Friday, June 03, 2016

RISE IN BRIGG CRIME


There has been a small month-on-month rise in the number of crimes recorded by police in Brigg.
The total for April has just been released by www.police.uk and shows 51 crimes, compared with 48 during March.
The area covered by these statistics is a one-mile radius from the police station in Barnard Avenue.

APRIL CRIME BREAKDOWN
  • Anti-social behaviour 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Vehicle crime 8
  • “Other” theft 7
  • Burglary 6
  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Drugs 2
  • Shoplifting 2
  • Public Order 1
  • Bicycle theft 0
  • “Other” crime 0
  • Possession of weapons 0
  • Robbery 0
  • Theft from person 0.

By way of comparison, here are crime totals from past years:
  • 41 in April 2015
  • 34 in April 2014
  • 36 in April 2013
  • 21 in April 2012
  • 76 in April 2011.