60% Robbery Increase Reinforces Lib Dem CCTV Plea for Stroud Green

7.15.00pm GMT Mon 24th Jul 2006

Councillors Laura Edge, Ed Butcher and Richard Wilson

The publication of the 2006 crime statistics has shown a 60% increase in robbery on the streets of Stroud Green supporting the Lib Dem campaign for CCTV to protect the neighbourhood worst affected areas.

Cllr Ed Butcher comments:

"As Nick Ross might say, we cannot be alarmist about these figures, but any increase in overall robbery trends is a real worry. We have already been campaigning for CCTV to watch over our hotspots and these statistics just prove the point."

Cllr Laura Edge adds:

"There have been a number of serious incidents at the entrance to the Parkland Walk and the Haringey Station bridge. People need to feel safe and CCTV would certainly offer that protection. The Council needs to act now before the situation gets further out of hand."

ENDS

Notes to editors:

Full Stroud Green crime statistics:

http://www.met.police.uk/crimefigures/datatable.php?ward=00apgp&borough=yr&period=year