Cardiff has been ‘safe as houses’ for the three days this week, with not a single dwelling burglary being reported to South Wales Police.
Despite the city having a residential population of around 350,000, on Tuesday (25th) Wednesday (26th) and Thursday (27th) of this week, not a single dwelling burglary occurred. On average however, the Welsh capital continues to work on just 4 dwelling burglaries per day.
Divisional Commander for policing in Cardiff, Chief Superintendent Bob Tooby, said that these results were due to excellent partnership working and raising awareness to prevent crime.
He said: “Working with our partners at Safer Capital has given us the opportunity to educate people from all walks of life on how to prevent burglary.
“Through youth intervention and great work with Cardiff University volunteers, we’ve been able to show young people how to safeguard themselves from opportunist thieves. Close work with the Wales National Offender Management Team and the probation service has also helped with the rehabilitation of offenders.
“Burglary is a devastating crime that can have a detrimental affect on victims who not only lose their possessions, but who also feel personally deceived. For these reasons, we’ve invested heavily in forensic opportunities to catch the people who are making a career from crime, and it’s paying dividends.
“Over the last 12 months, there have been 4,411 less victims of crime and 429 less burglaries compared to the year before. These good results mean we have more time to provide a quality service to victims and more time to investigate their crimes.
“Obviously there is always room to improve, and we continue to be fully committed to doing everything we can to listen to the public and respond to their needs.
“We’re grateful to the media who continue to help us share our good news with the people of Cardiff and boost their confidence in policing. As a result, we’re receiving more intelligence from the public to help us target offenders and bring them to justice.
“For example, more community intelligence on individuals who appear to live above their means has meant we’ve been able to target stolen goods handlers and their premises, and apprehend offenders through the Proceeds of Crime Act to strip them of the financial proceeds they’ve gained through others misfortune.
“I’m so grateful to our communities and partners for helping us make Cardiff one of the safest cities in the UK.”
