Local priorities

Local priorities

2nd February 2012

City Centre

Local priorities agreed through community engagement:

• Severe weather- Provide shelter for rough sleepers during cold weather.
• Anti-social behaviour- Target anti-social behaviour in the city centre during the evening/night time.
• Counterfeit money- Raise awareness of counterfeit £20 notes currently in circulation.

Boughton

Local priorities agreed through community engagement:

• Theft from motor vehicles - To target theft from motor vehicles in the canal area of Boughton.
• Begging and anti-social behaviour - To reduce anti-social behaviour and begging near to the subway on City Road. 

Newtown

Local priorities set agreed through community engagement:

• Drug dealing- To tackle drug dealing related hot spots in Newtown.
• Bike Thefts - To continue to work with city officers in dealing with cycle thefts in and around the area.

10th Janaury 2012

Greyhound Park

• CCTV and shops – To educate businesses regarding reporting crime. The Aide Memoir is to be distributed to all Retail businesses on Greyhound Park, Chester.
• Cycle theft – To reduce cycle thefts in the area.
• Community engagement - To liaise with Chester West and Chester Council regarding proposed Travellers site that has been listed in the Press..
• Burglaries- To tackle commercial burglaries in the area, by conducting more high visibility patrols.
• Partner agencies - Continue working with our partners.
• High visibility patrols - Continue a high visibility presence in and around the Greyhound Retail/Industrial Park.
• Stop checks - Continue stop checks of suspicious vehicles and persons in the Greyhound park area and submit relevant intelligence to aid the reduction of crime in the area.

College Ward

• Cycle theft - To prevent the theft of bicycle thefts in the College Ward area. 

How you can let us know what matters to you

• Report crimes and report anti-social behaviour
• Come along to your next pledge meeting
• Volunteer to become a Special Constable or Police Support Volunteer
• Email us your views at chester.inner.npt@cheshire.pnn.police.uk

You Said, We Did

• 2nd February 2012 - Suspicious activity, Boughton

  You said: To target suspicious activity in Boughton

  We did: Over the last month we have been concentrating our efforts on high visibility patrols and conducting leaflet drops in vulnerable locations and where offences have taken place

• Burglaries, Boughton

  You said: To target burglaries in the Boughton area.

  We did: During the month of January Cheshire Police have received no reports of garages/sheds being broken into in Boughton

• Newtown

  You said: Over last month we have been working on gaining the trust and confidence with both residents and retailers in the Newtown Area.

  We did: Running Police Surgeries and presentations to local residents on safer homes, this enabled us to give advice on home security devices and quick tips to door step crime in communal residence flats in the area. Working with business against crime and local traders on Brook Street a radio link to police and city CCTV is being trailed to help in fighting anti social and suspicious behaviour in the area.

• Student neighbour issues, College Ward

  You said: Student neighbour issues

  We did: Cheshire Police have a strong working relationship with the University of Chester. The Proctor wants to know of any students acting anti- socially and will work on any information given.