This Is The Dangerous Drinking Capital Of Britain

Blackpool might be famous for its sea air - but the stag-party hotspot has become the most dangerous place to drink in Britain.

The figures are based on drinkers needing to be hospitalised - and were revealed as part of a chart of the top 20 hotspots for dangerous drinking in the UK.

In Blackpool, around five drinkers are hospitalised every day - with 1,230 people out of every 100,000 needing treatment last year.

The figures were uncovered by Labour MP Liam Byrne, who said, ‘Booze abuse costs Britain a staggering £21 billion a year. These shocking figures expose just where our problem's biggest.

‘We've got to now make sure councils and health chiefs have proper plans in place to put treatment in reach of drinkers needing help.

‘’No one should suffer with alcohol addiction alone - especially when it's parents with a problem.’

The top 20 towns for dangerous drinking

1Blackpool
2 Stoke-on-Trent
3 Sunderland
4 Norwich
5 Middlesbrough
6 Gateshead
7 Salford
8 Nottingham
9 Barrow-in-Furness
10 South Tyneside
11 Burnley
12 Newcastle-under-Lyme
13 North Tyneside
14 Chesterfield
15 Wakefield
16 Kingston upon Hull
17 Wigan
18 Manchester
19 Torbay
20 Wirral