The UK Partners Against Crime app — now being rolled out on the Isle of Wight — lets shop staff instantly log thefts, upload CCTV and photos, and alert other stores.

Donna Jones, Conservative candidate for Mayor of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, has voiced concerns over potential delays to local elections.

The most common topics included e-scooters, speeding, rural crime, knife crime and the role of the PCC. Questions also covered officer integrity and recruitment.

Islanders will get the chance to grill both the Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones and the new Chief Constable Alexis Boon in a live online Q&A next week.

The unit is now using drones, mobile ANPR cameras and daily patrols in hotspot areas to track offenders.