Crime falls in Derbyshire

CRIME is continuing to fall in Derbyshire, according to the latest figures published by the police.
During the first six months of the year, overall crime fell by six per cent across the county compared to the same period last year – meaning nearly 2,000 fewer victims of crime.
Between April 1 and September 30 crime fell from 34,898 to 32,934 offences.
House burglary is down by 17 per cent, vehicle crime nine per cent and criminal damage nine per cent.
Violent crime is also bucking the trend with a 15 per cent reduction equating to a thousand fewer victims of crime.
What hasn’t been factored in of course, is the number of crimes that do not get reported for whatever reason!!

VAL to sort out drunks and troublemakers

POLICE in Buxton have been making use of a new van which has been brought in to keep night time revellers in the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales safe.

A Violence, Alcohol harm and Licensing (VAL) van is being deployed in town centres across the High Peak and Dales.

It is one of four vans purchased by Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service which are being used across the county as part of its responsibility for safety at licensed premises.

Kitted out with both static and mobile CCTV cameras, the van provides officers with a mobile base to work from and aims to prevent alcohol-related anti-social behaviour and violent crime.

It can also help police to detect offences by providing officers with footage which could be used as evidence.

And I thought the budgets were being cut? Obviously there must be a strong argument for buying vans and making redundancies – I just can’t see it!

Police checks at Stanage and Longstone

CHECKS were carried out on 54 vehicles in the Longstone Edge and Stanage areas of the Peak District in a crackdown on illegal off-road bikers.
Police checked that all the vehicles they stopped had insurance, tax and MOTs and checked that they were safe.
A total of 47 were off-road motorbikes and officers spoke to them about Operation Blackbrook, which is a long running scheme to reduce illegal biking.