Shepherd's Bush and Fulham see burglaries and robberies fall
The number of burglaries, robberies, snatches and thefts from cars have all plummeted in areas where 24-hour policing was introduced last year.
The latest figures from the Metopolitan Police show that
the two pilot schemes, introduced in Fulham and Shepherds Bush in April 2007 have seen big falls in key crimes especially burglaries and robberies.
The £4 million, two year scheme is being paid for by local taxpayers and businesses. The two 24/7 squads are made up of one inspector, five sergeants, ten police constables and fifteen police community support officers.
In Shepherds Bush, thefts from a person, or ‘snatches’, are down 51 per cent and in Fulham thefts from a vehicle have tumbled 28 per cent. There have also been huge increases in the number of drug pushers taken off the streets.
The latest overall borough crime figures show that there were 2,115 fewer victims of crime than this time last year. The official end-of-year report card proves that in the 12 months to March 2008 there were 23,219 crimes in the borough – 2,115 fewer than the same time last year.
Effect of 24/7 neighbourhood beat Policing patrols
| - | Shepherd's Bush before |
Shepherd's Bush after |
Fulham before |
Fulham after |
Robberies |
158 |
95 |
58 |
48 |
Burglaries |
154 |
147 |
153 |
149 |
Snatches |
77 |
37 |
23 |
17 |
Drug arrests |
163 |
319 |
50 |
144 |
Assaults |
125 |
105 |
84 |
63 |
Theft and handling |
849 |
788 |
704 |
553 |
Thefts from a vehicle |
227 |
182 |
205 |
147 |
May 2, 2008