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Neighbourhood Priorities

Wakefield West NPT 
Inspector: A. Dickinson

Ward 5: Crofton, Ryhill and Walton. 
Reviewed & updated 1st September 2023

Lead Area Sergeant: PS 6851 Rhees-Cooper 
Lead Area Problem Solving Officer: PC 3630 Buck

•    Anti-social behaviour around the Crofton area. We will increase high visibility patrols in the Crofton area to disrupt and engage with youths. Working in partnership with WMDC ASB Officers and our own Early Intervention Team, to identify individuals and encourage / prevent youths from returning to this area. We will work with partners to identify a more suitable area / location for them to attend.  

 Extra patrols continue to be carried out in the hot-spot areas and we have conducted partnership work with other police teams and external agencies. We have continued to work closely with WMDC ASB Officers, issuing Acceptable Behaviour Contracts to those youths that are identified as committing anti-social behaviour. WMDC Youth Team have been visiting the area on an evening during the summer months, engaging with the young people in the area and NPT officers have visited the local Youth Club, speaking to theyoung people about the effects and consequences of ASB.                                                                

•    Anti-social vehicle use and speeding in the Ryhill and Notton areas. We will increase patrols in the area and run speeding operations at these locations. We will seek support from colleagues in the Wakefield District Off-Road Bike team, taking positive action against offenders.

We continue to conduct traffic operations, targeting areas identified by the local community, residents and Councillors. These operations are designed to target road users travelling at excessive speeds utilising both the pro-laser speed gun and Smiley SID. These operations will continue over the coming months and the results will be published on Facebook and Community Alert.
 

Ward 18: Wakefield Rural (Middlestown, Netherton, Overton, Midgely, Bretton, Woolley, Hall Green, Painthorpe, Chapelthorpe, Crigglestone, Durkar, Newmillderdam, Calder Park) 
Priorities reviewed & updated 1st September 2023

Lead Area Sergeant: PS 6851 Rhees-Cooper 
Lead Area Problem Solving Officer: PC 342 Firth

•    Anti-Social Vehicle use and speeding on Old Road, Middlestown and Durkar Lane, Crigglestone. We will increase patrols in the area and run speeding operations on and around these locations, taking positive action against offenders. 

We continue to run traffic operations in the Ward 18 area targeting areas of speeding as identified by the local community, residents and Councillors. These operations have been designed to target road users travelling at excessive speeds utilising both the pro-laser speed gun and Smiley SID. These operations will continue over the coming months and the results will be published on Facebook and Community Alert.

•    Anti-social behaviour around the Crigglestone area. We will increase high visibility patrols in the Crigglestone area to disrupt and engage with youths. Working in partnership with WMDC ASB Officers and our own Early Intervention Team, to identify individuals and encourage / prevent youths from returning to this area. We will work with partners to identify a more suitable area / location for them to attend.

We continue, with our partner agencies, to tackle the increase in anti-social behaviour within the Crigglestone area including working with iSpace and the local council. Our Early Action Hub are also conducting patrols in the ASB hotspot locations, with a youth worker from St Giles Trust and a plain clothed police officer. Together they are engaging with local youths, to build a better relationship with police, and to identify any supportive needs.

 

Ward 19: Wakefield South (Agbrigg, Sandal, Belle Vue, Kettlethorpe) 
Reviewed & updated 1st September 2023 

Lead Area Sergeant: PS 6851 Rhees-Cooper 
Lead Area Problem Solving Officer: PC 2062 Morgan

•    Tackle and disrupt the supply of drugs and street dealing in the Agbrigg 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. 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

Over the past few months, several warrants have been executed within the Ward 19 area which have resulted in positive results of both Class A and Class B drugs being seized, the results of these warrants have been shared on Facebook, Community Alert and the media.

•    Anti-social Vehicle use and speeding on Barnsley Road, Sandal. We will increase patrols in the area and run speeding operations on and around these locations, taking positive action against offenders. 

Several traffic operations have been run over the last few months targeting areas of speeding as identified by the local community, residents and Councillors. These operations have been designed to target road users travelling at excessive speeds utilising both the Pro-laser and Smiley SID devices. These operations will continue over the coming months.  
 

