Crime in York city’s car parks has fallen by 33 per cent in the last five years, it is reported.
The information is published in City of York Council’s Annual Progress report, which provides information about transport in the city and is submitted to the government every year as part of the Local Transport Plan initiative.
The report coincides with a safety award for Monks Cross Park & Ride car park. The site was awarded the Safety Badge on July 13 for its security standards. Grimston Bar and Rawcliffe Bar Park & Ride sites already have the award.
The car park has CCTV, 24 hour lighting and is staffed between 7am and 8.30pm from Monday to Saturday and from 10am until 6.30pm on Sundays. The incidence of car crime is less than one reported incident per 20,000 car movements.
What they say
Gwilym Thomas, from the council’s Park & Ride team said: "Safety within our car parks is a priority for the council and significant improvements have been made over the past few years to improve the sites. Cars and people are much safer as a consequence of the council’s investment in CCTV."
