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West Mercia region saw one of the biggest drops in reported crime across England and Wales

The latest crime figures show a significant drop in reported offences across West Mercia.

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The latest data, from the Office for National Statistics, covers reported offences in the 12 months up to September last year.

For West Mercia there was an overall drop in crimes of 11 per cent - one of the largest falls in the country - with a total of 82,184 offences across the 12 months.

Only Merseyside Police recorded a bigger drop in offences.