It’s not necessarily how much you drink…
But also how often! Northern cities are renowned for binge drinking, and so have high cases of incidents related to alcohol. But that doesn’t necessarily make them the biggest consumers…
33. Barnsley
Not only does Barnsley have a high rate of alcohol consumption, but it also seems to start its children young…
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Stats have shown that the proportion of 15 year olds who have had an alcoholic drink is much higher than the national average!
32. Wirral
This Merseyside borough has a higher proportion of dependent drinkers and higher risk drinkers than the national average.
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It also has a lower proportion of tee-totallers, which makes for a lot of alcohol consumed by a lot of people!
31. Hartlepool
Their high alcohol consumption perhaps explains why Hartlepool residents apparently hanged a monkey during the Napoleonic Wars, believing it was a French spy!
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