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Sunderland tops leaderboard for drink and drug-driving convictions

File photo dated 21/12/16 of a driver blowing into a breathalyser. Police have launched a summer crackdown on the "menace" of drink and drug driving.
File photo dated 21/12/16 of a driver blowing into a breathalyser. Police have launched a summer crackdown on the "menace" of drink and drug driving.

A survey by insurance comparison website MoneySupermarket.com has revealed drink and drug-driving hotspots across the UK. The site's research has revealed the areas in the country where most drivers have been convicted, and also highlights increasing numbers in 2017 compared to 2016.

Topping the charts is Sunderland. The city in north east England is a veritable hotspot, where an average of 2.96 out of every 1,000 drivers has a conviction for drink or drug driving.