Community

Crime in local communities can make daily life a real struggle for people living in communities across the UK.

The anonymous Crimestoppers phone number, 0800 555 111, is particularly vital for people to give information about crime in their community, as they are often living very close to crimes.

The following advice from the Home Office can also help people to make their community a safer place. The 'Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED)' section can also help in the planning process of new buildings take crime prevention into account.

  • Crimestoppers crime prevention advice - preventing anti-social behaviourAnti-social behaviour

    Anti-social behaviour can have devastating effects on families and communities. Read our tips to find out what you can do if anti-social behaviour is a problem in your area.

  • Crimestoppers crime prevention advice - Preventing crime through environmental designCrime prevention through environmental design (CPTED)

    Research shows that building design affects whether or not criminals decide to commit a crime. Criminals are more concerned with the risk of being caught than by the rewards they might gain if they commit a crime. So the design of the built environment can help to prevent crime.

  • Crimestoppers crime prevention advice - help keep your community safeTips to keep your community safe

    You can help to keep your community safer by following some of our simple advice.

  • Crimestoppers crime prevention advice - Volunteer to help prevent crimeVoluntary organisations

    If you're worried about crime in your local area and would like to give up some of your spare time to volunteer, the organisations and schemes in this section may be of interest.

Allan James FOSTER

Criminal

Offence: Violence

It is alleged that FOSTER murdered David 'Noddy' Rice

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Mike Phillips is a Crimestoppers call handler. He's worked for Crimestoppers for nearly 3 years, but is still amazed at the huge number of crimes ...

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