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Neighbourhood Priorities

Lead area Inspector on all priorities: Inspector 1917 Nicholls

 

Ward Area: Batley West

Local Priority Lead Sergeant: PS 6140 Maloney

Local Priority Lead Problem Solving Officer: PC 2480 Stanley & PC 6174 Waite

 

Staincliffe Area: Set November 2023

• To disrupt and engage with nuisance youths causing anti-social behaviour and assaults. We will conduct high visibility patrols in the area and are working with Kirklees Housing and Safer Kirklees to deter ASB.

 

Blakeridge Mill Shopping Centre: Set November 2023

• To disrupt and arrest shoplifters that are attending at the shopping centre and stealing goods. We will conduct high visibility patrols, engage with the stores and work in partnership with crime prevention and the ASB team to deter offenders.

 

Ward Area: Heckmondwike

Local Priority Lead Sergeant: PS 6140 Maloney

Local Priority Lead Problem Solving Officer: PC 1587 Harrison, PC 6017 Thompson, PC 3108 Wood

 

Firth park: Set November 2023

• To disrupt and engage with nuisance youths, particularly targeting anti-social behaviour. We will conduct high visibility patrols in the area and work with local schools to educate on ASB.

 

Union Road: Set November 2023

• To disrupt nuisance residents who are involved in anti-social behaviour and drug related offences. We are working with Safer Kirklees, Homes and Neighbourhoods and the ASB team to prevent further offences.

 

Ward Area: Cleckheaton

Local Priority Lead Sergeant: PS 5143 Ashley

Local Priority Lead Problem Solving Officer: PC 2495 Miller & PC 1946 Fox

 

Cleckheaton Town Centre Set: October 2022

• To target anti-social behaviour and nuisance youths in the town centre causing issues to local businesses, in particular around the Bus Station and Memorial Park.

Update: November 2023 

With the high visibility patrols increased for the Nuisance Off Road Bikes these extra patrols have also meant that we have seen a decrease in the number of ASB related incidents within Cleckheaton Town Centre. We have also worked alongside partner agencies such as the council ASB teams to achieve this.   

 

Cleckheaton (All) Set: August 2023

• To target and disrupt the use of off-road bikes in the area by using the force motorbikes to conduct hi visibility patrols and seizing any vehicles found to be used illegally and dealing positively with offenders. 

Update November 2023

We have seen additional patrols within Cleckheaton over the summer months with specially trained officers using off road motorbikes to target the issues of nuisance motorcycles. This has resulted in a number of motorcycles being seized and offenders being dealt with for driving offences.

 

Ward Area: Batley East

Local Priority Lead Sergeant: PS 5143 Ashley

Local Priority Lead Problem Solving Officer: PC 6144 Leatham PC 5937 Haskell

 

Batley Town Centre: Set February 2022

• To target anti-social off-road bike use in the Batley Town Centre area.

Update November 2023

Using the forces off road motorcycles we have conducted intelligence led patrols in the area which has meant there has been a reduction in the number of nuisance bike incidents in the area,

 

Batley Town Centre Set : August 2023

• To target nuisance youths causing ASB in the Town Centre and the bus station, we continue to conduct hi visibility patrols in the area as well as working alongside partner agencies to help educate the town Centre youths with a view to steering them away from criminality 

Update November 2023

We have conducted a number of Police contact points at Tesco’s which have seen members of the public speaking with Officers regarding their concerns which has meant we can target specific problems. ASB related incidents have also decreased in the area.

 

Tesco Batley Set: August 2023

• To work alongside staff at Tesco's to help with reducing the amount of theft from shop incidents at the store and reduce call demand relating to anti-social behaviour.

Update November 2023

We continue to provide extra patrols in the area to make sure the issues do not increase.

