest number of burglaries in the UK.
10 Best Places to Live in UK
1 - Epsom and Ewell
2 - City of Westminster
3 - Harrogate
4 - Ashford, Kent
5 - Stratford Upon Avon
6 - East Hertfordshire
7 - South Cambridgeshire
8 - Mole Valley
9 - Guildford
10 - West Oxfordshire
10 Worst Places to Live in UK
1 - Hull
2 - Nottingham
3 - Strabane
4 - Hackney, London
5 - Middlesbrough
6 - Mansfield
7 - Blaenau Gwent, S Wales
8 - Merthyr Tydfil, S Wales
9 - Salford, Gtr Manchester
10 - Easington, County Durham
Hull, which has 101 chip shops, was also deemed the fattest town in the UK.
The MP for Hull East and deputy prime minister, John Prescott, defended the town in light of the programme's findings.
"It is arrogance beyond belief to proclaim Hull the worst place to live.
"I challenge them to come to Hull and I will personally show Phil and Kirsty that it's a great northern city and a great place to live and work," he said.
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