Neighbourhood Priorities

The priorities for the new period (April 1, 2024 to September 31, 2024) are:

Issue Date Monday 1st April 2024

• Road Safety
• Drug Dealing & Drug Misuse

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Burglary

Issue Date Tuesday 1st August 2023

You Said, We Did - August to December 2023
• Every reported residential Burglary, even just to an outbuilding, has received a reassurance visit from a member of the team and a Burglary Prevention Pack issued to the victim and immediate neighbours. There have been 68 reported residential burglaries including attempts between August & November – all of these have been visited and signed up to receive Neighbourhood Alerts
• Crime Prevention Events on home security have been held at various locations across the district

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Drug Dealing and Drug Misuse

Issue Date Tuesday 1st August 2023

You Said, We Did - August to December 2023
• The team have executed 6 warrants relating to drug offences in the local area. Investigations into these are ongoing. The majority of these have related to cannabis factories
• 10 people have been dealt with for drug related offences during this time and have been offered a diversionary course to help deal with their addiction unrelated to the warrants. 2 more arrests have been made unrelated to the warrants for possession with intent to supply or possession offences, all of these investigations are ongoing
• Officers have used Stop and Search powers on 24 occasions, resulting in 10 positive outcomes for drug offences
• Over 70 intelligence logs have been submitted relating to drug offences alone
• A drugs dog operation was conducted in the public houses in East Northants in October in conjunction with North Northants Council Licensing Department and the local Town Councils. 3 people were dealt with for personal possession offences as a result and all given out of court disposals
• 1 closure order was granted at Court to protect in Oundle due to drug misuse and anti-social behaviour

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Road Safety and Road Traffic Offences

Issue Date Tuesday 1st August 2023

You Said, We Did - August to December 2023
• 22 tickets/summons/S59 warnings have been issued
• Speed enforcement locations have been completed across the area including of East Northants
• Over 30 intelligence logs have been submitted relating to road safety & traffic offences
• Traffic enforcement regarding poor parking has occurred at various Primary Schools
• 15 vehicles have been seized for various offences including driving with no insurance, no MOT, no Tax
• Various crimes have been investigated for offences such as dangerous driving/driving whilst over the prescribed limit or driving whilst disqualified
• 3 arrests have been made for various driving offences
• 1 VOI scooter account has either been suspended or permanently banned as a result of interactions from the Police

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