Clifton

City South Policing Priorities: October - December 2026
Following discussions with residents, community groups, local councillors, partner agencies and through feedback received from community engagement activity and surveys, we have identified the following priorities for the City South area over the next three months.
These priorities reflect the issues that matter most to our communities and will help guide the work of neighbourhood policing teams across City South. While the priorities are reviewed regularly, we recognise that each neighbourhood experiences different challenges. For that reason, the priorities are deliberately broad, allowing officers to focus on the issues that have the greatest impact locally.
Our aim is simple: to listen to our communities, tackle the issues that affect people's day-to-day lives, and work alongside partners to keep our neighbourhoods safe, welcoming and resilient.

Tackling Retail and Acquisitive Crime
We know that crimes such as shop theft, burglary, robbery and vehicle crime can have a significant impact on both victims and the wider community.
Residents and businesses have told us that they want to see action taken against those who repeatedly commit these offences and cause harm within our neighbourhoods. In response, we will continue to focus our efforts on identifying and targeting prolific and repeat offenders, whilst increasing activity in locations where these crimes occur most frequently.
Working closely with businesses, local authorities and partner agencies, we will seek to prevent offences before they happen, support victims and bring offenders to justice. By reducing acquisitive crime, we aim to improve both community safety and confidence.

Reducing Anti-Social Behaviour and Improving Community Safety
Anti-social behaviour remains one of the most common concerns raised by people across the City South area.
Residents have highlighted issues including nuisance vehicles, speeding, dangerous driving, youth-related anti-social behaviour and behaviour that makes people feel unsafe when using public spaces.
We understand that anti-social behaviour can have a significant impact on quality of life, even when it does not always constitute a criminal offence. Over the coming months, neighbourhood teams will continue to work with local communities and partner organisations to identify problem locations and take appropriate action.
This will include a mixture of engagement, education and enforcement, alongside the proportionate use of police powers where necessary. We will continue to focus on preventing issues from escalating, whilst ensuring our communities feel heard, supported and reassured.

Tackling Drugs and Drug-Related Harm
The supply and misuse of drugs often sits at the heart of many of the concerns raised by our communities, including anti-social behaviour, violence, exploitation and neighbourhood disorder.
Information provided by residents remains vital in helping us identify and disrupt those involved in drug-related activity. Over the next three months, we will continue to act on community intelligence, target those responsible for supplying drugs and work with partners to reduce the harm caused by drug-related crime.
Our neighbourhood teams will continue to conduct proactive operations, execute drug warrants and pursue enforcement opportunities against those involved in criminal activity. We will also work with local authority partners to explore additional measures, including closure orders and other interventions designed to protect communities.
By tackling drug-related offending, we aim to make our neighbourhoods safer and reduce the impact that this activity has on local residents.
Neighbourhood policing is about more than responding to crime. It is about building relationships, understanding community concerns and working together to solve the issues that matter most.
Over the coming months, officers across City South will continue to engage with residents, businesses, community groups and partner agencies to ensure that local voices help shape our policing activity.
Together, we will work to reduce crime, address anti-social behaviour, support victims and create communities where people feel safe, respected and confident in the service we provide.
Your neighbourhood policing team remains committed to delivering a service with Pride, Compassion and Integrity, whilst keeping communities at the heart of everything we do.

City South Neighbourhood Policing Update
October 2026

As we move into the autumn months, City South neighbourhood officers have continued to focus on the issues that matter most to our communities: burglary, anti-social behaviour, violence, retail crime, road safety and drug-related offending. Throughout October, officers have combined proactive enforcement activity with visible neighbourhood policing, community engagement and crime prevention work to keep our neighbourhoods safe.

City South Performance Overview

October saw a significant reduction in crime across City South, with overall recorded crime reducing by 15.4%, falling from 755 offences in September to 639 offences in October. Anti-social behaviour also reduced by 20.4%, while vehicle crime fell by over 42%.

Key performance highlights included:

Overall crime reduced by 116 offences month-on-month.
Anti-social behaviour reduced from 152 to 121 incidents.
Vehicle crime reduced from 33 to 19 offences.
Robbery remained stable at 11 offences.
Burglary increased from 16 to 22 offences and remains a key priority for neighbourhood teams.
Tackling Burglary

Burglary remains one of our key local priorities and officers have been working closely with specialist investigation teams to identify and arrest offenders.

This month, officers were pleased to support the arrest and prosecution of Nathan BARTON in connection with a series of burglaries affecting the St Ann's area. This demonstrates our commitment to pursuing offenders, supporting victims and bringing those responsible before the courts.

