The 10 safest towns and cities in the UK to flee to as world on edge of WW3

EXCLUSIVE: A safe location, in this context, is one that has little military or industrial value and benefits from natural isolation or remoteness from major infrastructure Worrying (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Fears that the world is edging closer to World War III have sparked a surge of interest in which parts of the United Kingdom might offer the greatest safety in the event of a major global conflict.

With geopolitical tensions rising and speculation fuelled by social media, thousands of young people have even turned to Google to ask whether they could face conscription.

The anxiety intensified further after a prominent Putin ally recently claimed that 23 towns and cities across Britain could be targeted in the event of an all-out war, including major centres such as