Following on from the successful crime reduction figures published in March, I am proud to say that Runnymede has seen the greatest fall in crime rates for three years with 700 fewer people falling victim to crime than in 2004.
The greatest falls in crime in the local areas were recorded in relation to:
► Vehicle theft, theft from a vehicle and damage to a vehicle
► Domestic burglary
► Bicycle theft
► Criminal damage
► Wounding
► Personal robbery
This is a significant victory for the Safer Runnymede Partnership comprised of the Borough Council, Surrey Police, Surrey County Council, Surrey Fire and Rescue Service, Surrey Police, Surrey Police Authority, Runnymede Association of Voluntary Services, and the Surrey Primary Care Trust.
Police Inspector Roger Nield, Chairman of the Safer Runnymede Partnership said:
“Local people play an important part in helping the Partnership to achieve such encouraging figures in reducing crime and disorder in Runnymede. They take part in Neighbourhood Watch Schemes and use online reporting at www.saferrunnymede.co.uk and these help us respond with such effective results.
“Safer Runnymede uses the most extensive CCTV network in Surrey to help prevent crime. This level of coverage has been championed by The Partnership, located in the flagship Runnymede Civic Centre, along with Runnymede Borough Council, Surrey Police, and Surrey County Council.
“People will be soon able to use our new initiative, SMS texting, to report crimes or anti social behaviour as they go about the borough.
“Even though the reduction achieved by the Partnership is significant, we are not complacent: every crime and every victim is one too many. and we’ll continue to listen, learn and act to continue to keep Runnymede safe”.
Congratulations to our excellent crime reduction team here in Runnymede led by David Dodd for the excellent progress they are making in making our our communities even safer.
