Attack in Southport and public riots have sparked an increase in crime tip-offs to help police

Crimestoppers says they're dealing with more demand than ever

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Author: Adam SmithPublished 21st Aug 2024
Last updated 21st Aug 2024

The boss of Crimestoppers in the North West believes the Southport knife attack and recent violent disorder has made people more inclined to make anonymous tip-offs.

The charity's experiencing a massive surge in call numbers with more people wanting to report crimes and share any information they know or see.

"We have had a large increase in intelligence coming in." said, Gary Murray, Crimestoppers North West Regional Manager

"Massive increase in public order. Massive increase in illegal protests or violence. A lot of information coming in about hate crimes.

"We can monitor every day how many calls we get on certain crime types and suddenly you see public order offences going from 1 to 27 in the space of a day.

"Every month a few reports on hate crime and suddenly in a week it's 10 times more than we would."

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