MEXBOROUGH: The feedback we have had for some time indicates that organised crime (particularly those involved in drug supply), vehicle related nuisance and general anti-social behaviour are amongst the key concerns of resident. At the moment, the most significant issue in terms of volumes of reporting are the anti-social use of off road motorbikes across the area, although we have recently noticed an increase in reports around youth-related ASB that we are working to tackle.

The Neighbourhood Team continues to work with partners and our off-road bike team to tackle vehicle nuisance in the area. The ongoing work includes target hardening of some key locations and education of individuals in the area, along with enforcement work; which has included the seizure of several ORBs in recent weeks. We need the public to keep reporting the issues to help us continue to build an accurate intelligence picture and provide evidence to bid for further resources

We have recently seen an increase in reporting around Anti-Social Behaviour in and around the Town Centre. This is predominantly youth-ASB in and around certain shops, although there have been incidents elsewhere in the town. We are currently working with schools, local shops, the council and the community, and by taking a firm approach with those involved, several of whom we have now been able to identify, are confident we will bring this back under control.

We continue to work with other agencies within South Yorkshire Police to tackle organised criminality in the area, using a range of enforcement and engagement tactics. We have had significant results over recent months and years, with a number of key individuals involved currently serving time in prison, and significant quantities of drugs removed from the streets. We continue to relentlessly pursue anyone who steps in to fill the gap left or decides that Mexborough is a good place to set up a cannabis farm.

CONISBROUGH AND DENABY: The primary concern being reported to us at this time is ASB linked to off road vehicle use across the area, with a focus in Denaby and around the Craggs area, though the issue does extend across the village at present.

We also continue to have concerns raised around organised criminality linked to drug supply.

The Neighbourhood Team has a problem solving plan in place to tackle the issue of off-road vehicle related ASB, particularly relating to a group of teenaged males in the Denaby area. This is a shared plan working with key partners in order to target a number of aspects of this offending:

1) Maximise chances of catching or identifying those involved, and then enforcement action taken against them from criminal prosecutions to enforcement against their housing tenancies, 2)Target hardening the area through use of A-frames and other measures at key locations, 3)Encouraging reporting so that we have the information we need to tackle those involved.

Although this remains a significant issue, we are seeing successes with several bikes recently seized and offenders prosecuted for driving offences in the area, as well as the use non-criminal sanctions such as Community Protection Warnings and working with colleagues in St Leger Homes on tenancy breaches where relevant.

With regard to drug supply in the area, we continue to work with our Fortify (gang enforcement) colleagues to tackle organised criminality in the area through a range of enforcement and engagement tactics. We have had a number of significant results over the last 12 months or so in relation to those involved, with a number of key individuals now imprisoned and work ongoing to target the remainder. Our results have led to a shifting picture of organised criminality in the area, leading us to have to continually adapt our approach. We remain reliant on the local community to report information through to us.

EDLINGTON AND WARMSWORTH: The primary concerns currently being reported to us continue to be around organised criminality related to drug supply, vehicle related criminality, burglary and shoplifting

The Neighbourhood Team have plans in place to continue to work on a rise in acquisitive crime in the area that we saw over the course of 2024. This included significant levels of theft of and from motor vehicles and shoplifting offences, along with a smaller rise in burglaries. We have enlisted the support of our burglary and road policing teams in tackling this and over recent months we have had a numerous arrests, charges and convictions of individuals involved, and are working on a number of others. We are now seeing a significant reduction in all of these offence types, and the picture has been a lot more positive over the last 2 months. There is still work to be done though to target individuals believed to be still involved in this kind of criminality.

We continue to work with our Fortify (gang enforcement) colleagues to tackle organised criminality in the area through a range of enforcement and engagement tactics. As with some of our other areas we’ve had some really significant results in the last year or so, with several key members of the local group currently behind bars or having fled from the area. Work continues to build on these results and target those trying to fill the void, which includes ongoing work with our Partners and the Community to try to make the community more resilient to this kind of offending.

TICKHILL AND WADWORTH, ROSSINGTON AND BAWTRY, FINNINGLEY: The primary concerns currently being raised with us in these areas are around Anti-Social Behaviour in the form of nuisance vehicles - including off road bikes, quads, speeding vehicles and parking complaints.

The Neighbourhood Team are working with key partners and the Force’s Off Road Bike Team to tackle the insidious impact of off-road vehicle misuse. We run regular operations to target this activity, and have had recent successes with off-road vehicle seizures in these areas, which are usually publicised on our Facebook page. We rely on reporting from members of the public to help us to identify those involved and to enable us to best focus our resources on the issue.

The team is also completing regular speeding operations, to target this issue, which we know is particularly felt in the outer villages. Similarly, we conduct regular parking patrols, particularly around schools, where we know the issues can be especially acute.