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The City Centre Neighbourhood Policing Area, based at Central Police Station, covers Nottingham city centre, the city's vibrant shopping, entertainment and business centre.

The area includes the Old Market Square, the Victoria and Broad Marsh indoor shopping malls and the historic Lace Market, one of the city centre's main residential areas.

The city centre is the cultural and commercial heart of Greater Nottingham, attracting thousands of people from out of town every day and night.

Neighbourhood Priorities

Through consultation with the members of the public in this neighbourhood we regularly set out a number of priorities to be tackled.

Thefts of Pedal cycles with City Centre Show details
There is a noticable increase in the theft of Pedal cycles from all 5 of the City centre Beats. This mirrors an increase in cycle theft across the City Division as a whole. The thefts are occurring from outdoor cycle racks or street furniture all across the City centre with a few main locations.
No particular types of bike are being targeted - it appears the main criteria for theft is the level of security attached to the bike.

Our Response
Update January 2012

Good news - only 5 bikes were stolen from the City Centre in December 2011.

At the start of the month we met cyclists as they arrived in the City and offered them Crime Prevention advice and access to the Immobilise database.

We also did a number of days observations around the city and its nice to report that most bikes were secured with quality locks - don't make it easy for a thief by using a cheap lock as they can be removed too easily.

2 juveniles were arrested for stealing a bike from the City centre and are currently on bail for this.

These Priorities for the City Centre are up for review so please visit the Priority survey link to get your views heard.

December 2011
There were 22 thefts of bikes reported in November - nearly half of the number from October.
Again they were reported all over the City centre.
We have had 3 arrests of people stealing bikes including 1 by the Transport Police at the Train Station.
PC 2217 Francis assissted BTP with an Operation targeting cycle thieves and we will continue to do this.
More covert Operations are planned for December as well as early morning patrols offering security advice and Immobilise registration around the main cycle racks.

CYCLE SECURITY ADVICE
1.Please use two differnt style locks – using a D lock and a chain makes it far more difficult to steal YOUR bike - also make sure it is a good quality device - cheap locks and chains can be removed easily and quickly.
2.Register YOUR bike and frame number (underside of your crank) on www.immobilise.com
3.Lock YOUR bike ‘tight’ so it is hard to move around when parked.
4.Lock both wheels and the frame to a bike stand or other immoveable object - quick release wheels can be taken easily if not secured.
5.Face the lock to the ground (but not resting on it) so it can’t easily be turned upwards for picking.
6.Never leave the lock lying on the pavement; it makes it easy to be tampered with.
7.Remove any accessories and take them with you to prevent them being stolen (lights, pump,quick etc)

November 2011

There have been 41 bikes reported stolen across the City centre in October from 25 different locations. This is above the normal level and may be caused by success of Officers at Canning Circus in getting convicted cycle thieves banned from the Nottingham University Campus.

The large number of locations has made it difficult for us to conduct observations and targeted patrols.

Most of these bikes were secured with only one form of security device - mostly a chain which was cut by the offender. We would recommend using 2 locks of different types - a chain and a good D Lock for example - as it makes it very difficult to bypass both types of locks.

We would again advise cyclists to take advantage of the secure sites around the city if possible.

We will be conducting covert observations this month around the main areas of concern as well as assisiting BTP with a planned Operation around cycle thefts on Carrington Street.

Our response.

The main locations have been passd to Community Protection Officers who will increase patrols there as welll as the Beat Team.

A proactive Operation to target cycle theft will be undertaken in the next few weeks.

We have conducted analysis to establish the main locations where these offences occur.
We have made contact with organisations nearby these locations with a view to target hardening through CCTV or encouraging Securtiy staff to take their breaks near the cycle racks eg Victoria Centre and Broadmarsh.
The Midland Railway Station has already agreed to remove the rack outside the Station which was a hot spot.
We will work with our Partners to encourage use of Secure Storage available at Broadmarsh Bus station, White Zone of Victoria Centre car park and the Cycle Hub at the Train Station.
We will work closely with the British Transport Police based at the Railway station to encourage information sharing and joint operations to identify and catch offenders.
We will work closely with Sustrans,Pedals and Nottingahm Trent University to encourage use of these storage areas and also for crime prevention in the use of suitable locks/chains.
We will undertake Police Operations to catch offenders and use Civil remedies through the Community Protection ASB officers to prevent re-offending.
We will target Second hand shops and auctions across the City and County who may be dealing in stolen cycles.
We will increase patrols in the relevant areas at peak times to reduce opportunity for thieves. This will also involve identifying poor security and advising riders accordingly.

