NEW figures have revealed how many crimes involved e-scooters across Essex in the last two years.

A published freedom of information request has broken down the specific crimes per month which involved e-scooters.

In December 2020, an e-scooter trial was launched in Basildon by Essex County Council and Spin.

This was then widened to Chelmsford and Colchester.

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In 2020, there were 100 crimes across the county which involved the electric scooters, with 41 of these recorded as thefts.

A further 26 involved robberies.

There was only five crimes involving e-scooters in 2019.

A whopping 994 incidents with e-scooters involved were reported last year, compared to just 59 the year before.

In December 2020, 132 incidents were reported to Essex Police.

To view the figures, click here.