NHW NETWORK AREA B - LOCAL CRIME STATS FOR JANUARY 2020 The NHW Area B covers the 10 villages of , , Bradfield St Clare, Bradfield St George, , , , Rushbrooke, Rougham and Nowton. Crimes in , Cockfield and though outside of Area B are also reported here. Bury St Edmunds police reporting area crime stats for the month of January (a total of 420 reported crimes) have just been released; reported crimes in or near any of the villages mentioned above include (decode below):

Bradfield St George: 3 x V/S Never give bank details to cold callers (by Cockfield: 1 x B; 1 x CD/A; 1 x PO phone, text or e-mail) no matter who they Hawstead: 1 x B; 1 x OT claim to be, report them to Action Fraud Lawshall: 2 x B; 1 x ASB on 0300 123 2040 & let your NHW Co-ord Great Whelnetham: 1 x B; 1 x CD/A; 1 x D know! Nowton: 1 x V Rougham: 1 x V; 1 x PO; 1 x CD/A; 1 x OT Stanningfield: 1 x V/S

Also, on 1st Feb a white truck driver with baseball cap entered a Bradfield Combust home uninvited and was aggressive when confronted by the residents.

(ASB = Anti-Social Behaviour; B = Burglary; CD/A = Criminal Damage/Arson; PO = Public Order; T = Theft; V = Vehicle Crime; V/S = Violence or Sexual; R = Robbery; D = Drugs; W = Weapons

Possession; O/T = Other Theft; O = Other; S = Shoplifting; BT = Bicycle Theft) *Defined crime categories are used by all 44 police forces across , Wales and NI.

2020 monthly average No. of reported crimes: Whole of BSE Reporting Area - 420 Our local Area B (10 villages) - 12

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