It means crime is up by 27 per cent in Telford & Wrekin, and up by 15 per cent in the rest of Shropshire.
The number of offences in the county has risen the Office for National Statistics has confirmed
It means crime is up by 27 per cent in Telford & Wrekin, 15 per cent in the rest of Shropshire and 35 per cent in Powys, when compared with the previous year. The impact of the relaxation of lockdown and Covid restrictions is believed to be one of the reasons behind the rise in offences.For both Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin the latest figures show that violent crime is up.
Sexual offences rose by 27 per cent in Shropshire, with 819 offences, and 12 per cent in Telford & Wrekin, with 704 offences. Powys recorded a 53 per cent rise in sexual offences, with 449.Drugs offences have however fallen, down 21 per cent, from 2,725 to 2,158, along with anti-social behaviour, down 37 per cent, from 56,055 to 35,408.
"As people have returned to a more normal way of life and public areas reopened so has the likelihood a crime could take place, in particular outside the home. John Campion, West Mercia's Police and Crime Commissioner, said the rise had been reflected across the country.
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