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Motorbike insurers Carole Nash have created a beautifully drawn tattoo map of the UK based on up-to-date data and research into the art form.

Drawn by award winning designer Dave Ellis, the image takes the most popular design elements by location from the research to create a wonderfully realised tattoo.

UK’s Most Tattooed Cities*

Birmingham – 48%
Norwich – 41%
Glasgow – 40%
Sheffield – 36%
Bradford – 36%
Aberdeen – 23%
Liverpool – 22%
Cardiff – 20%
Nottingham – 19%
Bristol – 18%

*Percentage of survey respondents who said were tattooed and have more than 6 tattoos on their body.

Most popular design elements by city

London – Geometric
Aberdeen –Polynesian/Maori
Leeds – Tribal
Liverpool – Memorial
Birmingham – Big flower, smaller Celtic and horror designs
Norwich – Big Lettering, smaller flowers and animal designs
Glasgow – Big Lettering, smaller symbols and animal designs
Sheffield – Big Lettering, smaller flowers and animal designs
Bradford – Big lettering, smaller Celtic and flower designs
Bristol – Big animal, smaller flower and letter designs
Cardiff – Big flower, smaller symbols and letter designs