Minutes:
(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)
2020 |
2019 |
Change |
||
All crime |
877 |
1,051 |
down 174 |
16.6% |
Victim-based crime |
724 |
883 |
down 159 |
18.0% |
Violence against the person |
339 |
340 |
down 1 |
0.3% |
Violence with injury |
97 |
112 |
down 15 |
13.4% |
Violence without injury |
137 |
134 |
up 3 |
2.2% |
Stalking / harassment |
105 |
93 |
up 12 |
12.9% |
Sexual offences |
21 |
30 |
down 9 |
30.0% |
Robbery |
7 |
10 |
down 3 |
30.0% |
Burglary |
52 |
78 |
down 26 |
33.3% |
Theft |
151 |
209 |
down 58 |
27.8% |
Bicycle theft |
26 |
24 |
up 2 |
8.3% |
Shoplifting |
41 |
32 |
up 9 |
28.1% |
Other theft |
76 |
143 |
down 67 |
46.9% |
Vehicle offences |
53 |
103 |
down 50 |
48.5% |
Arson / criminal damage |
101 |
113 |
down 12 |
10.6% |
Other crimes |
153 |
168 |
down 15 |
8.9% |
Drug offences |
24 |
48 |
down 24 |
50.0% |
Possession of weapons |
9 |
13 |
down 4 |
30.8% |
Public order offences |
78 |
74 |
up 4 |
5.4% |
Domestic occurrences |
232 |
204 |
up 28 |
13.7% |
Hate crime |
38 |
38 |
no change |
|
ASB incidents |
713 |
449 |
up 264 |
58.8% |
(b) Community Protection update
Senior Community Protection Officer Rupinder Kooner updated the Committee on action within the wards as follows:
Basford
Fixed Penalty Notices |
5 |
Fly-tipping Fixed Penalty Notices |
0 |
Fly-tipping investigations |
77 |
Section 215 notices (land clearance / building repair) |
29 |
Alcohol confiscations |
2 |
Community Protection Notice warnings |
11 |
Community Protection Notices |
3 |
Bins on streets |
10 |
Noise |
122 |
Berridge
Fixed Penalty Notices |
23 |
Fly-tipping Fixed Penalty Notices |
2 |
Fly-tipping investigations |
172 |
Section 215 notices (land clearance / building repair) |
119 |
Alcohol confiscations |
38 |
Trade Waste |
38 |
Community Protection Notice warnings |
36 |
Community Protection Notices |
2 |
Bins on streets action |
67 |
Noise |
181 |
Sherwood
Fixed Penalty Notices |
19 |
Fly-tipping Fixed Penalty Notices |
0 |
Fly-tipping investigations |
56 |
Section 215 notices (land clearance / building repair) |
93 |
Alcohol confiscations |
12 |
Community Protection Notice warnings |
13 |
Community Protection Notices |
4 |
Bins on streets |
39 |
Noise |
149 |