Back on 7th August I ran a story entitled Preventing theft from the handbag where I offered a few tips about how to keep safe. One of the advice points was: Don't invite thieving fingers and this is what I said: When the purse goes back into the handbag then the handbag should be fastened or…

Community groups in Devon and Cornwall are been given the chance to share in a £100,000 cash pot. Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has earmarked the cash to help small community groups whose work focuses on reducing crime and making people feel safer. The PCC's small grants scheme…

The government is currently seeking your views on whether they should amend the maximum sentence for an aggravated offence under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991i.e. where someone allows a dog to be dangerously out of control and the dog injures or kills a person or an assistance dog. This follows a…

Friends of this website, the Bristol Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network, have just informed me that their 2014 Calendar will be available for purchase from the last week of August. 

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I read today on the This is the West Country.co.uk website that Avon and Somerset Constabulary, who partner The Crime Prevention Website, have been busy…

Thursday, 15 August marked the public launch of Operation Magnum, a British Transport Police (BTP) campaign to help rail passengers keep valuables safe from pickpockets, gadget-grabbers and luggage thieves. As part of the initiative, officers have issuedvideo clipsto help the travelling public…