NEIGHBOURHOOD PRIORITIES

The Police Neighbourhood Team seek information from local people about concerns and from that work out their priorities for the next six months. They are now seeking views from members of the public on their priorities for 6 months from September 2008. Speeding will most likely feature again and Anti-Social Behaviour is also a possibility but your opinions are needed so that the police can work on your needs in the village. Please contact PBO Steve Rhodes by leaving a message on 0116 2222 222, follow the instructions and, when prompted, enter 9076. The Collar Number for Steve is 0544. You can e-mail your views to charnwood.lpu@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk

NEIGHBOURHOOD PRIORITIES AUTUMN/WINTER 2008

1) To improve road safety on Bradgate Road, Newtown Linford and Main Street, Swithland working with partner agencies to combat offences of speeding.
2) To work with young people and partner agencies to reduce the impact of anti-social behaviour in the area of School Street and Fowke Street in Rothley between 6pm and 11pm.

REPORT ON THE PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS PRIORITIES

YOU TOLD US:

To improve road safety in the villages working with partner agencies to combat offences of speeding.

WE RESPONDED

By carrying out speed checks at various locations on 17 occasions. We issued 90 tickets to speeding motorists.

YOU TOLD US:

To work with young people and partner agencies to reduce the impact of anti-social behaviour in the area of School Street and Fowke Street, Rothley

WE RESPONDED:

By issuing 15 anti-social behaviour warning letters and interviewing one young person who admitted three offences of damage.

YOU TOLD US:

To reduce anti-social vehicle use and illegal drug use on the Bradgate car parks and Rothley village.

WE RESPONDED:

By arresting three people for stealing from a car and interviewing nine people for possession of drugs.

NEIGHBOURHOOD PRIORITIES FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2008

1) To improve road safety in the villages working with partner agencies to combat offences of speeding.
2) To work with young people and partner agencies to reduce the impact of anti-social behaviour in the area of School Street and Fowke Street, Rothley.
3) To reduce anti-social vehicle use and illegal drug use on the Bradgate car parks and Rothley village.

REPORT ON THE PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS PRIORITIES

Our work to deal with groups of young people gathering in their cars, in and around some of the local beauty spots, and taking drugs or behaving anti-socially, has proved very successful. Over the past six months 23 people have been stopped and dealt with for drug offences and another person has been arrested for vehicle document offences. Consultations have proved that this is still a priority, therefore it will continue.

Despite carrying out speed check operations at different locations across the beat, our consultation with the community also tells us that speeding remains an issue therefore it will continue to be a priority over the next six months.

With regards to working with schools and youth groups we have talked to over 500 children in different schools on safety issues and stranger danger. We have also talked to cubs and pre-school groups.

The area around Fowke Street and School Street in Rothley has started to become a problem with anti-social behaviour and damage therefore this will also be a priority over the next six months.

NEIGHBOURHOOD PRIORITIES FOR AUTUMN/WINTER 2007

1) To continue to improve road safety in the villages working with partner agencies to tackle speeding.
2) To work closely with primary schools and youth groups to raise awareness of stranger danger and safety issues.
3) To deal with issues of anti-social vehicle use on the car parks at local beauty spots and the village of Rothley.

REPORT ON PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS PRIORITIES

We have been working closely with our partner agencies and have carried out speed checks at various locations in the villages on 22 occasions and have dealt with more than 100 drivers for speeding offences.

We have been working closely with Neighbourhood Watch Schemes circulating information and advice and we helped to create new schemes covering 14 streets and over 300 households.

We have taken the Rural Beat Vehicle to various locations around the villages and beauty spot car parks giving out the appropriate crime prevention advice to help reduce burglaries and car crime, which are two of the Neighbourhood Priorities. Vehicle crime on the car parks at local beauty spots have reduced with only 9 recorded crimes on all four car parks over the last 6 months. A joint vehicle crime initiative took place on the car parks with Charnwood Borough Council to help us in reducing crime and advising motorists.

9 people have been arrested for burglary in the last six months across the five villages.