Erewash Community Safety Partnership Crime Prevention Advice

How to help yourself reduce the chance of becoming a victim of crime.

You can make yourself, your family and your belongings safer and protect your home, by following some simple tips.

It is important to remember that most crime is against property, not people, and that crime levels are going down in most places. Most crimes are ‘spur of the moment’ actions, often in response to the opportunity of an open window or valuables on display.

The government has set up a dedicated web site that sets out measures that can be taken to prevent crime before it happens. The site at www.crimereduction.gov.uk offers practical guidance and prevention advice.

Many of the crime prevention tips are common sense, but can make a real impact, by making your home and your property more secure you can save yourself the expense and distress of crime and make the place you live a safer and better place for all the community.

For more information about community safety and crime reduction in Erewash please email communitysafety@erewash.gov.uk or call 0115 9316054