Herefordshire people have voiced their crime concerns in a new survey.

Anti-social behaviour, road safety and visibility and accessibility of police officers came out on top as concerns for Herefordshire communities in the latest public survey from the West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).

The survey, which ran for three months, was aimed at identifying community concerns, and whether or not people were happy with the visibility and accessibility of West Mercia police officers.

In total there were 1,407 responses to the survey with 177 of those coming from Herefordshire.

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The key safety issues raised were anti-social behaviour (61 per cent), road safety (44 per cent) and visibility and accessibility of police officers (39 per cent).

Some 57 per cent of respondents from Herefordshire said they had experience of West Mercia Police with a majority (47 per cent) saying the experience was positive.

PCC John Campion said: "Thank you to residents and businesses in Herefordshire who had their say.

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As PCC, I committed to ensure that the views of communities across West Mercia are heard and sit at the heart of my decision making.

"This valuable insight into the views of residents in Herefordshire, has highlighted where the areas of concern are. I will be taking the time to understand why people’s experience with the police isn’t where I would want to see it.

"As part of my budget process, I have written to the Chief Constable of West Mercia Police with the survey results so the force can understand where improvements need to be made."