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Neighbourhood Priorities

Wakefield North East NPT Inspector: A Dickinson

Ward 9: Knottingley
Reviewed March 2023

Lead Area Sergeant: PS 4620 Crisp
Lead Area Problem Solving Officers: 
Knottingley: PC 5974 Jones, PC 2672 Lewis 
Warwick: PC 526 Ragsdale, PC 1232 Pool 

•    Anti-social behaviour around the Hill Top Area and Retail Park.

We are committed to tackling youth ASB in this area by having a consistent policing footprint and a designated PCSO. We are working closely with Partner Agencies to tackle ASB and related offences such as vagrancy through both engagement and enforcement tactics. We plan to deal with this issue by increasing high visibility patrols in the area. We will also use ASB Legislation if required to prevent the youths from returning to the location if warnings are not heeded. We will focus in particular around ASB hot spots, working with our partners and local businesses collaboratively. 

Local contact points have been established at Morrisons and now Lidl at key times when they were experiencing ASB issues. We are working closely with local businesses to gather community intelligence and try to support local youths and parents with early intervention referrals. ASB has reduced overall in the locality and the Youth Sports sessions set up at the Addy is still popular in terms of diversionary activities. We will explore Youth early intervention opportunities.  Local Schools have signed up to the POL ED programme and local officers have visited local schools to deliver Knife crime inputs.

Wards 12, 13: Pontefract
Review March 2023

Lead Area Sergeant: PS 4620 Crisp
Lead Area Problem Solving Officers: PC 4320 Dale, PC 2734 Turford 

•    Pontefract Town Centre and bus station.

We are committed to tackling youth ASB in the town centre by having a consistent policing footprint and a designated PCSO. We are working closely with Partner Agencies to tackle ASB and related offences such as vagrancy through both engagement and enforcement tactics. We plan to deal with this issue by increasing high visibility patrols in the area. We will also use ASB Legislation if required to prevent the youths from returning to the location if warnings are not heeded. We will focus in particular around ASB hot spots - Valley Gardens, Town Centre and Horsefair Flats. 

ASB overall in Pontefract has come down in our usual hot spot areas Horsefair Flats, Bus station. We did have a influx of ASB logs at Mill Hill Lane where youths were throwing things from the raised banking at cars. We have created a high demand management occurrence to coordinate our response with partner. We have increased our patrols and been trying to work with the land owners on this proposed Care Home Development Site. The Council have cut the trees back to expose any Youths and not no further calls for last 2 weeks.

Together with partner agency WMDC ASB team, we have visited our top 5 youths who are known to be involved in ASB and they have been issued with Acceptable Behaviour contracts (ABC’s). Some of the most active offenders are being considered for Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBO’s). We have identified a new, younger group of youths being involved in ASB, they have also been subject to recent partnership work and ASB warning letters have been hand delivered to parents. We have a new Youth Sports session venue open at the Methodist Church in town, if you would like more details please get in contact.

Ward 2: Airedale & Ferry Fryston.                                                                        Reviewed March 2023

Lead Area Sergeant: PS 1771 Jaworski 
Lead Area Problem Solving Officer: PC 841 Shaw

•    Anti-social Vehicle use including off-road bikes and uninsured / untaxed vehicles.

We will maintain community engagement to gather intelligence and have regular contact with local councillors, business owners, residents, community groups, Neighbourhood Watch Groups. Working in partnership with our Roads Policing Team and Off-Road Bike Team, we will respond to intelligence reports and increase high visibility patrols. We will maintain skills and continued professional development of officers to ensure they are equipped to tackle offences. We will execute days of action and enforceable speeding operations. Road safety inputs will be delivered to schools and local community groups.

We have conducted several operations, and will continue to conduct these under the banner of “Op MindStoke”. This looks to tackle the “fatal 4” and many tickets have been issued for offences such as speeding, no insurance and no MOT. We also have recently targeted uninsured / untaxed vehicles, and summonsed those drivers to court. We continue to work closely with the offroad bike team to tackle nuisance bikes in the area. Also, we have recently begun to educate people regarding e-scooters and their safe use

•    Tackle and disrupt the supply, cultivation and possession of drugs in the area.

