According to reports, shop thefts in Cleethorpes reduced by 76% over the 2024 festive period, compared to figures from 2023.
A news report just published in conjunction with Humberside Police shows that a few community safety measures have made a real difference to retailers around St Peters Avenue in Cleethorpes.
VANEL is supporting the GRIP Radio System (Grimsby Retailers in Partnership) and the Big Local North Cleethorpes community hub at 82 Grimsby Road Cleethorpes has been a base the the Police and other partners to help go out and about to support the retailers to make good use of the GRIP radio system.
It’s been good to be part of what has turned out to be an effective system.
Read the press article online here or in full below:
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Shop thefts in Cleethorpes reduced by 76% over the 2024 festive period, compared to figures from 2023.
According to reports, officers for Humberside Police formed a partnership with North East Lincolnshire Council’s CCTV control department and Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire (VANEL) to carry out “dedicated & targeted work” to protect business owners.
Through the initiative, officers on Cleethorpes’ Neighbourhood Policing Team worked to increase patrols, promote the force’s shop watch radio system, and encourage the use of new security systems. As a result shop owners reported that incidents of retail theft had dropped by 76% compared to the previous Christmas period.
Humberside Police said: “Cleethorpes NPT & our partner agencies worked extensively to support our retailers in the run up to Christmas to ensure our resort is a safe shopping destination, this dedicated & targeted work has resulted in a 76% reduction in shop thefts from the same time period in 2023.
“Our dedicated patrols, crime prevention advice to retail stores, our work with NELC CCTV control, partnership working with VANEL to promote our shop watch radio system, new security systems implemented by stores, joint patrols with NELC staff & our targeting of offenders has achieved these results & our work will continue. Shop theft is not a victimless crime and will not be tolerated, and our retail store staff & shoppers deserve to be work & shop in a safe environment.”
www.vanel.org.uk
More about GRIP on the 2025group website here: https://www.2025group.com/
www.biglocalnorthcleethorpes.org.uk