LATEST MONTHLY BRIGG CRIME FIGURES RELEASED

Latest crime figures for Brigg have been revealed by Humberside Police through the national website www.police.uk
The 'stats' show that in May 2021 there were 58 crimes reported - in various categories - across the town.
The majority (21) took place in or near the town centre, with 12 others on the Springbank housing estate and nine on Island Carr/Bridge Street.
The 58 Brigg crimes recorded in May compared with 57 during April and 47 in March 2021 - these months averaging below two incidents per day.
Brigg Town Council is inviting the new Police & Crime Commissioner for Humberside to attend a meeting to speak to our nine elected representatives during a session that will be open to the public.
Crime stats for some time were released by the local rural police inspector during public meetings held in the Angel Suite (usually chaired by Coun Tom Glossop, since made a Freeman of Brigg) but this was discontinued and replaced by a web-based system; a sign of the times as the police adopted newer methods.
These forums in the Angel Suite gave interested members of the public from Brigg and district an opportunity to raise crime and crime-prevention issues with our local police chief and also ask questions.
Back in the 1980s, when there was still a Brigg & Barton sub-division of Humberside Police, it was usual for the local chief inspector (or another senior officer) to attend Brigg Town Council's monthly meetings.
The Brigg & Wolds Neighbourhood Action Team (NAT) also operates these days to consider local policing issues. Brigg Town Council has a representative on this body which also involves North Lincolnsnhire Council, Humberside Police and others.
Graphic credit: Humberside Police, www.police.uk and Google Maps.