The number of burglaries has fallen by more than a quarter across the West Mercia Police area of operations, new figures show.
data, there were fewer victims of crime across Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire between April and June 2024 compared to the same period last year.Residential burglary fell by 26 per cent with 222 less burglaries; 24 fewer bike thefts and serious violence down by 21 per cent .
West Mercia Police Local Policing Chief Superintendent, Edd Williams, said: “It is encouraging to see overall over a three-month period there were fewer victims of crime across our three counties, and we know this has continued as the year progresses. “We know crimes such as burglary have a huge impact on people and are proud of our award-winning initiative, We Don’t Buy Crime, which is our response to acquisitive crime. Burglary prevention is a key element of the team’s work.
“Ultimately, we want people to have confidence to come forward and report crime to us. If it’s reported to us, we can take action.”
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