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Published:
July 25, 2008
Crime
falls in Burnham-On-Sea, but burglaries are up 10 per cent
 Overall
crime in the Burnham-On-Sea policing area has fallen by nearly
20 per cent over the past year, although burglaries have risen
by 10 per cent, according to official new crime statistics just
released.
The
report, issued on Friday (July 25th), shows that between 1 April
2007 and 31 March 2008 robbery was reduced by 33% compared to
the year before.
Thefts
of motor vehicles are also down by 35%, violence against persons
down by 28% and criminal damage down by 12.5%.
Inspector
Nick Greenhalgh told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "This reduction
in crime is welcome news, but certainly doesn't mean that we can
sit back and relax. My team have worked really hard in the past
year, but are determined to take their good work even further
and have a lot of plans for the year ahead."
He
added: "There has unfortunately been an increase in certain
aspects of crime in the Burnham area, with burglary up by almost
10% and thefts from motor vehicles up by 5.7%."
"However
we are planning a number of initiatives to combat these issues,
for example working with members of the community and partner
agencies we are planning to introduce an Automatic Number Plate
Recognition (ANPR) camera to the area. This will help us to identify
and target criminals entering Burnham."
"A
number of youth diversionary schemes are also being implemented
both in the Burnham and Cheddar areas and the early indication
is that local support is very encouraging."
He
added that high visibility patrols have contributed to the progress
made in reducing minor crime and anti-social behaviour in hot
spot areas. During these patrols officers have carried out a number
of alcohol seizures, issued penalty notices for disorder and made
use of a new power allowing officers to order people to leave
an area for a given period of time if it is likely that their
presence may cause alcohol related disorder.
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