West Mercia Police has welcomed a nine per cent fall in crime from last year, but the Police and Crime Commissioner is warning more needs to be done.
The latest Government figures from the Office of National Statistics have highlighted overall crime has decreased by nine per cent in West Mercia in the year ending March 2024.
Across the board, most crime types saw a decline in the number of recorded incidents being reported to West Mercia Police, including robbery and sexual offences between March 2023 to March 2024. PCC John Campion said: “A decrease in recorded crime is of course good news. However, data does not provide a perfect picture when it comes to the total amount of all crime as not every incident is reported.
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