Detectives from Hertfordshire Constabulary are appealing for witnesses and information in connection with a number of robberies which took place in Harpenden at the weekend. The incident occurred at around 4.30pm on Saturday, April 26th. Four teenage boys were walking through an alleyway off…

Thanks to Gary Cordner of \'Modern Policing\' for bringing my attention to the following: Consumer Reportsestimates 3.1 million smartphone thefts in the U.S. in 2013, nearly twice the number in 2012, according to an article in the Washington Post. Earlier this week an agreement was…

The most recent crime statistics have been published, which again show some very welcomed falls in many categories.  Here are the headlines:

• There were 7.5 million crimes against households and resident adults in the previous twelve months, based on…
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I know this is not a road safety website, but this new product caught my eye a few days ago and I thought I'd bring it to the attention of my visitors, especially those that come to the site for advice against bike theft. Please read on.... Over the last few years the behavioural sciences have…

Every once in a while I come across an upbeat story describing how a community with a lot of crime has organised itself and made a positive difference. Vanier, a district of Ottawa, is just one of those places. Wikipedia says this about Vanier ‘Vanier has undergone significant changes since…

Police arrested a burglary suspect in Oswestry today – just seven minutes after receiving a 999 call from a local resident reporting their home broken into and their car stolen. The resident made the emergency call at 5.38am saying they believed someone may still be in the house in Henley…