Ward Area: Birstall, Birkenshaw and East Bierley

Local Priority Lead Sergeant: PS 2440 Hinchcliffe

Local Priority Problem Solving Officer :PC 2785 Hurst & PC 5691 Kemp

Fieldhead Estate Set September 2023

• To disrupt and engage with nuisance youths at Fieldhead Estate and the surrounding areas, particularly targeting off road bikes and Anti-Social Behaviour. We plan to deal with this issue by increasing high visibility patrols in the area, utilising our off road bike team and working with partners in the anti-social behaviour team to deter future behaviour.

Update November 2023

Officers are working with partners such as Kirklees Housing and the Anti-Social Behaviour Team to identify, disrupt and deal with ASB and nuisance youths in the area.  Recently we have recovered 2 stolen motorbikes bikes from the area and a number of ASB warning letters have been issued for people in/around Fieldhead. We have been conducting high visibility patrols in the area. The Off Road Bike team have also conducted patrols in the area and we have seen a decrease in calls for service.

 

Oakwell Hall Country Park Set September 2023

• To prevent offences within Oakwell Hall country park – We will patrol and engage with the public within the park and work with CESO’s from Kirklees council to do the same.  

Update November 2023

We increased high visibility patrols to deter criminality in the area and frequent checks were carried out in the park and car parks to deter ASB and drug dealing taking place. Resulting in the reduction of calls for service to this location.  

Ward area: Liversedge

Local Priority lead Sergeant: PS 2440 Hinchcliffe

Local Priority Problem Solving Officers: PC 1049 Tolson & PC 1380 Armitage

 

Windy Bank Estate area: Set September 2023

• To disrupt and engage with nuisance youths at Windy Bank Estate and the surrounding areas, particularly targeting off road bikes, the misuse of drugs and Anti-Social Behaviour. We plan to deal with this issue by increasing high visibility patrols in the area, utilising our off road bike team and working with partners in the anti-social behaviour team to deter future behaviour.

Update November 2023

Officers have worked with a variety of Kirklees Partners to tackle ASB in the area and have worked with housing to tackle nuisance tenants causing issues on the estate. The off-road bike team as well as the NPT teams have been conducting High visibility patrols in the area.

 

Mill Bridge Area: Set September 2023

• To reduce the number of shoplifting offences in the Mill Bridge area. We will be ensuring shoplifters are arrested for any offences committed, working with the local stores and crime prevention officer to provide advice and the ASB team to issue criminal behaviour orders to persistent shoplifters. 

Update November 2023

We have seen a decrease in calls for service and reported theft from shops. We have secured a Criminal Behaviour Order for one male to prevent him attending the location. A Conditional Caution was issued to another shop lifter not to enter the store for a month. Officers have also conducted high visibility patrols and plain clothes operations within this store. 

 

ALL AREAS

You Said....

 

Kirklees District has received 1430 calls for service regarding off road motorcycles / nuisance vehicles such as quads in 2023 to date.

Similar community complaints have also been echoed within community meetings and via local Councillors in most ward areas.

We Did...

The impact of these issues is acknowledged and recognised by all NPTs across the district and when required, Problem Solving Occurrences have been instigated to co-ordinate policing resources and involve key partners to resolve.

In addition, all NPTs have adopted a new process involving PCSOs re-contacting reporting parties to maximise Intel gathering and reassurance. This has seen good information supporting policing efforts to identify riders and locations where vehicles are stored.

Operation Taskabbey provides 6 specially trained Police off road motorcyclists to support NPTs with deployments in high demand areas on key dates, which has generated additional seizures and prosecutions as published on WYP social media.

Operation Teakshot enhanced the special trained officer footprint using Safer Streets funding to enable bespoke Police deployments and support partnership interventions aimed to tackle bike/quad issues. Again, large numbers of illegal motorcycles and quads have been seized and published on WYP social media. Funding expired in September 2023, but further bids are being sought for future projects of a similar nature.

Across the district in 2023 to date combined policing efforts have resulted in approximately 73 stolen motorcycles being recovered, 139 nuisance bikes/quads being seized, and 9 formal warnings issued under section 29 of the Police Reform Act 2002.

 

 

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