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Last year, covering the period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, there were 130 theft related offences reported on the Piccadilly Line West. This amounted to 18% of the overall crime of this group. Of these 130 thefts, 79 were committed on the train and 51 were reported off the train amounting to 61% and 39% respectively.

We/our partners have:

In the month of December

• officers have carried out Anti-theft patrols and handed out leaflets to the public at Heathrow

• officers have provided Crime Prevention information at Acton Town Station

• The anti theft DVD has been rolled out by London Underground management to staff and they are on track to having staff viewed it by the end of the year.

In the month of January

• Train patrols Heathrow – South Harrow Revenue and station visits

A comparative check with year to date figures shows another decrease in theft offences since the last update at the beginning of December.

01/12/2011 – 31/12/2011 10 offences

01/12/2010 – 31/12/2010 11 offences

A decrease of 1 offence or just under 10% on this period.

Since the commencement of the PSP the comparative numbers are:

13/06/2011 – 30/11/2011  95 offences

13/06/2010 – 30/11/2010  73 offences