RURAL THEFTS Through feedback from beat surgeries and community engagements the community have raised the issue of Farming Equipment Thefts on the Melton Rural South Beat.

There is currently a low level of rural thefts being reported.
We work with the Leics Police Rural Policing Team to reduce further offences and make detections.
Recently the beat team have had some success in finding stolen farm machinery and returning it to their owners, which is in addition to the good results had by the Rural Policing Team.

ROAD SAFETY Through Neighbourhood Link, and Social media accounts the community have raised the issue of Road Safety issues on the NR30 beat area. Specifically speeding vehicles and collisions.
The B6047 route from Melton out towards Market Harborough is identified as a hot spot for poor driving and speeding

The beat team continue to make regular high visibility patrols in marked police vehicles along routes identified as at risk; B6047 south of Melton, The Ab Kettleby/Nether Broughton A606 and the area of the A6006 and Six Hills Lane.
PC Tranter has conducted rural patrols across the beat targeting suspicious vehicles and activity.
PCSO French has conducted speed monitoring at various locations across the beat.
Over the last few weeks we have conducted operations across the road network with assistance from the Roads Policing Unit - there are still more to come including one this week. We will particularly focus on the weight limit breaches that are being reported.

DRUGS: Through feedback from beat surgeries and community engagements the community have raised the issue of drug taking on the Melton Rural South Beat.

PC Tranter and PCSO French continue to make high visibility patrols both on foot and in marked vehicles in the areas of the beat identified as at risk of being used to take drugs. Those rural locations continue to see a definite reduction in people found using drugs.
YOU SAID WE DID -
We have been working with both Council and private housing agents to serve warnings or evict tenants involved in cannabis use, causing distress to neighbours.
We also continue to gather information and intelligence with a view to enforcing on offenders