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Use of new technology to further reduce crime and anti-social behaviour and fire and rescue cover in rural areas were some of the topics raised at the PFCC Braintree district public meeting on Tuesday 8th July.

The meeting was held in Braintree Town Hall, Fairfield Road, Braintree.

Answering questions from the public were Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Roger Hirst was joined by Cllr Mary Cunningham, Braintree Council Cabinet Member for Stronger Communities, Insp Phillip Jackson of Essex Police and ECFRS Group Manager Steve Wintrip.

Attendees at the meeting heard how over the past 12 months to the end of June 2025 all crime in Braintree district is down 5.1%, ASB is down 3.7% and Burglary is down 14.2%. These are the very latest figures available.

The meeting also heard how since January 2024 the ECFRS fire prevention teams have completed 403 home visits in the Braintree district.

Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Roger Hirst said: “Being able to hear directly from local communities is invaluable in better understanding concerns and ensure we are working together to make Essex a safer place.”

The PFCC Essex hosts a public meeting once a year in each of the 14 districts of Essex, allowing residents to raise community safety matters directly with the panel. This is part of the ongoing PFCC Essex engagement schedule which has directly engaged with more than 5,000 Essex residents in the past 12 months.

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