We will encourage use of the Immobilise data base for property marking to ensure any recovered bikes are identified and returned to their owner.
Anti-social Behaviour related to Street Drinking in City Centre Show details
May 2011.

There has been a noted increase in Street drinking in the City Centre over the last few months. This has mirrored an increase in thefts of alcohol, begging and anti social behaviour.

This has been confirmed by Partners such as City Council and NBAC members as well as Licensed premises who have all suffered increased levels of unacceptable behaviour.

The problem appears to be City wide with a number of clearly identified locations generating the most calls. Whilst it has been a problem previously in certain areas, it appears to be an increasing problem.

This will become the sole NPA priority for the City Centre Neighbourhood Policing team as well as the Community Protection Department of the City Council.

Each of the 4 City beats will identify their problem area to ensure a swift response to calls about such behaviour. There will be an increase in patrols at these locations to identify offenders and where possible to confiscate alcohol and arrest them if appropriate.

We will work with licensed premises, especially those with off licences to prevent known offenders getting acess to alcohol. The Police Licensing Team will also be involved through monitoring of alcohol seized.

Any offenders identified will be put in touch with agencies that can help them such as housing and health. Partners such as Framework and other housing providers will be closely involved in helping in these areas.

Finally, persistent offender will be targeted through Civil legislation such as ASBOs to prevent them attending locations where they cause nuisance.

Our Response
Update January 2012

The Xmas season was a very busy one for the Neighbourhood Policing Team with commitments around the Night Time Economy and Retail crime.

We still managed to seize alcohol from 16 drinkers, mostly in the Goosegate area where it appeared that our Week Of Action early in the month had a very positive effect.

These priorities are up for Review at the moment so please visit the link to the Priority Survey to give us your views.

December 2011

The focus this month has been on the area of Goosegate and Sneinton Market. This culminated in a mini week of action from 28/11/11 to 03/12/11 focusing on these areas.

Officers from the Beat Team and Community protection provided intensive patrols in the area, visited 69 shops on and around Goosgate and ran an Operation with Trading Standards.

The Week produced 80 stops and 7 searches. There were 7 arrests made for a variety of offences and 1 suspect has been put forward for an ASBO as a result.

We made 14 alcohol confiscations and an early morning patrol found 2 rough sleepers who were referred to the relevant agencies. If you see someone sleeping rough or need help yourself you can contact Framework's Street Outreach Team on 0800 0665356.

Trading Standards officers conducted vists and Test Purchases on 25 premises concerning the sale of alcohol and cigarettes. Only 1 premise failed and their Licence will now be up for review.

The City Centre priorities are now up for review so please complete our on line survey on the Force website - www.nottinghamshire.police.uk

November 2011.

The Beat Team and Community Protection officers have continued to patrol the Priority areas and have committed over 69 hours of patrol time this month.

There have been 104 people stopped, 2 arrests and 39 confiscations of alcohol.

We have worked closely with our colleagues in Derby when a notorious beggar moved across here. He has already been arrested here and hopefully has moved on again.

The priority setting process is currently underway to set the next priorities for our Area. Please complete the neighbourhood survey on the website to have your views heard.

Please register for the Nottinghamshire Alert scheme which will give you information about the area where you live or work. Go to www.nottinghamshirealert.co.uk to register. Put your postcode in and you'll be attached to the relevant site.

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Policing your neighbourhood

Shown below are the beats in the City Centre area of Nottinghamshire along with the names of local officers, their telephone number and details of any engagements they hold where you can speak to them in person. Beat officers should not be contacted for emergencies (when you should ring 999) or to report crime (when you should contact your local police station).