Robbery and Theft - Person.

1. To prioritise theft and robbery in the ward, particularly around schools and the Abbey Road crossing. SNT officers will utilise the ward’s police and council CCTV units to identify and track offenders and gather evidence. Plain clothes patrols will be considered around hot spot areas of the ward, with cross border working alongside relevant teams in other wards and boroughs to locate and arrest suspects. ‘Look Up, Look Out’ leaflets will be handed out, with this message promoted in the ward’s schools when officers attend for assemblies.

Residential Burglary

The Safer Neighbourhoods team will continue their awareness project around burglaries, particularly north of the ward. ‘Cocooning’ will continue over a wider area following a burglary incident, and night time plain clothes operations will be considered where resources allow. SNT will work with the specialist burglary team to get the best results for residents affected by burglary as we know the impact this has on victims and communities. We will also work with colleagues around London to locate and arrest suspects outside of our ward and borough. Home visits to provide burglary prevention advice will also be offered where time and resources allow.

Drugs and ASB

Drugs will be a focus in problem areas of the ward, particularly Wharncliffe Gardens, Blenheim Terrace and Scott Ellis Gardens. The SNT team will build intelligence around potential users and supply, in order to best tackle this problem across the ward. Street briefings and ‘meet the team’ events at Wharncliffe Community Hall will aim to give local residents the confidence to come and speak to officers and provide any information they have which will help build a picture of the issue. Again, where there is enough intelligence, plain clothes operations will be planned with the support of neighbouring wards and specialist teams to disrupt drugs activity and detain offenders.