New figures reveal that victims of crime have been dramatically reduced as partner agencies across Wrexham wage war on those who prey on the vulnerable.

A zero tolerance approach has seen overall crime across the county borough cut by 38 per cent in the last three years.

In a breakdown of recent figures Wrexham community safety partnership report that wounding offences have been cut by 37 per cent from 1,393 in 2003 to 871 in 2007.

The number of thefts from a person have been halved, as have the number of thefts from a vehicle which are down from 1,707 in 2003 to 663 in 2007.

House break-ins have also been halved in the last three years with the number of domestic burglaries dropping from 631 to 332.

The number of criminal damage incidents have also been reduced from 4,022 to 2,672.

Figures show that since 2003 there has been a total reduction of 3,569 crimes which they say means 3,569 less victims.

They say a joint approach by a number of agencies has been the key to their success.

Community safety sergeant, John Williams told the Evening Leader that he was pleased that Wrexham partnership had smashed the 17 per cent target set by the Home Office three years ago.

He said: "The big thing for us is fewer victims. We want to reduce the fear of crime and provide reassurance.

"Wrexham is a highly populated area but we are the second best performing partnership in Wales.

"The reassuring thing is this has been a partnership approach, not just police work.

"It has included the ambulance service, the probation service, Wrexham Council, the health board and North Wales Fire Service.

"It all pulls together and all have experts in different fields that can contribute."

The only two areas which have not been reduced are the number of common assaults and robbery of personal property.

However, the partnership say they have encouraged these types of offences to be reported more frequently which is why the number of offences have risen.

Inspector Chris Beasley said the partnership were winning the battle against people who commit crime.

"Firstly, we are in the business of public reassurance and now we can prove with these statistics that Wrexham County Borough is a safer place now than it was three years ago.

"My perception is that it is even better than that but it is a constant battle to get people to believe that and I hope these figures show that to the doubters.

"Clearly there are still a number of crimes being committed but the chances of getting caught are higher than they have ever been.

"Committing a crime now is a risky business. The figures show there has been a 38 per cent reduction in crime. Now we can concentrate on the ones that haven't got the message yet."

However he stressed that the partnership would not be complacent and distraction burglaries, domestic violence, substance misuse and alcohol related crime would be top of the list for their next three year strategy.

If you live in Wrexham do you feel safer now than three years ago?

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