POLICE will hold special sessions to help people avoid falling victim to crime when using cashpoints in the run-up to Christmas.

Chadwell Safer Neighbourhood Team will hold the crime prevention surgeries at Barclays Bank in High Road Chadwell Heath, every Tuesday and Friday lunchtime over the next two weeks.

Officers will give out crime prevention leaflets, detailing ways to stay safe while withdrawing cash from a 'hole in the wall'.

The next events will be held on December 14 and 17.