Our friends in Essex Police are launching Essex Community Messaging (ECM) today. People who register for the service will be sent up-to-date information about crime and community safety issues in their local area and crime prevention advice. Users will also be able to tailor their preferences to…

Brilliant! Greater Manchester Police launched GMP Radio on 26th September, a new service that delivers a monthly podcasts to listeners. Hosted by PC Mike McGuinness and recorded in his own time, each episode will explore a different theme or trend around crime prevention and safeguarding in…

The Ulster Farmers' Union has announced that registration is now open for the Union's first official rural crime conference entitled ‘Tackling Rural Crime in Northern Ireland – Working Together'. This free event will take place on 4th November 2014 at the Crumlin Road Gaol in…

The Birmingham Mail today carries a story about Transport Minister Claire Perry's suggestion that the introduction of women-only train carriages could be introduced in a bid to reduce sexual assaults, which have been on the rise. (1,117 recorded by British Transport Police to year ending March…

Good morning everyone. I have a smile on my face this morning, because our daily visitor number has for the first time gone through the fifteen hundred barrier to 1518, the highest number of visitors to the site in one day since mid March this year. Looking at the landing pages it is clear that…

This is me thinking out loud! As I write this item there are 17 people looking at the newly re-launched Crime Prevention Website\'s Forum. That's two registered users, one search engine bot and fourteen guests. So what can I do to persuade more guests to sign up and join in the…