PCC (Police and Crime Commissioner) praises community-focused crime prevention as force outperforms national and regional crime trends. Police and Crime Commissioner - Rupert Matthews Proactive action to prevent offending before it harms victims and communities is achieving sweeping reductions in crime across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, latest figures reveal. The new Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) provides further evidence that Police and Crime Commissio

PCC praises tough enforcement in car cruising hotspots to deter offenders. Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews has welcomed the success of tough new action to tackle car cruising with incidents already falling in some parts of the force area. Racing and nuisance driving is an issue repeatedly raised by the public and the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland PCC vowed to work with the force to step up patrols and enforcement to hold more perpetrators to account. Off

Rupert Matthews, Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, has responded to the double stabbing in the Highfields area of Leicester. He said: “I am saddened that someone else has been injured through knife crime. Yet again we are reminded how carrying knives causes harm and creates fear in our communities. “I am being briefed regularly on this investigation, alongside others of such a serious nature. I know the police are working tirelessly

Have your say about Policing. Meet the two at the top, at What Matters to You Road Show in Beaumont Leys this Wednesday. Lord Willy Bach and Simon Cole The ‘What Matters to You’ Roadshow with Police and Crime Commissioner Lord Willy Bach and Chief Constable Simon Cole will be in Beaumont Leys on Wednesday 10th April to hear first-hand what local people have to say about policing. They will be joined by members of the local policing team in Bradgate Mall, Beaumont Leys Shoppin