The trend for gangs of youths to use Halloween as an excuse to reign terror on neighbourhoods is predicted to rise in 2017. The survey carried out by CCTV.co.uk as part of their Fear of Crime Survey suggests that many people worry about Halloween.
Damage to homes and cars
Vanessa from Sheffield says: “It’s not all cute kids in fancy dress with buckets asking for sweets round here, some are nasty and we’ve seen eggs and flour being thrown on cars and at house windows especially after 9pm.”
Martin from Wolverhampton says: “The knock on the door does get your heart racing, we try and ignore it these days but you just don’t know who or what it might be.”
A study of claims data from the last 10 years from insurer Aviva suggests that damage to homes rises 150% and damage to cars rises 50% on Halloween.
Halloween crime rates
Crime rates do spike...