Man arrested as police probe Aston car crime spree
A man has been arrested in connection with a car crime spree in Aston near Nantwich.
Police say a number of residents in Aston reported vehicles had been entered overnight and items stolen.
A man has been arrested in connection with a car crime spree in Aston near Nantwich.
Police say a number of residents in Aston reported vehicles had been entered overnight and items stolen.
Crime in Cheshire has risen by more than 32% – a staggering 21,593 offences – according to Office of National Statistics figures
The latest figures released today compares crime recorded between April 2016 and March 2017 with April 2017 and March 2018.
Recorded crime in Cheshire has spiralled by more than 36% in just 12 months, official figures show today.
The Office of National Statistics shows the county saw a 36.4% increase in overall recorded crime between December 2016 and December 2017.
Cheshire Police has been ruled “inadequate” by a Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) report into its crime recording processes.
HMIC inspectors, who are reviewing all forces around the UK, estimated that up to 11,600 crimes were not being recorded properly by Cheshire.
An organised crime gang from Crewe and Wistaston involved in the supply of cocaine has been jailed for almost 65 years.
The 13 men were members of a gang who had been flooding the streets of Crewe with the drug.
Police are probing two house burglaries which happened on Audlem Road in Nantwich.
Officers received two separate reports of break-ins in the early hours of the morning yesterday (November 8).
An organised crime gang responsible for the large scale supply of Class A drugs in South Cheshire, has been jailed for 19 years.
David Probin, 28, Christopher Flowers, 28, James Entwistle, 26, Shannon O’Neill, 20, Joseph Cottle, 21, and Bernard Dutton, 55, were jailed after being charged with conspiracy to Supply Class A Drugs.
Violent crime in Cheshire has risen by 18%, according to latest figures.
The Office of National Statistics says recorded crimes in Cheshire has increased in the past 12 months by 0.1%, the equivalent of 72 crimes.
Official crime statistics for Cheshire show a fall in overall recorded crime.
The figures for the year to March 31 from the Office of National Statistics, show an overall reduction in recorded crime of 2.2 per cent in Cheshire.
Labour candidate David Keane has been elected as the new Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire.
Mr Keane will begin his role on May 12, taking over from previous commissioner John Dwyer.
Cheshire Police are to stage a Rural and Wildlife Crime Conference in Tarporley to highlight the impact it has in the area.
The event will take place on Monday February 29 at Willington Hall.
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.
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’.
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