The Yorkshire area which had the most dog attacks on posties in the whole of the UK last year

Some postal workers have been left with permanent and disabling injuries from dog attacks, with than 1,600 incidents reported in the last year.

A total of 1,673 attacks were recorded, an average of 32 every week across the UK, according to Royal Mail.

Sheffield had the most incidents reported during the year to March 31 2022, with 51 posties suffering dog attacks, closely followed by Belfast, with 50, and Tunbridge Wells with 44.

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