Up to date crime figures for Cranfield

Crime figures for Cranfield

We've been told that crime is generally falling which is good. But other sources recently featured on the national news  saying some police would deliberately downgrade reports in order to show a better clear-up rate. Trouble in Cranfield has no way of taking a view on this but here are the latest official figures for the village. They were presented by two PCSOs at the last meeting and we were pleased to see someone coming from the force.

Cranfield grand theft auto

Here are the crime figures for the last two months in Cranfield. With small numbers, a few incidents can lead to a big percentage bounce.  See the police advice down below. It makes sense to avoid temptation to opportunistic theft including burglary.

 

As you will see there has been an increase in burglaries for the past 2 months compared to the same 2 months last year.  One of the burglaries was an attempt where the offenders did not get in.  Two of the burglaries had a similar method whereby the offenders used brick at one and a rock at another to smash windows at the rear of the house to get in.  We would like to remind people to not leave items around the periphery of their properties that might be used by a burglar to gain access, for example loose bricks, ladders, spades and other implements that can be used.  All of the burglaries occurred at the rear of the properties.  During the other two burglaries the offenders got in through an insecure window at one property and by removing a pane of glass from a window at the other.  Cash, jewellery and a camera were the items that were taken during these burglaries.  As the darker nights are drawing in we would like to remind people to ‘Lock up, light up and be secure’.

You will also see that there has been an increase in vehicle crime compared to the same period last year.  All of these have been theft from motor vehicles.  Two of the thefts have been done by similar method whereby the offender has gotten into the vehicle by unknown means and without signs of forced entry.  Golfing equipment and power tools were removed.  The other thefts involved a battery being taken from a tractor, a rear window being smashed and a tool bag taken and a hole being drilled below the lock of another vehicle activating the central locking and taking tools and cash from the vehicle.  In light of this increase in thefts from vehicles we would like to remind people to not leave valuables in their cars and vans, even in the boot as thieves will access the boot as well as the rest of the car.
 

Crime figures for Cranfield

Here are the mist recent crime figures for Cranfield.



21/06/2013 - PARTRIDGE PIECE - ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM (OAPA SECTION 47)

25/06/2013 - BUDGENS STORE - UNKNOWN OFFENDER/S HAS SMASHED THE DOOR LOCK TO GET INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND HAVE PROCEEDED TO TRY AND REMOVED THE STEREO SMASHING IT (THE IP BELIEVES IT WAS LEFT THERE BECAUSE THEY BROKE IT). THEY HAVE SEARCHED INSIDE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND REMOVED TWO CD'S AND A PAIR OF POLAROID SUNGLASSES. THE STEERING COLUMN HAS ALSO BEEN DAMAGED. THE UNKNOWN OFFENDER/S HAS THEN MADE OFF FROM THE LOCATION IN AN UNKNOWN DIRECTION VIA UNKNOWN MEANS.

25/06 – 26/06/2013 – LINCROFT - UNKNOWN OFFENDERS HAVE APPROACHED THE PROPERTY AND HAVE REMOVED THE FIVE STATED PLANT POTS WITH BUSHES INSIDE THEM. UNKNOWN OFFENDERS HAVE THEN LEFT THE LOCATION BY UNKNOWN MEANS, IN AN UNKNOWN DIRECTION.

03/07/2013 - BOURNE END - BURGLARY IN A BUILDING OTHER THAN A DWELLING - UNKNOWN OFFENDERS HAVE USED AN UNKNOWN IMPLEMENT BUT PROBABLY A CROWBAR DUE TO THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE DOOR AND THE MARKS THAT ARE LEFT ON THE FRAME. OFFENDERS HAVE STOLEN THE ITEMS AND HAVE LEFT BY UNKNOWN MEANS.

10/07/2013 - TOWNSEND CLOSE - DOMESTIC DISPUTE/INCIDENT

16/07/2013 - HIGH STREET - COMMON ASSAULT

05/07/2013 - MILL RD - INF STATES THAT A GROUP OF YOUTHS HAVE MOVED ALL THE BOLLARDS AROUND THE ROAD WORKS ALONG THE LOC- ALL IC1 - 6 YOUTHS NO OTHER DESC ALL RUN OFF – NO CONES FOUND