CRIME in Sawston has been reduced by more than a third over the past two years, according to figures released at a recent parish meeting.
Total crime figures have dropped from 302 in 2005/2006 to 194 in 2007/2008 – a decrease of 36 per cent.
The main reason that figure has dropped is because of the dramatic decrease of criminal damage in the village.
Damage is down from 176 crime
s to 107 crimes in the same two year space – a drop of nearly 40 per cent – while cycle theft is down more than 70 per cent, theft from vehicles is down 77 per cent and other theft has been cut in half.
Burglary is up slightly, from eight to 12 crimes, while vehicle theft has increased five fold from three crimes in 2005/2006 to 15 in 2007/2008.
Arson has gone up from zero to four but deception and fraud is down from ten to one and there were no aggravated burglaries between April 2007 and March 2008.
A Cambridgeshire police spokeswoman said: "The Sawston neighbourhood team has been working hard with residents to reduce crimes in the area.
"Communication between the local community and officers has meant police are aware of issues and problems before they take hold, which has allowed officers to tackle them successfully."
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