SIGNIFICANT RISE IN BRIGG CRIME

There has been a significant increase in month-on-month crime in Brigg, latest figures show.
Statistics made public through www.police.uk reveal that 66 crimes took place within a one-mile radius of the town centre during August 2017.
The total reported during July was 50.
The figures have been categorised by the police as follows:

AUGUST 2017

• Anti-social behaviour 8
• Bicycle theft 2
• Burglary 14
• Criminal damage and arson 4
• Drugs 1
• Other crime 0
• Other theft 3
• Possession of weapons 0
• Public order 4
• Robbery 0
• Shoplifting 4
• Theft from the person     0
• Vehicle crime 15
• Violence and sexual offences     11

By way of comparison, there were 47 crimes reported during August 2016 and 43 in August 2015.