Ward 8 Horbury, South Ossett 
Reviewed & updated 1st September 2023

Lead Area Sergeant: PS 6517 West
Lead Area Problem Solving Officer: PC 6667 Dobson

•    Anti-social Behaviour and off-road bikes. We are working proactively with partner agencies WDH and WMDC to look at these issues, to identify and deal positively with offenders and to safeguard victims. We will hold Street PACTs, to obtain information and intelligence from the local communities. 

The Wakefield district Off-Road bike team are making efforts to patrol Horbury and surrounding areas with regards to off-road bikes, so far proving to be very effective with a number of bikes being seized. 

•    Parking and speeding vehicles. We are working proactively with Specialist Roads Policing Officers to conduct speeding operations at various locations within the Horbury area. Regular patrols and positive action will be taken in regard to offending vehicles and drivers.

 

Ward 11: Ossett, Gawthorpe 
Reviewed & updated 1st September 2023

Lead Area Sergeant: PS 6517 West
Lead Area Problem Solving Officer: PC 3900 Lovidge

•    Address and deal positively with anti-social behaviour and street level drug dealing in and around Ossett Bus Station, Town Centre and Skate Park. We will do this by working with partners to identify and deal positively with offenders and working with the community, taking action on reports and intelligence received. 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

We have increased patrols in and around Ossett Town Centre and we are working closely with ASB Officers from WMDC, obtaining Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABC) for the repeat offenders and engagement interventions and referrals are in place with the Early Action Teams across Wakefield and Kirklees. Extra patrols have been subsidised by Safer Travel teams and there will be an uplift in officers for that team from October 2023. Dispersal Orders have been used and have proved to be effective. We are also working with the St.Giles Charity and WMDC Youth Workers who are patrolling the ASB hot-spot locations, engaging with young people.

 

Ward 15 Outwood East & Stanley
Reviewed & updated 1st September 2023

Lead Area Sergeant: PS 6517 West
Lead Area Problem Solving Officer: PC 3926 Platten

•    Anti-social vehicle use and speeding. We will increase patrols in the area and run enforceable speeding operations at these locations, taking positive action against offenders. We will utilise partnership awareness campaigns and work with Police specialist units.

PCSO’s have conducted several speed surveys using the Smiley Sid (Speed Indicator Device), working alongside local Councillors. The information gathered will be used to plan enforceable traffic operations in the coming weeks and months. 

 

Ward 21: Outwood West & Wrenthorpe
Reviewed & updated 1st September 2023

Lead Area Sergeant: PS 6517 West
Lead Area Problem Solving Officer: PC 2234 Wake

•    Outwood and Wrenthorpe Parks. We will address and deal positively with anti-social behaviour, off-road bikes and street level drug dealing. We will do this by working with partner agencies to identify and deal positively with offenders. We will work with the community, acting on reports and intelligence received. We will also be utilising our Off Road Bike team to assist us with tackling the issues off-road bike / quads.

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

Extra patrols have been carried out in the hot-spot areas and we have conducted joint partnership work with other police teams and external agencies. WYP Licensing team have carried out licensing visits at local shops where youths are known to congregate. We are encouraging members of the public to report ASB so that we can build an accurate picture of the level of concern within the local community.

CCTV has now been installed, we hope this will help us to identify offenders and also prevent ASB in the first instance.

 

Ward 3: Altofts & Whitwood. 
Reviewed & updated 1st September 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 & updated 1st September 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. Intelligence is shared with our Neighbourhood Enforcement Team and regularly reviewed, robustly dealing with offenders. 

  •   The Junction, Ackworth Road (derelict building). We have seen an increase in youths congregating in derelict premises causing damage and ASB. We will provide extra patrols and engage with any youths found at this location, where necessary, speaking to parents / carers about their behaviour and reminding them of the dangers of derelict buildings.

We have made enquiries to contact the owner of the building to secure the premises but have had no response. PCSO Roche has identified a number of youths and has visited the parents of those concerned. 
 
Ward 10: Normanton
Reviewed & updated 1st September 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. We will work in partnership with WMDC ASB Officers and our own Early Intervention Team, diverting young people away from criminality. 

•   Royal Sovereign. We will continue to work closely with the staff at the Royal Sovereign to ensure anti-social behaviour issues are kept to a minimum.

Local officers are in constant contact with the staff and partner agencies with issues swiftly resolved.

 

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