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April newsletter from your north Peterborough neighbourhood team


 

 

Dear {FIRST NAME},

 

Welcome to the April edition of your neighbourhood policing newsletter.

 

Over the last three months, your north Peterborough Neighbourhood Policing Team have been focussing on three main areas as their local priorities, based on feedback from the community.

 

 

Youth-related anti-social behaviour and associated crime in north Bretton – The team have carried out targeted patrols in the Bretton Centre, Bretton Park and Benland where anti-social behaviour and associated crime has been experienced, and through this work have identified and arrested several suspects in a robbery investigation.

 

They have been regularly engaging with persistent perpetrators (particularly youths) and have been using diversionary opportunities to direct them away from the criminal justice system and prevent further or escalating offences.

 

We’ve been continuing our work with the Cresset Centre around target hardening and ASB prevention. 

 

Anti-social behaviour in Smallwood, Ravensthorpe – This case has been discussed at the city’s problem-solving group to develop a multi-partnership approach to the issue. A community protection warning (CPW) has been issued to the primary perpetrator and referrals made to mental health services and other key workers. 

 

This piece of work is just one of many examples my team and the wider neighbourhood policing regularly deal with in supporting victims of anti-social behaviour in their own homes, visiting vulnerable people and working with partner agencies to ensure the right support is offered.

 

Road safety in Bretton, Eye and Maxey – Regular speed checks have been carried out in all three areas, with specific focus on Eyebury Road, Crowland Road, Peterborough Road, Thorney Road, Maxey High Street, West End Road, Tuckers Nook and Bretton Way. Only one ticket was given out for doing 49mph in a 40 zone, while other drivers were educated after only marginally being over the legal limit.

 

The team also carried out a day of action in February around enforcement of weight restriction in Crowland Road, Eye, which resulted in a handful of vehicles being pulled over, however after speaking with them, they all had legitimate reasons for being on the road and over-weight, due to needing to use it for access.

 

We have also spent a lot of time engaging with nurseries, primary and secondary schools across the sector to educate about road safety. 

 

 

While you may feed in your concerns to us and not see them set as a priority, please be reassured that does not mean it goes unnoticed. We have a vast geographic area to cover in our sector and must prioritise things based on levels of threat, risk and harm, so not everything would always meet that threshold, however, if something is identified as a very specific, localised issued, it may be something we adopt separately outside of those top three priorities. We do review all of your feedback that comes in via our community survey, but please remember this should not be used to report a specific crime or incident.

 

As always, please continue to report any concerns to us – the more information we have, the better equipped we are to tackle the issues that matter most to you.

 

Kind Regards,

Sergeant Andy Gladders
North Peterborough Neighbourhood Policing Team

 

 

Current priorities for your north Peterborough Neighbourhood Policing Team

Every three months we use a combination of our own data and your feedback via our community policing survey to set three priorities for each of our neighbourhood policing teams to focus on for the coming quarter.

 

Between April and June this year, your north Peterborough team are prioritising:

  • Road safety in Eye
  • Road safety in West Town
  • Drug use and supply in West Town
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    What we’ve been up to across the north of Peterborough (in pictures!)

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    You can find more like this on our Policing Peterborough Facebook page.

     

     

    Crime prevention and useful information

    The warmer weather has finally arrived! While we don’t want to put a dampener on it (no pun intended), we would like to take the opportunity to remind you have home security and taking precautions to protect your home from potential burglars.

     

    To minimize the risk of burglary during spring and summer:

  • Consider not leaving windows open during warm weather, and make sure windows and doors are locked when not at home.
  • If people are going on holiday, avoid advertising it on social media. 
  • Keep gardening tools locked away and not out on display. When storing tools, make sure locks on sheds and other outdoor buildings are properly secure.  
  • You can find more burglary prevention advice on our dedicated home security webpages.

     

     

    Court news

  • 25 arrests made during ‘Safer Business Action’ days
  • Shoplifter tried to run from officers
  • Annual stats show impact of rural crime team
  • Drink driver almost three times the limit
  • Three years for drug dealer operating the ‘Cobi’ line
  • Drugs operation sees nine arrests
  • Shoplifting twins jailed after assaulting police
  • Repeat shoplifter jailed after found with knife
  • Drug dealer punched women in Peterborough nightclub
  • Dangerous driver killed woman in crash
  • Shoplifter threw metal basket at guard’s head
  • You can find more articles like these in the news section of our website.

     

     

    Can you help?

    We would like to hear from you if you’ve got any information about the below appeals.

     

    Appeal after three men seriously injured in A47 collision

    We are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after three men were left with serious injuries when a grey Audi A4 S Line collided with a lorry on the A47 Thorney-by-pass on Friday, 5 April.

     

    Appeal after cyclist seriously injured in collision with car

    We are appealing for information after a cyclist was left with serious injuries following a collision in Thorpe Road on Wednesday, 10 April.

     

    Fatal crash on A16

    We are appealing for witnesses and information after two people died in a collision on the A16 travelling towards Newborough at about 3.30pm on Monday, 22 April.

     

    Stabbing in Peterborough park

    Our detectives are appealing for information after a man in his 20s was stabbed in Fulbridge Recreation Ground, Fulbridge Road, New England, at about 1.30pm on Wednesday, 1 May.

     

    Appeal following thefts from vehicles in Dogsthorpe

    We are appealing for information following recent thefts from vehicles in Dogsthorpe where suspected stolen property has been recovered.

     

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    Events

    Community meeting

  • Newborough Village Hall, Guntons Road, Newborough
  • Thursday, 23 May, 6pm to 8pm
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    Finally, your information helps us to understand the types of issues affecting you and your local community and informs our quarterly neighbourhood policing priorities. To have your say, please head to our community policing survey.

     

    Please DO NOT use this form to report a crime – this should be done either via our website’s online reporting forms or webchat service, or by calling 101. Always dial 999 in an emergency.

     

    Kind regards,


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