Nottinghamshire Police

Home > Your Local Police > South Nottinghamshire > Broxtowe South > Beeston > Beeston North

Back to Beeston North

Beeston North

Completed Beat Priorities

• Speeding vehicles   Show details
  Between July and September 2011 there were 303 neighbourhood priority surveys carried out on the Beeston Cluster residents, these have come back saying that speeding vehicles are the main concern to local residents, it was therefore agreed at the Police and Communities Together meeting held on the 6th September that this would become a priority for the Beeston Cluster and the Beeston North beat. The areas identified for this priority was shown to be Marlborough Road, Peveril Road and the streets around Beeston Field Junior and Infant School.
  
  Our Response
  The Special Police Constables along with the Neighbourhood Policing team will be carrying out speed checks using the hand held speed device in the areas stated. Any person found to be speeding will be issued with a fixed penalty notice and given a £60 fine and 3 points on their driving licence.
  
  This priority will be reassessed in January 2012
  Our Solution
  Priorities being reviewed at Cluster/Neighbourhood level
• Anti Social Behaviour   Show details
  From the Neighbourhood Priority Surveys carried out from June - August 2011 it was found that ASB is still a concern to local residents. It was therefore agreed at the Police and Communities Together meeting held on the 6th September 2011 that this would remain a priority.
  
  
  Our Response
  September 2011 update
  Operation Animism has successfully been running for the last few months on Broxtowe North and South, the neighbourhood policing teams have targeted hot spot areas taking names of all persons found in these areas and dealt with any issues of ASB strongly. We have found that within a few nights of this action the problems have seized. Victims of ASB have been regularly visited and updated with actions taken. Areas are agreed and discussed every week and are based on calls received by the public and intelligence submitted by the neighbourhood policing team.
  This action has also resulted in several warrants being carried where cannabis was seized and persons arrested.
  
  June 2011 update
  The local beat team have been working closely with the ASB officer from Broxtowe Borough Council as well as the housing officers from Leicester Housing. An ABC contract was issued to a tenant on Hutton Close and since then there have been no further issues with that person. There have been several calls regarding ASB on Boundary Road and Dennis Avenue so the local beat team have been carrying out high visible patrols in the area and ABC contracts are being looked at for a family on Dennis Avenue and a person on Boundary Road – all of whom are causing problems for their neighbours and the streets that they live on; local residents have been issued with diary sheets and have been asked to log all disturbances.
  
  March update
  High visibility patrols of both local beat officers and response officers in problem areas.
  Working in partnership with Broxtowe Borough Council, we have issued warning letters to parents where younger members of the community are identified as repeat offenders of anti social behaviour or directly to the person involved if they are adults. This is what we refer to as the AIMS project (ASB Intervention and Monitoring Strategy). This is best described as a traffic light system, which identifies how many incidents the individual has been involved in each week and highlights when ASB letters are sent out by the ASB Co-ordinator.
  The Broxtowe Borough ASB Officer; Sharon Matthews works closely with the Beeston local beat team ensuring the correct individuals are being monitored on a regular basis. This may ultimately lead to the application of an ASBO (Anti Social Behaviour Order).
  On the Lowes Estate we are tackling issues such as noise and ASB with the help of Leicester Housing and ABC contacts have been issued to residents causing problems.
  We continue to operate Operation Broadside, which is our operation to tackle anti social behaviour. Details of persons dealt with are logged. Letters are sent to parents and also the details are shared with Broxtowe Borough Council should further interventions be required (AIMS).
  Shops in the local area will be visited to remind them of their obligations regarding the sale of alcohol to minors and will be subject of Test Purchasing operations together with Trading Standards.
  
  This priority will be reassessed in January 2012
  Our Solution
  Priorities being reviewed at Cluster/Neighbourhood level
• Groups of youths   Show details
  Groups of youths at Markham Road, Bramcote
  
  Our Response
  Groups of youths hanging around on Markham Road, Bramcote predominantly weekends between 7pm and 11.30pm and midweek between 8 pm - 11.00 pm. High visibility patrols conducted by the Neighbourhood Policing Team at key times. Information to be passed through to local Neighbourhood Watch Coordinators. Diary sheets to be completed by local residents.
  Our Solution
  
• Speeding Traffic   Show details
  Speeding Traffic on Peveril Road, Beeston
  
  Our Response
  Speeding traffic on Peveril Road. This issue is being tackled by high-visibility patrols by the Safer Neighbourhood Team and the use of a hand held speed detection device.
  Our Solution
  
• Confiscation of alcohol   Show details
  Confiscation of alcohol
  
  Our Response
  Drinking alcohol in public places is now banned in parts of Beeston. Areas of North Beeston and Beeston Town centre have been made Designated Public Places to help combat alcohol fuelled crime and anti-social behaviour.
  
