Local Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner candidate, John Dwyer, has welcomed a fall in overall crime in Cheshire.
Official figures produced by the Office for National Statistics show that total recorded crime in Cheshire fell by 6 per cent in the twelve months to March 2012. Nationally, recorded crime fell by 4 per cent and the number of recorded crimes fell to below four million for the first time in more than 20 years.
Commenting John Dwyer said:
‘These official figures are a welcome sign of the good work Cheshire police are doing fighting crime locally. My priority is simple: to cut crime by tackling antisocial behaviour, slashing the red-tape which stops police fighting crime and being a strong voice for local people and victims. Over the next few months I will be out and about, listening to local people’s concerns about crime and policing and setting out how I plan to bring local crime down even more in the future.’