Avonmouth Security: Latest Crime News
This lively Bristol suburb located on the Severn Estuary is a picturesque scene of tranquillity – but despite its beauty, businesses who operate in Avonmouth understand the underlying issues that affect any suburb anywhere: Crime.
As part of raising awareness of security in Avonmouth and the need for businesses to hire security guards for their premises, below are some useful and recent statistics, figures and comments regarding the current level of Avonmouth security and crime.
Avonmouth Security – let the numbers do the talking
By taking the central point of Avonmouth and reviewing the crimes reported to Avonmouth police within a 1 mile radius of this point for the month of September 2012, we get the following figures:
Crimes Reported: 43. Although all crime is bad crime, this number itself is quite good. If you look at the central point of many cities or larger suburb, you will find that the levels of crime within the same catchment size can run into the thousands Here’s how that 43 can be broken down:
- Anti-Social Behaviour: 17 reported incidents. That number means that for the month of September, nearly 40% of crime in Avonmouth was down to anti-social behaviour. Of course while anti-social behaviour in itself does not damage goods or people, it can lead to further crime if not prevented, and where business is concerned it can put customers off from entering the area around which the anti-social behaviour takes place. The presence of a professional security guard or team of security guards has shown to reduce incidents of anti-social behaviour.
- Criminal Damage and Arson: 4 incidents of the 43 reported were attributed to this, meaning more than 9% of crime in Avonmouth was down to criminal damage and arson. This kind of behaviour has a significant impact on both your property and your safety – if you want to keep your business safe, consider the services of an Avonmouth security firm who can supply guards and monitoring systems to reduce this kind of crime.
- Other Crimes: The rest of the figures were made up of violent crime, drug crimes, theft, burglary and vehicle crime. Surprisingly enough, for the month of September there were no incidents of shoplifting! This fact is great news for both local businesses around Avonmouth and security guards, because it shows that efforts to increase security are working and that security guards are doing their jobs right.
Stay Aware
Although we try to keep you up to date on the latest Bristol trends, crime news and figures relating to both Avonmouth and Bristol security, we advise that you keep your eye on the numbers on a regular basis and implement the necessary security measures required to beat crime.
Official crime statistics can be found on the police.uk database and you can find information relating more specifically to your area by typing in your postcode.