The Press in York published ward-by-ward crime figures in yesterday's edition. You can view the statistics for Hull Road at: http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/resources/files/15384/. In the ward, sexual offences and criminal damage are both down on last year - which is great news. Unfortunately a rise in burglary means that the overall average for Hull Road is a rise of 12.39%.
Here's what Neil said to The Press: "These rising figures are clearly worrying despite the positive news of the reduction in criminal damage and sexual offences. As a new Ward Councillor for Hull Road, I intend to work with local police and their safer neighbour teams to find out exactly what type of properties are being targeted and where in the ward so that we might address any areas of concern.
"During the campaign, I could see that we have a hard-working safer neighbourhood team who are very visible in the ward, and so this serves to underline the importance of maintaining strong front-line policing services. I would also encourage residents of the Ward to get in touch with either Cllr. Fitzpatrick or myself if they have security concerns in their area - we can then make sure these are heard by the right people."
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