Hello again from the Rushcliffe Neighbourhood Policing Team
I know it's been a long time coming, but this month we welcome some additional officers into our area. PCs Kim Fox, Matt Pooley and Alfie Russell will be joining the Rushcliffe South team based at Cotgrave Police Station under Sgt Dave Hodson, with a further 2 officers arriving later in the year before Christmas. These additions are part of a phased uplift of numbers in Neighbourhood Policing roles across the force, so I'm really pleased to expand the team, and increase our capacity for pro-active problem solving. The officers beat areas will be updated on the website within the next month as they are allocated beat areas.
I attended the Rushcliffe Town & Paris Conference last week, presenting a summary of the last year in Rushcliffe, and also discussing future developments and challenges, as well as answering queries from the Cllrs in attendance. It was fantastic to be able to meet so many of the local representatives and discuss local concerns, so thanks to those who came to speak to me at the event.
Following meetings with Rushcliffe Borough Council and listening to the issues highlighted in the PCCs surveys, we're refreshing our quarterly area priorities.
They will be;
- Theft & business crime in West Bridgford
- Car Cruising & Road safety
- Acquisitive crime in East Leake
With regards to our first priority, whilst we've seen a reduction in the numbers of shop theft in the last 2 months, especially following the prosecution of some persistent offenders, I want to keep our focus on reducing theft & supporting local businesses who suffer from it. This week is Safer Business Action week, and we've had some additional activity in West Bridgford which you may have been part of if you've been out and about on Central Avenue.
Our second priority, in order to tackle car Cruising, we're dedicating staff to support a force-wide operation which will take place every weekend to respond to pockets of car-cruising, and will deal with persistent offenders & the associated ASB.
Our third priority is to tackle what was a small spike in acquisitive crime in East Leake. The Neighbourhoods team worked some extremely long hours on night shifts recently on their rest days to try to tackle the issue where we had a small cluster of burglaries, and whilst that series has diminished, we want to ensure we can do some further work around target hardening, and crime prevention, not to mention bringing offenders to justice.
My team have recently supported Rushcliffe Borough Council & Notts Fire & Rescue by visiting hundreds of student properties in Rushcliffe to provide crime prevention advice, as well as to welcome students to the area. I believe this is a really important move, and something which will hopefully provide some reassurance as well as vital advice to those living away from home perhaps for the first time.
We have been busy with several deployments in the area to combat speeding, which is something I get a lot of correspondence about, with several offenders reported for summons. I'd also like to remind the rural community of our farmers forum coming up on Weds 6th November at 7pm which is kindly being hosted at Oddhouse Farm. The PCC will be attending and providing some updates as well as some other speakers too, so it's a great opportunity to hear some important updates, as well as meet & discuss local issues with the Neighbourhoods Team and representatives from Rushcliffe Borough Council too.
If I could also take this opportunity to remind people about Notts Alerts. Notts Alerts is a fantastic tool which can be used to find out key information about local policing issues, with e-mail notifications straight to you. It also offers consultation & feedback opportunities. We'll also use the page to advertise local events, beat surgeries, and crime prevention advice. It is free to sign up, so please use this link to access the registration page;
Notts Alerts | Nottinghamshire Police
Thanks again for taking the time to read our updates.
Tim Cuthbert, Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for Rushcliffe
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