Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is a Borough-wide priority. ASB is behaviour that causes harassment, alarm or distress to other people. It takes many forms, from aggressive, noisy or abusive behaviour to neighbourhood disturbances involving drugs, abandoned cars or animals. It can include both criminal and non-criminal behaviour. If you’ve witnessed antisocial behaviour, please report it to us. Local officers will be kept up to date on issues of anti-social behaviour and will work with relevant partners to take appropriate action.

We will update this section regularly with details of action taken to target this priority.

Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is a Borough-wide priority. VAWG describes behaviours which are committed primarily, although not exclusively, by men against women. This can include a wide variety of offences. Local officers will work with partner agencies, using a variety of resources and powers to identify and target VAWG offenders, and locations where women and girls feel unsafe.

We will update this section regularly with details of action taken to target this priority.

Drug-related harm has a devastating impact to victims, families and the wider community. Our focus is on preventing the exploitation of vulnerable people and children by organised crime groups (OCGs), to disrupt county line activity and reduce drug related violence. Local officers will develop intelligence around OCGs and County lines, which they will use to disrupt those who exploit vulnerable people in our communities, and will use appropriate powers to safeguard victims of exploitation.

We will update this section regularly with details of action taken to target this priority.

Local officers will conduct regular high-visibility patrols in hotspot areas, using intelligence-led policing to target known offenders of Serious Acquisitive Crime (SAC), and work closely with local residents and partners to develop intelligence and deter and prevent these crimes. Officers will also support victims with crime prevention advice and promoting property marking schemes to deter repeat offences.

We will update this section regularly with details of action taken to target this priority.

Local officers will be more visible in town centres, in line with data and intelligence used to identify hotspot areas, with the aim of targeting, deterring and preventing crime and anti-social behaviour (including shop theft, street theft and assaults against retail workers) in order to reduce serious harm and increase public confidence.

We will update this section regularly with details of action taken to target this priority.

Local officers will use intelligence and data to identify locations and individuals involved in youth violence. We will use a variety of powers and resources to achieve this working with relevant partners to address the root causes. We will target prolific offenders and safeguard vulnerable young people to prevent serious harm in our communities.

We will update this section regularly with details of action taken to target this priority.