Merseyside Police set to release crime figures - 23rd Apr 2009 10:47am
Merseyside Police set to release crime figures after break-ins nationally rise by 25% and are linked to credit crunch crimewave
The number of house break-ins rose sharply in the final months of last year, official figures reveal today.
The increase is being linked to a "credit crunch crimewave" sparked by the recession.
Recorded crime figures from police forces in England and Wales show a 4% rise in domestic burglaries between October and December.
Statistics from the British Crime Survey show a 25% rise in thefts.
Merseyside Police say local figures are to be released later today.
More later.
THE GLOBE
The number of house break-ins rose sharply in the final months of last year, official figures reveal today.
The increase is being linked to a "credit crunch crimewave" sparked by the recession.
Recorded crime figures from police forces in England and Wales show a 4% rise in domestic burglaries between October and December.
Statistics from the British Crime Survey show a 25% rise in thefts.
Merseyside Police say local figures are to be released later today.
More later.
THE GLOBE