Vehicle Crime
Vehicle crime affects many of us and can bring misery and despair. It certainly causes great inconvenience. The level of recorded vehicle crime in England and Wales has been reducing since the mid 1990s but there is no room for complacency. Theft of and from vehicles still accounts for around 20 per cent of all recorded crime.
The vehicle crime target is to reduce thefts of and from vehicles by 10% over 3 years . Vehicle interference and criminal damage do not form part of the target. That is because a clear and successful focus on the largest categories of these vehicle crimes - theft of and from a vehicle - will deliver the greatest contribution to achieving that target.
To help achieve the target the following activities are in place:
'Secure Car Park' status - this improves security of car parks to receive the status.
Awareness Raising Events - events held in communities with higher than average car crime. Promoting taking car keys to bed.
'Abandoned Vehicle' Scheme - which offers free removal of unwanted vehicles.
Improved Street Lighting - improved street lighting in areas with higher than average vehicle crime.
Police night patrols - increased police visibility at night in high vehicle crime areas
Covert CCTV - CCTV equipment installed on estates with high vehicle crime
For more information on the above schemes go to the Newsletters attached to the News Item web page.
