Recorded incidents of theft, robbery and fraud rose in the North West in the first four months of this year, when compared to 2023.
The CSO released the figures today, and it was revealed that theft increased by 18%, robbery and extortion by 16%, and fraud by 15%.
Meanwhile there was a decrease in sexual offences recorded in the area by 3%.
Nationally, victims of Attempts/Threats to Murder, Assaults, Harassments & Related offences fell by 2%. The number of male victims however rose by 2% while the number of female victims was down by 9%.
