Off road motorcycle issues in West Wylam

Use of drone activity for intelligence gathering, hotspot patrols of West Wylam, Hagg Bank, Wylam Woods. As a result, we’ve identified bikes which are linked to other criminal activity and seized them.

Anti-social behaviour in Chantry Estate in Corbridge

We have identified 3 individuals causing issues in the community and at their home address, who have been arrested for criminal damage and drunk and disorderly. We have issued two Community Protection Warning, one Community Protection Notice, banned the individuals from the local store, served with an eviction notice and keys now handed back to housing agent. We have worked together with RSPCA resulting in one dog being rehomed under the animal welfare act.

Anti-social behaviour in Prudhoe town centre, namely Waterworld and surrounding parks

We are working together with the leisure centre to tackle the issue and redesign of building. We’re making use of police powers such as dispersal orders, as well as carrying out school visits and home visits for those involved in ASB.
Four successful warrants executed in the past 5 months, including 3 large scale cannabis farms. These have all resulted in prosecutions and removing large quantities of drugs from the streets.

Shoplifting in Prudhoe and Wylam

Use of CCTV enquires and research of police national database has shown most offenders reside out of the local area. We’re collaborating with other neighbourhood teams to issue civil orders for prolific offenders.