  The decision to introduce a DPP was taken after discussions between Nottinghamshire Police, Broxtowe Council and Local residents. It means that in designated areas Police Officers, Police Community Support Officers and people accredited through a community safety accreditation scheme will have powers to control the consumption of alcohol in the area.
  
  The order means that if it is believed that someone is consuming alcohol or intends to consume alcohol they can: be required to stop, and have the alcohol confiscated whether the drinking vessel is open or unopened. If someone without a reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a request to stop drinking or to surrender their alcohol, they face arrest and on conviction, a maximum fine of £500.
  
  This order has been instigated in response to local concerns about drink related anti social behaviour in the area. The order applies to the following areas: North Beeston - From A52 Derby Rd Junction with B6006 Wollaton Road, around Middleton Cres to A52 Junction with Boundary Rd, along Boundary Road onto Hetley Road to it's junction with Clifford Ave, along Clifford Ave to the B6006 Wollaton Rd junction with A52 Derby Rd
  
  Criminal damage and nuisance behaviour on Boundary Road on youth club nights at the local community centre - We have deployed additional patrols in the area at appropriate times.
  
  Our Solution
  
• Sandgate Park - Alcohol And Anti social behaviour problems   Show details
  Priority agreed at local area group (LAG) meeting held 27/06/2008. Reports from local priority surveys that groups of youths are drinking and causing a nuisance in the area of Sandgate Park (Known as the ridge). The ridge is located at the end of Sandgate/ adjacent to the car park area. The drinking/ anti social behaviour has been reported by local residents as being between 20.30 hours - 02.00 from Wednesday - Sunday.
  
  Our Response
  Our response to this problem includes the following measures
  Stop checks to be carried out when necessary on Sandgate during the key times of reported disorder, forms to be completed and submitted.
  Conduct high visibility joint patrols in the evening
  Neighbourhood Watch Co ordinators to gather information on possible disorder in the area and pass it on.
  Contact local off licences about selling to underage youths.
  High visibility patrols to be carried out in the area - especially the Park where the drinking is believed to be occurring and confiscation of alcohol from youths underage.
  Contact the council about getting a rubbish bin and 'no littering signs' put up on the park next to the bench where the youths congregate.
  Look into having CCTV put up in Sandgate carpark.
  Look into making it an alcohol free zone.
  
  Our Solution
  
• Alcohol related Anti-Social Behaviour   Show details
  Residents have raised concerns that youths have been hanging around Carwood Road, during evenings and nights. Youths have been causing a rowdy nuisance
  
  Our Response
  Officers to patrol area at key times and carry out stop and search.
  
  Our Solution
  
• Rowdy and drunken behaviour   Show details
  In the area of Meadow Road.
  
  Our Response
  Targeted high visibility patrols to target anti social behaviour.
  Our Solution
  Pact mtg agreed to close and continue this under new Cluster Priorities.
• Alcohol related antisocial behaviour   Show details
  Issues around the shops on Central Avenue and Beeston Fields.
  
  Our Response
  Targeted high visibility patrols.
  Our Solution
  Pact mtg agreed to close and continue this under new Cluster Priorities.
• Speeding Vehicles   Show details
  Surveys highlighted that the priorities for this quarter are the same as the last quarter.
  PACT (Police and Communities Together) Meeting on 03/09/2009 found from the resuts of surveys showed that the speed of vehicles on side roads is a concern locally. The PACT meeting was for the Cluster of Beeston Beats and agreed to make this a priority for action in: Streets off Broadgate used as cut throughs, Dovecote Lane, Devonshire Avenue & Queens Road at Beeston.
  
  
  Our Response
  Officers using speed detection device’s, will attend the areas to monitor vehicles at appropriate times and where appropriate, issue fixed penalty tickets.
  
  Liaison will also take place with the local Community Speed Watch for the respective and articles placed in Newsletters/Magazines highlighting the priority.
  
