A crime prevention shop is opening in Stourport to encourage Wyre Forest residents to Love Thy Neighbour. The one-stop community shop, in the former Animal SOS charity shop in High Street, runs from Tuesday 19thto Saturday 23rdFebruary, from 10am to 4pm. The multi-agency shop will provide crime…

The Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Panel has approved plans to raise the policing part of the Council tax precept by 2%. This equates to an increase, on average, of £3.19 per household per year. Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg says: “We believed that not raising the police…

Back in November last year insurers, LV= Liverpool Victoria, released one of their extremely useful crime reports; this time about the theft of mobile phones, which is a crime that's increased by 25% over the past three years. I don't recall a great deal of coverage in the media about the problem…

February's newsletter will be taking a look at how we Brits are locking our windows and whether we've been taking advantage of installing police recommended ‘enhanced security' windows when replacing our old ones. There will also be news of updated advice sections on the website and the…

I'm sure the Home Office won't mind me copying and pasting the following news item from their website, which appeared yesterday..... I'm sorry I missed it. Crime Prevention Minister Jeremy Browne today condemned Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as child abuse and urged everyone to confront this…

Businesses from across Avon and Somerset will have a chance to meet with the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Sue Mountstevens when she hosts her first business meet and greet next week. Ms Mountstevens will be discussing her plans to establish a Business Crime Forum in Avon and Somerset. The…