Neighbourhood Priorities

The new priorities for this period (April 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024) are:

Issue Date Monday 1st April 2024

• Road safety and road traffic offences
• Drug dealing and misuse
• Burglary

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Road Safety & Road Traffic Offences

Issue Date Friday 1st December 2023

You Said, We Did - December 2023 to March 2024
We’ve completed several speed gun patrols in areas that were highlighted by the community as being areas of concern.

We have issued 16 warning letters where most appropriate around speeding.

We’ve dealt with 52 fixed penalty notices for motoring offences for offences including speeding and driving without insurance.
We’ve seized multiple vehicles in this period due to motoring offences such as no insurance.
Working with council colleagues, we’ve carried out several parking patrols outside local schools supporting the council in issuing tickets to offending vehicles.

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Drug dealing/misuse

Issue Date Friday 1st December 2023

You Said, We Did - December 2023 to March 2024
Following information received from the community, we have dealt with 32 drug-related offences and have also conducted numerous drug warrants in the area following intelligence being received by the community. This includes the dismantling of cannabis factories located within the town.

We have a result of community intelligence around drug dealing and Antisocial behaviour, sought and issued 2 closure orders on properties.
We continue to carry out regular cuckooing checks at the addresses of those identified as being vulnerable to being exploited by drug dealers

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Burglary

Issue Date Friday 1st December 2023

You Said, We Did - December 2023 to March 2024
We continue to visit the area of every domestic burglary and have supported vulnerable victims, working with other agencies to give security advice, and have also patrolled the areas around burglary locations to prevent further offences.

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