THE Thurrock Community Safety Partnership have been raising awareness of crime prevention in the Grays area following an increase in domestic burglary.
The day of action was supported by the Grays Housing team, Essex Police, British Transport Police and the Council’s Community Safety, Community Protection and Trading Standards teams. The day involved visits to Grays train station, Thameside school and Grays high street as well as the Seabrooke Rise Estate.
Inspector Leigh Norris of Essex Police said “Essex remains a very low crime area, but burglaries do happen and there is, on occasion, a trend to target houses and steal vehicle keys and the vehicles themselves. This form of burglary, along with conventional offences where homes are broken into with the intention of (or actually) stealing property, are particularly harrowing crimes which can have a devastating effect on the victim and something we take very seriously and try our hardest to prevent, reduce and detect”.
Cllr Angie Gaywood, Portfolio Holder for Public Protection said: ‘We have seen an increase in domestic burglary and vehicle crime, particularly in the Grays riverside area recently and we wanted to take some positive action to help raise awareness and give advice to residents on how to avoid becoming a victim of crime. The teams spoke to and spent time with over 800 residents and property security marker pens were given out to all of them.
Residents can collect free security marker pens from the Civic Offices in New Road, Grays
