Bike theft up in Luton in January
Bicycle theft is an older crime than you might think - as long ago as 1817, you might have heard the German inventor Karl Drais exclaiming about his purloined velocipede.
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Bristol Crime: Violent and sexual crimes consistent since April 2019
Violent and sexual crimes in the Stoke's Croft and St. Michael's area of Bristol have remained consistent since last April, as the area has an average of over one of such incidents occurring per day. Although some months, such as last August, saw falls, these were the exception rather than a trend.
171 counts of shoplifting recorded in Stoke-on-Trent in January
Shoplifting - the act of stealthily taking items from a shop without payment - is an incredibly common crime and a particular scourge of lawfulness in Stoke-on-Trent. Police crime maps show 171 counts in January 2020 alone in the Hanley Park & Shelton area, with 52 counts in Boothen & Oak Hill during the same span of time.
1/3rd of all crime in Cheltenham is anti-social behaviour
Anti-social behaviour in Cheltenham in January 2020 was at a significantly higher rate than the month prior. Up more than a quarter to 92 incidents in the town, the improvements made in December (which saw the lowest rate of anti-social behaviour throughout the entirety of 2019) have been eliminated with a return to the annual average.
Drug offences in Telford drop in January
Criminal drug use in Telford, while obviously a risk to public health, is occurring at a reassuringly low rate according to the police crime map. There were only three recorded drug offences in January this year, coming down from December 2019 (7 charges) and November 2019 (5 charges).
Anti-social behaviour reaches 13% of all crimes in Coventry
In January 2020, anti-social behaviour crimes accounted for around 13% of all crimes that took place that month in Coventry. These crimes include personal, environmental, and nuisance type of anti-social behaviour crimes. 75 anti-social behaviour crimes took place in Coventry in January 2020, down from 78 the previous month.
Violent crime and sexual offences up in Leeds
Most months during the start of 2020, the most common type of crime taking place in Leeds city centre are violent crimes and sexual offences; this includes everything from common assaults such as GBH to rape and sexual harassment.
100 Shoplifting Crimes recorded each month in Birmingham
Shoplifting, which includes all theft from shops and stalls, is a common crime which takes place all over the UK, though big cities - where population density is highest - will see the highest rates. Birmingham city police stats show that shoplifting is a common problem, with at least 100 shoplifting crimes recorded most months in the city.
Shoplifting accounted for 20.5% of all crimes recorded in Bath
Shoplifting was the most common type of crime in Bath in January 2020, which may, in some ways, attest to the relatively low crime rates of this historic city, where violent crimes remain lower than in many other built-up parts of the UK.
Bicycle theft in Cambridge almost doubles in the first month of 2020
In January 2020, 68 incidents of bike theft occurred that could be mapped by the Cambridge City Centre policing team. This number is almost twice the amount reported in the previous month of December 2019, where only 37 cases were recorded. Areas of interest Whilst the crimes seem to spread across the Cambridge area, most ...
We’re Expanding! CCTV Installation in Bath
As a side effect of expanding our CCTV Installation team, we are not taking on work in Bath. Our team covering Somerset can assist with: Quotes and site visits for new CCTV and security work Home & Business CCTV Installations CCTV Repairs Call us on 0800 211 8310 or email info@cctv.co.uk
How AI is improving CCTV
News from the world of surveillance shows that new developments in AI will be helping people make sense out of shaky camera footage and unclear CCTV. As AI becomes more and more advanced, people are finding new and exciting ways of utilising it in everyday life. One new way to use AI appears to be ...
CCTV Plans Scrapped Amid Fears of Community Tensions
A so-called ‘millionaires’ estate’ in Sutton Coldfield has had plans to install gates and CCTV scrapped, over concerns it would divide the community. Gates and cameras had been proposed at three entrances to Little Aston Park, with residents to the exclusive estate saying it would improve safety and reduce crime in the area. Those opposed ...
4 Principles of GDPR and CCTV
If you are working in a place such as a museum, performance venue, gallery or any building that has CCTV in operation, it is important to make sure that any notices are the correct size. People using the facility must be aware that they are being recorded at all times, and you must control who ...
Dummy spy camera in cul-de-sac used for hospital drop-offs
A fake CCTV camera has been removed from a cul-de-sac near Hereford County Hospital. The phoney camera was accompanied by several signs portraying themselves as official and legal signage from the council, but Herefordshire Council has confirmed that they were not involved with their placement. The signs and dummy CCTV camera appear to have been ...