Mapped: Worst parts of UK for dog attacks on postal workers
Royal Mail says staff reported 1,916 dog attacks last year
Source: independent.co.uk
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Royal Mail says staff reported 1,916 dog attacks last year
Some 1,916 dog attacks on postal workers were reported last year.
Royal Mail data reveals that there were more than five dog attacks on post delivery workers in the last year alone, with Tunbridge Wells in Kent topping the charts for having the most aggressive canines
There were 56 reported incidents in the last year, with a 15% rise across the UK, Royal Mail says.
A Kent town has been named as the most dangerous place in the country for dog attacks on postal workers, with 65 posties attacked there in one year.