Innovative ways are always being sought to deter young people away from crime and for the first time my office is now providing funding for pioneering football-related schemes. Sport is a productive and fun way of engaging with those who have been involved in antisocial behaviour or crime, or are at risk of being exploited due […]
Antisocial behaviour
Towns and villages across Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are being helped to improve community safety, catch criminals and reduce offending through the launch of a new CCTV funding scheme. The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is making £125,000 available in 2025/26 from the […]
Rapidly evolving advances in technology have done wonders to improve the power of CCTV in capturing vital evidence when crimes occur and deterring offences from being committed. I am proud to have invested nearly half a million pounds upgrading CCTV systems since I was appointed Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in […]
Additional foot patrols are being provided in Bodmin as part of a £1.3m crime prevention project.The town is one of two new areas to be included in the Hotspot policing scheme for Devon & Cornwall, which aims to prevent incidents of antisocial behaviour (ASB) and violent crime.The project, which sees police officers, PCSOs and street […]
Dealing robustly with those causing antisocial behaviour or serious violence in our towns and cities is a priority of mine in my Police and Crime Plan, and thanks to funding secured by my office from the Home Office, thousands of hours of extra foot patrols have taken place in Devon and Cornwall since April last […]
Devon and Cornwall are truly blessed to be home to some of the most stunning beaches in the UK which is why every summer we see tourists flock to the region to soak up their beauty and enjoy what they have to offer. The inevitable downside of that is crime rates do increase which puts an […]