This is the cheating capital of the UK – see if your town is on the list

IF we had to guess the cheating capital of the UK, we'd have assumed it was London.

After all, it boasts the biggest population – not to mention the bustling nightlife scene.

But it turns out, the country's adultery hotspot is somewhere much more unsuspecting.

Every year, Illicit Ecnounters – the UK's leasing affairs site – releases a table revealing the UK's most unfaithful cities based on where its users live.

Over the past year, the website has seen a six per cent increase in new users across the country – which is the highest annual rise in 18 years and is no doubt lined to Covid restrictions easing.

At the top of the cheating leader board is the sleepy city of Bath.

The wealthy Somerset city – famous for its Roman baths – has been officially named as the place where a husband or wife is most likely to have an affair.

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According to Illicit Encounters' 2021 Infidelity Index, 8,310 people have cheated on their spouse in Bath – which is 6.89 per cent of their 90,000 population.

And they're closely followed by the 8,606 cheaters in Chester – which make up 6.88 per cent of residents.

Brighton and Hove takes third place with 6.87 per cent of the city's population admitting to cheating on their partners.

Inverness was 11th on the national table (4,537 cheats/6.7 % of the city’s population) and is Scotland’s cheating capital.

Newport was Wales’ adultery capital with 9,162 people having affairs (5.86% of the population) and 26th in the UK table.

But it's not all bad news – as Bolton, Bournemouth and Warrington were found to be the UK's most faithful places to live with the lowest numbers of cheats.

UK’s most faithful and unfaithful cities:

Top 20 Cheating Hotspots:

1 Bath – 8,310 cheats (6.89% of the population)

2 Chester – 8,606 cheats (6.88%)

3 Brighton – 16,973 cheats (6.87%)

4 Nottingham – 28,719 cheats (6.86%)

5 Lichfield – 2,574 cheats (6.83%)

6 Newcastle-upon-Tyne – 13,623 cheats (6.82%)

7 Portsmouth – 17,695 cheats (6.81%)

8 Derby – 17,776 cheats (6.8%)

9 Worcester – 7,133 cheats (6.76%)

10 Carlisle – 5,416 cheats (6.72%)

11 Inverness – 4,537 cheats (6.7%)

12 Manchester – 27,224 cheats (6.68%)

13 Belfast – 22,390 cheats (6.62%)

14 Peterborough – 13,709 cheats (6.59%)

15 Cambridge – 10,174 cheats (6.54%)

16 Wakefield – 8,303 cheats (6.53%)

17 Norwich – 13,190 cheats (6.5%)

18 Gloucester – 10,791 cheats (6.41%)

19 Oxford – 11,391 cheats (6.32%)

20 Southampton – 17,008 (6.29%)

Top 10 Most Faithful Towns & Cities:

1 Bolton (Greater Manchester) – 684 cheats (0.35% of the population)

2 Craigavon (Northern Ireland) – 240 cheats (0.37%)

3 Birkenhead (Merseyside) – 655 cheats (0.46%)

4 Bournemouth (Dorset) – 889 cheats (0.47%)

5 Warrington (Cheshire) – 855 cheats (0.52%)

6 = Gateshead (Tyne and Wear) – 662 cheats (0.55%)

6 = Newtonabbey (Northern Ireland) – 362 cheats (0.55%)

8 Middlesbrough (North Yorkshire) – 986 cheats (0.56%)

9 Canvey Island (Essex) – 220 cheats (0.58%)

10 Poole (Dorset) – 901 cheats (0.59%)

IllicitEncounters.com spokeswoman Jessica Leoni said: “Bath is the UK’s new cheating capital.

“There has been an explosion in cheating after the end of lockdown, particularly since the start of autumn with almost all adults in the UK double jabbed.

“Record numbers of people came back from their summer holidays miserable and looking for excitement after 18 months of being bored and stuck at home with their partners.

“We have enjoyed the busiest year in our history with women in particular looking to start afresh and joining in unprecedented numbers.

“The cheating surge will continue as more of us return to the office in the run-up to Christmas. Adulterers often use work as a way to cover up their affair.”

Curious how many people are having affairs in YOUR area? Search your postcode here.

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