The city of Nottingham has registered a significant drop in burglary rates, with the number of reported break-ins falling by 36% in September 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, figures from the Home Office have shown. Across the county of Nottinghamshire there was a 38% drop in burglary rates.

The figures suggest that 3,000 fewer city residents have been affected by break-ins. In addition the overall crime rates in the city fell by 7% over the 12-month period.

Nottinghamshire Police have also managed to bring down the rate of other crimes, including robbery, which dropped by 21%, assault, which was down 18%, and criminal damage, which saw a drop of 15%.

Councillor Jon Collins, Nottingham City Council Leader, highlighted the outstanding work that Nottinghamshire Police have done to protect citizens from some of the most common crimes, such as burglaries. Local people are encouraged to help the police bring crime rates down further by taking protective measures for the security of their homes.

Councillor Collins added that the general tendency of falling crime rates in the city is a very positive sign, as it proves that efforts to make Nottingham one of the safest places in the UK are effective.

Crime rates in the county also fell for other offences, as statistics show that thefts of vehicles dropped by one-fifth, thefts from vehicles by one-sixth, criminal damage by 15% and sexual offences by 9%.