Alongside enforcement activity, neighbourhood officers have increased visible patrols in burglary hotspot locations and are providing crime prevention advice to residents across the City South area.

Burglary Prevention Advice

Residents can help protect their homes by:

Ensuring doors and windows are locked whenever leaving the property, even for short periods.
Using timer switches to create the appearance that someone is home.
Storing keys away from doors, windows and letterboxes.
Installing video doorbells, CCTV or door and window alarms where possible.
Reporting suspicious behaviour immediately using 101 or 999 in an emergency.
Marking valuable property using forensic marking products such as SmartWater and keeping serial numbers recorded.
Area Updates
Sneinton and Dales

Overall crime increased slightly during October, rising from 144 to 154 offences. Whilst burglary offences increased, there was a significant reduction in anti-social behaviour, which fell by 50%. Officers have continued targeted patrols in areas including Sneinton Hermitage, Daleside Road and Bakersfield, whilst carrying out problem-solving activity at repeat demand locations highlighted by local residents.

Clifton

Clifton recorded one of the strongest reductions in crime across City South, with overall crime falling by 22.5%. Anti-social behaviour also reduced by 30%.

Key activity during October included:

Arrest of a prolific shoplifter who had failed to appear at court.
Arrest and charge of a drink driver.
Drug seizures following proactive vehicle stops.
Use of dispersal powers to tackle anti-social behaviour.
Community engagement events at the Hope Centre, local food bank and Halloween community event at The Shed.
Beat surgeries held at Clifton Village Hall, Silverdale and Clifton Library.
Mapperley

Mapperley recorded the largest reduction in crime across City South, with overall crime reducing by 34.8%. Vehicle crime reduced dramatically from 11 offences to just one offence during October. Anti-social behaviour also reduced by over 30%.

Neighbourhood officers maintained visible patrols across Wells Road, Mansfield Road, Brewsters Road and Carisbrooke Drive while tackling repeat demand locations identified through police data and community feedback.

St Ann's

Crime reduced in St Ann's during October, with overall offences reducing from 147 to 134. Vehicle crime also reduced substantially.

Acting on concerns raised directly by residents, officers:

Seized six illegal e-bikes and three e-scooters being used antisocially.
Conducted targeted speed enforcement operations, engaging with over 80 drivers.
Carried out bike patrols targeting drug dealing and anti-social behaviour in parks and open spaces.
Hosted "Time to Talk" engagement events allowing residents to raise concerns directly with local officers.
Meadows

The Meadows saw crime reduce by 18.7% during October, with anti-social behaviour reducing by over 50%. Burglary and vehicle crime both reduced compared with September.

Officers continued proactive patrols around the Meadows, Riverside, Embankment and Bridgeway Centre areas, addressing concerns raised by residents and focusing on repeat locations generating community demand.

Enforcement Highlights

City South officers achieved a number of significant enforcement outcomes during October, including:

Charge and remand of Delaney STARBUCK for possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.
Charge and remand of prolific shoplifters David CROSS and Sarah STANELY.
Seizure of nine knives and three swords through proactive searches.
Seizure of six illegal e-bikes and three e-scooters.
Multiple dispersal operations targeting anti-social behaviour hotspots.
Arrest of Nathan BARTON in connection with burglary offences affecting the St Ann's area.
Our Priorities for November

Based on local intelligence, community feedback and crime trends, City South neighbourhood teams will continue to focus on:

Reducing burglary and protecting vulnerable victims.
Tackling anti-social behaviour and nuisance vehicles.
Preventing knife crime and violence.
Targeting drug-related offending and county lines activity.
Reducing retail crime and repeat offending.
Improving road safety through education and enforcement.
Stay Informed Through Nottinghamshire Alert

We encourage all residents to sign up to Nottinghamshire Alert, the free community messaging system used by Nottinghamshire Police and partner agencies.

By joining Nottinghamshire Alert you can:

Receive local crime updates and policing news.
Find out about incidents affecting your area.
Learn about crime prevention initiatives.
Receive invitations to local community meetings and engagement events.
Tell us about the issues that matter most to you.

Nottinghamshire Alert helps local policing teams understand community concerns and ensures residents receive timely information about activity taking place in their neighbourhood.

Working Together

Thank you to everyone who has reported concerns, attended beat surgeries, spoken with neighbourhood officers or supported local policing activity during October. The information provided by our communities continues to help us identify offenders, tackle local issues and direct resources where they can have the greatest impact.

Together, we are making our neighbourhoods safer places to live, work and visit.

Insp Steve Dalby