As shows such as ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘iZombie’ have gained popularity over the years, many have pondered how they would fare in the event of a zombie apocalypse.

Where would you go, what would you do have you got a plan…well any plans you may have had may be hindered if you are living in Bolton.

Experts at Rant Casino have comprehensively ranked the best and worst places to live in the UK in the event of a zombie apocalypse.

Unfortunately, in Bolton, the numbers show that there would be a total of 222,339 potential zombies, making it the eighth most dangerous place to be in a Zombie apocalypse.

The Bolton News: Bolton ranked in worst places to be in a zombie apocalypseBolton ranked in worst places to be in a zombie apocalypse (Image: Press release)

Coming in as the worst place to be during the zombie apocalypse is Leeds with a whopping 811,422 potential zombies roaming the streets,  the second worst is Manchester with 769,911 potential zombies.

In third place is Liverpool, with the potential to host 469,768 zombies during doomsday, followed by Bath & North East Somerset, with 297,409 potential zombies, in fourth place.

Southwark comes in fifth place (267,818 potential zombies) - making it the most dangerous borough for Londoners, followed by Wigan (258,692 potential zombies), Sheffield (230,783 potential zombies) and Bolton.

There is a glimmer of hope for the cities in ninth and tenth place, which are Kensington and Chelsea (200,289 potential zombies) and Medway (185,377 potential zombies).

For those wanting to adapt their apocalypse plan, the least affected areas have come in as  the Isles of Scilly with just 98 potential zombies roaming the streets during doomsday.

The same can be said for Stevenage, the second least affected area, with only 241 potential zombies roaming the streets.

The third least dangerous place to live during a zombie apocalypse is Oadby and Wigston (433 potential zombies), followed by Redditch (554 potential zombies) and Mansfield (685 potential zombies).

The estimations for the study are based on a sample of 369,240 globally geolocated cemeteries and graves acquired from an established public database of cemetery records.

The total number of zombies is synonymous to the number of graves in the area.