Your Marlborough and Pewsey Edition of June 25 reports seven crimes in Marlborough in one week as follows.

1. Tesco raided 2. Purse snatched 3. Shoplifter hunted after £200 stolen from Waitrose 4. Bag stolen from car 5. Seating vandalised 6. Yobs damage gate 7. Two bay trees missing.

Could this dramatic increase in crime be related to the Marlborough Town Council’s recent decision to install CCTV?

Nick Maurice, London Road, Marlborough.