Town centre crime starts to dip

Recorded crime in one Leicestershire town has fallen by 40% over the past six years, police have said. Official figures indicate crimes in Hinckley have fallen from 142 in the summer of 2003 to 85 for the same period this year. Pc Clive Clarke said the success has been achieved in part by targeting certain crimes. The number of recorded crimes fell by 17% in the past year from 102 to 85, the police figures... [read full story]