Verbal Update from Inspector James Walker, Nottinghamshire Police and Nicola Jones, Senior Community Protection Officer.
Minutes:
The following year-to-date comparisons and additional information were given by Sergeant Richard Hunter (Nottinghamshire Police):
(a) Police
i. Both St Anns and Mapperley have seen good reductions in burglary.
ii. There was a good arrest on 24 November following a number of distraction burglaries targeting the elderly, one of which was in the St Anns area - the 53 yr old male offender was charged with 4 offences and remanded into custody.
iii. All robberies and burglaries are reviewed with the DS on the Burglary and Robbery Teams on a fortnightly basis to determine if there are any patterns or series that would suggest a particular offender or group at work and at present there isn’t any. That being said, each report of robbery and burglary is reviewed and allocated to a CID officer to investigate where appropriate.
iv. ASB continues to be high for the reasons outlined previously, namely COVID breaches being categorised as ASB.
v. The high hate figures in Sneinton and Dales can be attributed to 3 ongoing neighbour disputes which account for a high number of reports. It is worth noting that hate incidents are not always crimes and a hate incident is any incident where there is perception by anyone that prejudice is a factor.
|
|
St Anns |
Mapperley and Wells |
Sneinton and Dales |
Force |
City |
|
All Crime |
-8.6% |
-11.6% |
+5.2% |
-19.9% |
-22.8% |
|
Violence with injury |
-1.2% |
-23.4 % |
+8.1% |
-20.3% |
-19.8% |
|
Robbery |
+21.1% |
-28.6% |
+33.3% |
-34.8% |
-31.3% |
|
Burglary |
-16.9% |
-40% |
+14.5% |
-33.1% |
-30.3% |
|
Theft |
-21.4% |
-26% |
-27.1% |
-32.1% |
-36.4% |
|
Vehicle Offences |
-24.2% |
-38.8% |
-23% |
-33.3% |
-40.8% |
|
Drugs |
-6.3% |
+11.9% |
+2.5% |
-12.7% |
-29.8% |
|
Hate |
+23.4% |
+28.6% |
+96.1% |
-0.3% |
-1.9% |
|
ASB |
+47% |
+94.1% |
+46% |
+53.1% |
+39.1% |
(b) Community Protection
vi. Respect survey priorities noted for the wards:
· People being drunk and rowdy in public spaces;
· Motorbikes / Motorised Scooter/ Mini Mottos/ Quad Bikes;
· Rubbish and litter lying around;
· People Using and Dealing Drug;
· Noisy Neighbours;
· Fly Posting.
vii. FPNs issued (supports action 3 of the Respect survey)
· 91 for leaving litter;
· 1 for Fly tipping;
· 2 for dogs on King Edward Park.
viii. Alcohol surrenders (supports action 1 of the Respect survey)
· 20 in Sneinton Dale area;
· 10 at Leeshill;
· 10 in Robin Hood Chase area.
Actions taken mainly over the back end of summer and early Autumn periods. We had no persistent offenders. Last three months only one offence noted.
ix. Graffiti reports
184 - all three wards have seen an increase in graffiti and are now working with the Graffiti team and local shop keepers to check age of those buying spray paint.
x. Private messy gardens actions - 145.
xi. Fly tipping investigations – 693 (supports action 3 of the Respect survey)
Hotspots: Colwick Court Flats road side area - 4g camera installed and caught one person on camera.
Letter drops at - Rossington Road, Hardstaff Road, Mapperley Road, Agnes Villa, Fowlers Street, Tulip Avenue, Truman Close and Comwyn Gardens.
xii. Drug-related intel fed to the Police - 57 (supports action 4 of the Respect survey)
xiii. Noise nuisance calls to the Council – 420
A large increase of ASB noise during lockdown across the city. Of the 420, 123 properties received warnings due to further complaints received, and only 4 properties had substantial enforcement taken against them (CPNs).
xiv. ASB calls to the Police then referred to CP - 186. Also 441 other CP Service requests.
xv. Councillor case work (citizens contacting local Councillors) and CP support in dealing with their case work reports - 112.
xvi. Covid-19 Welfare checks / support - 563.
xvii. Business engagement since the CP new designated powers in October 2020 in relation to Covid-19 - conducted 69 checks, all met compliance.
xviii. Environmental hotspots (Alley ways, bins, graffiti) – sub-meeting of the NAT held 03/11/20 - in attendance Cllr N Khan, Stacey (SCPO), Sabina (Enforcement), Tony (NOM), Beth (NDO), covering issues such as:
Trent Lane - storage on footpaths, Highways can’t enforce due to bins on street issues – Bins on street issues: CP have issued S46 letters to offenders, continue work in area;
Westwood Rd - 3 way access, wall collapsed, rubbish built up including fridge. Issue with a tree.
Loughborough Ave - Previously cleaned on a Cllr clean up Saturday, Cllrs not to pay again. Responsibility of residents. Some residents say residents from Finsbury dump rubbish there.
Trent Lane Bridge graffiti issue – 4g camera to be put on bridge, permission work in progress of land owner of Bridge (Network Rail). Asset transfer of the bridge due to be complete, the solicitor is clarifying right of way to be in the clause. Costly to remove graffiti as protective seal not put on pre-installation. City services cleaned once and didn’t recharge Network Rail. Suggestion of installing an art installation to deter graffiti.
The environmental hotspots will be a new way of working within the community to identify problem areas – at the moment Covid-19 restrictions, but will be back and running when permitted to do so .
xix. Community engagements - again limited due to Covid-19, the main one working with Renewal Trust based now at Cherry Lodge, King Edward Park, helping with community breakfast bags, supporting families on low income to receive a breakfast bag containing cereal, OJ, apple juice, bread, jam and eggs.
xx. Notts County in the community diversity project with Notts Police and CP again based at Cherry Lodge, King Edward Park - we had young people turn out from the Romanian and Czech community helping conduct a litter pick of the park, a very positive first meet - more planned if Covid-19 permits.
Resolved that
(1) Sergeant Hunter / Nic Jones (Community Protection) forward details of whether the graffiti in the area is the work of one person, or there are numerous different persons involved;
(2) the thanks of the Committee be recorded to all Police and Community Protection Officers for their work in keeping the community safe, especially during the pandemic.