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The Market Square Beat is at the centre of Nottingham City and has boundary rounds of Friar Lane, Derby Road, Talbot Street, Milton Street, South Parade, Victoria Street and George Street. It contains the Old Market Square, Council House, Cornerhouse Complex, Royal Concert Hall, Theatre Royal and Albert Hall.

Under the Policing Pledge, this is an urban beat and has a 15 minute emergency response time. For an explanation of what this means click here.

Beat Officers

• PC Adam Colton (2345) Phone: 101 ext 800 5378
  Email PC Adam Colton
• PCSO Ken Tinley (8172) Phone: 101 Ext 801 5378
  Mobile: 07525 226614
  Email PCSO Ken Tinley
• CPO Hannah Wilkinson (9997) Phone: 101 Extn 801 5070
  Mobile: 07985 859 760
  Email CPO Hannah Wilkinson

Beat Update

Beat Update – February 2012

Throughout January, the City Centre Neighbourhood Policing Teams have been out in force, having conducted 131 Stop/Stop Searches and 24 Alcohol Confiscations across the City Centre. There have also been 17 arrests made for various offences made by the Beat Manager Constables.

In total 488 calls were made to Nottinghamshire Police reporting incidents and information within the Old Market Square Beat Area during January.

The Old Market Square will be host a series of events throughout February, attracting large numbers of visitors.

The Nottingham Light Night will be running in and around the Old Market Square on the 10th Febrary 2012. Experience Nottingham in a new light and see a vast selection of fantastic events, activities and illuminations for persons of all ages. These actractions are situated all around the City Centre both indoor and outdoor.

On the 17th and 18th of February the Old Market Square will be host to the Fine Foods Market with the opportunity to get try and purchase wonderful foods created within the region.

More details of what’s on in the Old Market Square can be found at the Nottingham City Council website – www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk


Nottingham City Centre Crime Statistics

The crime figures results for the City Centre Beats (Old Market Square, Victoria Centre, Lace Market, Broadmarsh & Eastside) are down an impressive 20.2% in comparison to January 2011. That’s a total of 146 less crimes.

The Old Market Square Beat leads the way, down 70 offences in total.

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General Information

Prevent burglaries
Please be vigilant and ensure you don’t leave windows and doors open unnecessarily and without other security measures.
Crime prevention advice can be obtained from the Crime Reduction Manager based in the Pre Crime Team at the Arrow Centre on 101.

Smartwater
SmartWater is a forensic fluid containing millions of microscopic particles that make up an individual property identification code. This liquid solution can be painted onto household items and leaves a forensic fingerprint encoded with the owner's details and which is virtually impossible to remove.
Please contact your Neighbourhood Team for more details.

Vehicle crime
Could we please take this opportunity to remind members of the public not to leave valuable items on display in their vehicles and to ensure that items such as Satellite Navigation cradles are removed, hidden from view and marks left by them removed from windscreens.

Immobilise
Immobilise is the world's largest FREE register of possession ownership details and with its sister site CheckMEND, the largest database of stolen property and blocked mobile phones.
Immobilise can be used by members of the public and businesses to register their valued possessions or company assets.