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Crime falls by five per cent in West Oxfordshire

CRIME continues to drop in Cherwell and West Oxfordshire, according to the latest police figures.

Between April last year and March this year, there was a five per cent reduction in all crime in the area which covers Chipping Norton, or 630 fewer victims of crime than last year.

Supt Colin Paine said: “I am pleased to announce that crime continues to fall across the Cherwell & West Oxfordshire Local Policing Area (LPA.

“This success is, in large measure, down to effective partnerships with West Oxfordshire District Council and Cherwell District Council in running excellent local initiatives to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour.

“Although I would love for us to be able to claim sole credit the reality is that a range of social, economic and demographic changes over the past 10 years have also made a difference.”

There has been a seven per cent reduction in burglaries, 73 fewer than last year, an overall reduction of 14 per cent in violent crime with a reduction of 263 offences and a reduction of violence with injury offences by 20 per cent with 162 fewer serious violent offences.

Amazing! Many of you may recall a few years back we at the town council came under pressure to have CCTV - and pay for it, looks like it isn't needed afterall! Ed.

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