Speeding continues to be a priority. Your local Neighbourhood officers and are regularly conducting high-visibility speeding checks throughout the villages around Frome. The aim is to deter speeding through the residential areas and to educate repeat offenders.

The Neighbourhood Team work closely with the Community Speedwatch groups who conduct regular speeding checks in their community.

How Speedwatch works

A Community Speedwatch can be set up in any village, small town, or urban area, governed by either a 20, 30 or 40 miles per hour speed limit.

A team of local residents who are willing to volunteer a small amount of time each week are trained and issued with speed detection equipment to monitor speeds.

Vehicles observed speeding will be sent a warning letter along with advice to help change their driving behaviour.

Further action will be taken by the police against persistent and high end speed offenders as well as targeting individual locations.

Join Community Speedwatch

To find out if there is a Community Speedwatch Scheme in your area, or request to set one up, email [email protected].

Join Community SpeedWatch
To find out if there is a Community SpeedWatch Scheme in your area, or request to set one up, email [email protected].

 The theft of agriculture plant and machinery has been a prevalent issue across the UK and local rural areas have suffered some significant loss due to this.

The Neighbourhood Policing Team would advise the following crime prevention actions:

• Consider fitting tracking devices on your agriculture and plant vehicles. You can also mark them using security or forensic markings. Check with your insurance provider as some will offer discounts once a tracker is fitted.
• Consider locking vehicles and plant in secure outbuildings or containers.
• Record vehicle and machinery serial numbers and take photographs for reference. If your plant is stolen a photo will increase publicity and possibly aid the recovery of your stolen property.
• Secure your vehicle (QUAD and ATVs) using suitable locking devices and fixed ground anchors secured to the floor using the correct gauge in security chains and padlocks.
• Protect your vehicles, trailers and plant by registering them on the Immobilise Property Register.
• Consider fitting a key safe so keys to vehicles are kept in a secure place.
• Remove all GPS from your machines when not in use and store in a secure place.
• Ensure all trailers are fitted with a good standard wheel clamp and hitch lock. Consider the use of a ground anchor also.

After recent visits to local farms and an increased presence of high-visibility patrols in rural areas, we are pleased to report a decline in the number of incidents involving plant and agricultural machinery this month.

Sadly, it has been reported on several occasions that children have been seen walking on the garages at the rear of Goodeaves Close, in Coleford. This is obviously dangerous and has raised concerns within the local community.
It has also come to our attention that vehicles have been reported using the football club car park late at night. After leaving the car park, they have been seen being driven above the legal speed limit. This is, again, clearly dangerous and has caused alarm and distress to the community.
The police plan to combat this by conducting more frequent patrols in the area. Any further information regarding these incidents can be reported to Avon and Somerset Police via 101 or through the force's website.

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Update on Anti-Social Behaviour in Coleford
Thankfully, the reported instances of anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Coleford have decreased. However, the police will continue conducting targeted patrols in the area to maintain safety and address any concerns.
We encourage the community to keep reporting any crimes via 101 or, in emergencies, 999. These reports are essential in helping the police focus their efforts and respond effectively.