Co-op Insurance has just launched a new tool to quickly identify where it might be safer to park your car in the street. The ‘Park Smart’ tool allows users to search for vehicle crime hot spots by postcode or location. The search reveals six months of data sourced…

Even before the acid attacks against the moped riders in London on 13 July the UK Government had already been working with police, health professionals and retailers to develop an action plan to reduce this insidious form of attack (see below). I thought it might be useful then to provide a summary…

Bedfordshire Police have recently begun a campaign to target drivers committing mobile phone related driving offences. They've called the campaign ‘where do you keep yours?'; a reference to where you put your mobile phone whilst driving. The campaign started on 10 July. Statistics across…

In the (online) Derbyshire Times last Thursday there was an article concerning the theft of the following bikes from Field Head Campsite in Edale the previous month. Cannondale Habit mountain bike - Black and Blue Cube Stereo mountain bike - Grey with Black and Orange markings There is no…

Thanks to Crime Prevention Expert, Stephen Armson-Smith of Essex Police for sending me his latest crime prevention article for publication. This time Stephen has listed the key things you should do to make your place looked lived in when it isn't. In support, I've added a link to my own Holiday…

The ‘999' emergency telephone service began in London in 1937 and in the first week was used 1,000 times! The ‘999' emergency service was set up in order that the telephone operators could identify emergency calls. This followed the death of five people during a fire at a doctor's…