Agenda item

(a)  Police updates

Inspectors Fenwick (via email as he was unable to attend), English and Busuttil gave the following ward statistics / information for April to September 2020 in comparison to the same period last year:

Basford (Insp Fenwick - via Leigh Plant, NDO)

-  All crime down by 10%, 98 less (866 - 964);

-  Victim based crime down 9%, 74 less (709 - 783);

-  Violence with injury down 21%, 29 less (107 - 136);

-  Rape up 55%, 5 more (14 – 9).

Note: above includes no repeat victims or locations and a couple are historic reports.

-  ‘All burglary’ reports down by 24%, 7 less (35 - 42);

-  ‘All theft’ offences down by 26%, 48 less (131 - 179);

-  Vehicle offences down by 43%, 27 less (35 - 62);

-  ‘All domestic incidents/crimes’ down by 1%, 3 less (205 - 208);

-  ‘Hate crime’ incidents up by 15%, 5 more (38 - 33);

-  ASB up by 53%, 193 more (552 - 359)c.

Police are currently focussing on the following areas in relation to drug use/supply:

-  Selwyn Close;

-  Rosegarth;

-  Wilton Street / Terrace;

-  Vernon Park area.

In respect of any crime / ASB in the area, the Police would ask that local residents use 101 to report and assist them with their investigations / intelligence gathering:

Warrants have been served at the following locations:

-  Pennant Rd;

-  Gabriel Close;

-  Newlyn Drive.

Future operations include:

-  ‘Reacher’ commencing in the local area;

-  a ‘metal theft’ week of action;

-  ‘Sceptre’ – a knife amnesty / education etc.

Berridge (Insp English)

(b)  Community Protection update

Senior Community Protection Officer Rupinder Kooner updated the Committee on action within the wards as follows:

Basford

Berridge

Sherwood