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Police probe series of burglaries in Bulkeley area

Police probe series of burglaries in Bulkeley area

Burglars are targeting houses in the Bulkeley area of Nantwich, police have warned.

Three properties have been broken into in the last few weeks in and around the small village near Bunbury and Peckforton.

November 23, 2015
Police call high drink and drug drive offender figures for Crewe and Nantwich “disappointing”

Police call high drink and drug drive offender figures for Crewe and Nantwich “disappointing”

An insurance comparison website lists Crewe and Nantwich area as having the highest number of drink and drug drive offenders in the UK.

The data refers to the number of people in the CW postcode area who have visited the company’s website for a comparison quote in the past 12 months.

November 20, 2015
Crime in Cheshire on the decline, ONS figures show

Crime in Cheshire on the decline, ONS figures show

Cheshire Police recorded the fourth largest drop in recorded crime across England and Wales, latest figures suggest.

Crime statistics released by the Office of National Statistics show for 12 months ending June 2015 there was an overall drop in crime of 4% – 2,245 fewer crimes.

October 15, 2015
Complaints against Cheshire Police rise for fourth year running

Complaints against Cheshire Police rise for fourth year running

Complaints against Cheshire Police have risen for the fourth year in a row.

There was a small rise in the number of complaints against the force in 2014-15 on the previous year, according to the latest report by Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)

October 8, 2015
Nantwich residents warned over distraction burglaries across South Cheshire

Nantwich residents warned over distraction burglaries across South Cheshire

Residents in Nantwich are being warned to remain vigilant after a large number of distraction burglaries across South Cheshire.

Police say a number of distraction burglaries involving men attempting to sell artwork have so far been reported in the Middlewich, Holmes Chapel, Knutsford, and Cranage areas of the county.

September 29, 2015
Motorcyclists face crackdown from unmarked police bikes

Motorcyclists face crackdown from unmarked police bikes

Motorcyclists in Cheshire face a police crackdown after one was caught speeding at 120mph on a 60mph road.

Operation Caesar is to use unmarked police bikes to catch motorcyclists speeding in Cheshire’s roads.

August 24, 2015
Hundreds of Nantwich pupils enjoy Primary College event

Hundreds of Nantwich pupils enjoy Primary College event

Youngsters from Nantwich primary schools enjoyed an action-packed week of activities at South Cheshire College.

Primary College 2015 gave 1,200 primary school children a chance to try new activities ranging from cooking and computing to falconry, photography and engineering.

July 13, 2015
Nantwich Police shake-up defended as officers are armed with tablets

Nantwich Police shake-up defended as officers are armed with tablets

Cheshire Police chiefs have defended a radical new shake-up which will see Nantwich officers working from Crewe – by arming them with tablets!

We revealed how Nantwich’s Neighbourhood Policing Unit (NPU) is to be absorbed into a larger Local Policing Unit (LPU) from July 6.

June 10, 2015
Nantwich police to work from Crewe under radical new plan

Nantwich police to work from Crewe under radical new plan

Nantwich police officers will work from Crewe and not the town’s police station under a radical new regime from next month, it has emerged.

And the future of the police station on Beam Street in Nantwich, which has had no public front counter service for three weeks, is now in doubt.

June 9, 2015
Nantwich man in court for human trafficking and sex exploitation

Nantwich man in court for human trafficking and sex exploitation

A man from Nantwich has been charged in connection with an investigation into human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

The 49-year-old man, of James Hall Street, Nantwich, is facing one count of human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, one count of money laundering and 14 counts of controlling women for prostitution.

May 23, 2015
Arrests in Nantwich and Crewe as police probe human trafficking and sex exploitation

Arrests in Nantwich and Crewe as police probe human trafficking and sex exploitation

Houses were raided and people arrested in Nantwich and Crewe today as part of a large investigation into human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Two people, a 49-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman, have been arrested in Nantwich and Crewe in connection with the investigation.

May 20, 2015
Crime-busting Scoot scheme in Crewe and Nantwich wins award

Crime-busting Scoot scheme in Crewe and Nantwich wins award

A community scheme to tackle town centre crime in Crewe and Nantwich has scooped a top award.

‘Stamp crime out of town’ (Scoot), a business crime partnership operating across Crewe and Nantwich for 13 years, has been given a Safer Business Award ‘with distinction’.

May 7, 2015
Nantwich residents urged to sniff out cannabis farms after £3m raids

Nantwich residents urged to sniff out cannabis farms after £3m raids

Nantwich residents are being urged to sniff out cannabis farms in the town – after £3 million of the drug were seized by Cheshire Police in just three months.

Detectives say organised criminal gangs are using premises across Cheshire to cultivate the drug in local communities.

April 28, 2015