  The priority will be publicised at all Beat Surgery’s
  
  Our Solution
  As a result of the last PACT meeting held at 04/12/09 it was decided that the priority would not be speeding vehicles on the beat but would now be ASB and street drinking.
• Dwelling Burglary   Show details
  The PACT (Police and Communities Together) Meeting on the 6th June 2011 found from the results of Neighbourhood priority surveys distributed that Burglary is still of concern. The PACT meeting was for the Cluster of Beeston Beats and agreed to keep this a priority for action in the Beeston North area. Not only is this a beat priority it is also a force priority at this time.
  
  Our Response
  June 2011 update
  We are pleased to announce that burglaries on Beeston North have halved in the last 12 weeks from 11 to 5. Operation summer nights will be starting on Beeston North from the 1st July, the aim is to not only reduce the number of burglaries that have happened in the Beeston North area this year but also to improve confidence in the local community and make members of the public feel safer in their homes. The local beat officers will be conducting high visibility foot patrols in the target area at identified times to gather and build intelligence and promote public reassurance.
  
  March 2011 update
  The rise in burglaries was met with the creation of an operation to target and reduce the crime. Operation Arrow has now been running for some time and has seen many arrests and convictions for burglary.
  When a burglary is reported the local beat team will visit the victim and carry out a leafet drop in the area with burglary prevention advice and provide information regarding smart water including its uses and where to purchase.
  High visible patrols are to be conducted by the Broxtowe South Officers at identified times to build intelligence and promote public reassurance. High visible Police signs are to be deployed in various locations promoting public reassurance. These signs will be placed in the identified areas and moved on a fortnightly basis to increase awareness of Police activity.
  The Neighbourhood Alert system is to be utilised, sending alerts to local members of the community who are registered with the system.
  
  This priority will be reassessed in September 2011
  Our Solution
  From the Neighbourhood Priority Surveys carried out from June - August 2011 burglary is no longer the main concern for local residents so therefore it is not one of the top three priorities at this time, however burglary is a force priority and something that we are constantly trying to reduce.
• Street drinking   Show details
  Following the PACT meeting held on 04 December 2009, it was decided that the priorities would be anti social behaviour and street drinking, between evening times especially weekends, which would cover Beeston beat. This would cover Beeston Fields Park and Central Avenue, however Operation broadside would cover the whole of the beat during the evenings of the weekend between 1800 hrs until 2200 hrs. Operation Broadside is our anti social behaviour operation.
  
  Our Response
  The methods to be used in combating the issues raised will be by high visibility patrols in these areas at appropriate times by members of the Neighbourhood Policing Team and The Special Constabulary.
  
  Positive action will be taken and offenders arrested where required. Use will be made of stop and search powers and powers of dispersal. Alcohol seizures will be made.
  
  Regular meetings take place between ourselves, the Borough Council and Youth services to discuss areas and person’s of concern and actions to be taken. This may involve the use of Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABC’s) and ultimately an application for an Anti Social Behaviour Order (ASBO). In the first instance a letter will be sent to the individual or their parent warning them regarding their behaviour.
  
  This priority will be reassessed in March 2010.
  
  Update 16/02/2010
  Uniformed patrols have continued throughout January and it is pleasing to note that there has been a marked reduction of antisocial behaviour, street drinking and gangs on the streets. Community feedback is positive.
  Arrests have been made in the Central Avenue, Beeston area for being drunk and disorderly / public order offences. Additionally, due to the extra patrols, crime in general has been reduced in Broxtowe South by 38% which equates to 142 less victims.
  
  Our Solution
  From the NPS results September - December 2010 Street drinking is no longer a priority and in 2010 we only received 1 call from the public regarding street drinking. Therefore this priority is now closed.
• Dog fowling   Show details
  Neighbourhood priority surveys carried out between July and September have shown that dog fowling is a concern to local residents. It was therefore agreed at the Police and Communities together meeting held on the 6th September that this would become a priority for the Beeston Cluster and the beats within it. There were no specific areas identified as it seems to be a general neighbourhood problem.
  
  Our Response
  The neighbourhood policing team will be working closely with the Broxtowe borough neighbourhood wardens – any person found to be persistently letting their dog fowl in the area will be issued with a fixed penalty notice. Please inform us if you know of anyone who is allowing their dog to do this as action will be taken.
  
  This priority will be reassessed in January 2012
  
  Our Solution
  Priorities being reviewed at Cluster/Neighbourhood level