Last week Stephen Metcalfe MP
met with Chief Superintendent Luke Collison from Essex Police to discuss crime
in the local area of South Basildon and East Thurrock.
As well as addressing local
policing issues, Mr Metcalfe and Mr Collison discussed a number of innovative
ideas that will help in the fight against crime and which will improve policing
in the near future.
Mr Metcalfe commented: “The
safety and security of my constituents is at the top of the agenda so it is
vital that I stay in close contact with the local police. I was extremely
encouraged by the meeting and I know that the local police are working heard to
cut crime in South Basildon and East Thurrock. This process is helped by the growing
number of officers now on the frontline.”
The local MP also urged
constituents to utilise www.police.uk to
find out about crime within their local vicinity. New crime maps on the website
enable people to check on the safety of their estate, village, or route to
work.
Users can make their own
personalised crime maps, plotting the precise area for which they want
information on crime, anti-social behaviour and outcomes, rather than relying
on a standard one mile radius from a given postcode.
Stephen added: “I will
continue to work closely with Essex Police to ensure that everything possible
is being done to cut crime in the local area and I have every confidence that
we will see falling crime statistics in the near future.”