We are committed to investigating and developing intelligence received in relation to drugs. Working with the community and taking action on reports and intelligence received. We will provide regular patrols in the area to act as a deterrent. You can help us by reporting any information or concerns you have directly to us or by using Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or crimestoppers-uk.org

Working with the Wakefield District Neighbourhood Impact Team, NPT continue to conduct warrants at addresses linked with the sale of controlled drugs. A new scheme has been created to target drug users and focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment in an attempt to end the cycle. Officers work past their shift in plain clothes to target drug dealers within the community proactively. The work in disrupting the supply of drugs is also mirrored in tackling vehicle offences as they are often linked.

•    ASB in Airdale 

We are continuing to proactively deal with anti-social behaviour caused by nuisance youths around Airedale, particularly at The Square. We are continuing our high-visibility patrols as a deterrent and to provide reassurance to members of the public, and utilising our powers accordingly, such as recently where we had a Dispersal Order in place. Through taking a partnership, multi-agency approach, we are also working with youth hub services, local youth provisions, housing and ASB officers in the council to address the underlying issues of youth related nuisance and provide positive engagement and diversion. We also run a Business Watch to work collaboratively with local businesses on The Square.

Ward 4: Castleford Central & Glasshoughton. 
Reviewed March 2023 

Lead Area Sergeant: PS 1771 Jaworski
Lead Area Problem Solving Officer: PC 3972 Lazenby

•    Street drinking 

Public Space Protection Order is in place and will continue to be promoted within the community and enforced according to the legislation. We will continue to liaise with local shops and businesses with a view to identifying offenders. Working alongside local council Enforcement Officers, issuing tickets to those who breach the PSPO. High visibility patrols will continue in this location, to act as a deterrent, provide reassurance and identify / deal with offenders accordingly.

There has been an increase in staff and patrols on the town centre and Operation Mailbourne was set up to focus resources at this location, utilising staff from other neighbouring teams. Patrols have increased and a zero-tolerance approach has been taken with street drinkers, with enforcement in line with PSPO. This has improved the centre and a large amount of street drinkers have been moved away from their regular area. Partnership working with local councillors, we have set up a Town Centre Business Review Group to collaboratively work with local businesses.

•    Tackle and disrupt the supply, cultivation and possession of drugs in the area.

 are committed to investigating and developing intelligence received in relation to drugs. Working with the community and acting on reports and intelligence received. We will provide regular patrols in the area to act as a deterrent. You can help us by reporting any information or concerns you have directly to us or by using Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or crimestoppers-uk.org

Working with the newly formed Neighbourhood Impact Team, NPT continue to conduct warrants at addresses linked with the sale of controlled drugs. A new scheme has been created to target drug users and focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment in an attempt to end the cycle. Officers work past their shift in plain clothes to target drug dealers within the community. The work in disrupting the supply of drugs is also mirrored in tackling vehicle offences as they are often linked. The team have taken steps to form relationships with charities who assist with the rehabilitation of offenders within the town centre.

Ward 3: Altofts & Whitwood. 
Reviewed March 2023
Lead Area Sergeant: PS 4041 Ballands 
Lead Area Problem Solving Officer: PC 5591 Swift

•    Anti-social vehicle use and speeding on Express Way. We will increase patrols in the area and run speeding operations at these locations, taking positive action against offenders. 

We have continued to provide high visibility patrols in the area to reduce speeding and anti-social vehicles use. Work is ongoing with partners to resolve the issue in the longer term. 
 
Ward 6: Featherstone. 
Reviewed March 2023
Lead Area Sergeant: PS 4041 Ballands
Lead Area Problem Solving Officer: PC 594 Atkinson

•    Anti-social behaviour in Featherstone, Streethouse and Sharlston around drug dealing. We will provide high visibility patrols in the area and proactively deal with any offences identified. Working in partnership with WMDC ASB Officers and our own Early Intervention Team, diverting young people away from criminality. 

We continue to work with partner agencies WMDC and WDH to gather information and intelligence from local residents to tackle criminality in the local area.
 
Ward 10: Normanton
Reviewed March 2023
Lead Area Sergeant: PS 4041 Ballands
Lead Area Problem Solving Officer: PC 6013 Young

•    Anti-social behaviour in Normanton. We will provide a high visibility presence in the area and proactively deal with any offences identified. Working in partnership with WMDC ASB Officers and our own Early Intervention Team, diverting young people away from criminality. 

We continue to work closely with our partner agencies to tackle anti-social behaviour by local youths. Youth engagement work is being undertaken by WMDC Youth Workers and we continue to support local youth provision at The Well project.

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