Darryl Preston, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire, has published his annual report into crime across the county.

The report confirmed that the Commissioner's team has secured £698,000 of Home Office funding to tackle neighbourhood crime and anti-social behaviour, as well as to prevent violence against women and girls.

The report also offers an update into the number of crimes being dealt with across Cambridgeshire. 

Neighbourhood crime is down 31 per cent, recorded incidents of anti-social behaviour are down 27 per cent and rural crime is down by 13 per cent.

However, the Commissioner recognised that Cambridgeshire residents still want to see other types of crime tackled, including fly-tipping and road safety.

Mr Preston said: "I know that some of the recent high-profile, national events have dented public confidence and trust in policing.

"Our independently chaired Scrutiny Panel continue to play a vital part in ensuring officers are carrying out their duties ethically and professionally.

"Of course, while this progress is welcome, more needs to be done to tackle the rise of violent crime (locally and nationally), the growing challenges of fraud and cybercrime, a well as increasing call handling resources."

The report also found that progress has been made on the number of bike thefts in Cambridge. The Commissioner said that due to "increased investment in CCTV technology, targeted police activity and support from Cambridge City Council", the number of thefts are down by 54 per cent.

Mr Preston pledged to keep "supporting victims and witnesses" as a key priority for him in his role as the Police and Crime Commissioner. 

He said since 2021, £10.2 million has been commissioned to support services for victims and witnesses of crime, even if the offence has not been reported to the police. 

Mr Preston also hopes to prevent young people from becoming involved in crime.