Coronavirus slashes burglary rate, but boosts noisy neighbour complaints
Coronavirus slashes burglary rate, but boosts noisy neighbour complaints
Last year’s crime figures have been strongly influenced by the coronavirus pandemic, with fewer home break-ins and more online criminality, according to new police figures. The number of burglaries at private homes fell by 23% and number of reported pick-pocketing offences fell by almost 50%, police said in a review of the year in crime. However, being confined more to home did lead to a sharp rise in noise and nuisance complaints. The police were called to almost 145,000 incidents... More >