New policing priorities for your area

Over the past few months, Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPTs) across Stevenage have been working hard to tackle their local policing priorities - the issues that residents said were causing them the most concern.

NPTs work alongside partner agencies, including Stevenage Borough Council, to focus on solving long and short-term neighbourhood issues, such as anti-social behaviour, theft, speeding and drug-related crime.

The three NPT teams in Stevenage set local policing priorities every four months, providing a specific focus on the issues that residents have raised through surveys, and an analysis of other data.

Your dedicated team of PCs and PCSOs will work alongside partners to tackle the issues, through an increased police presence, engagement events and targeted enforcement.

During the last period the following issues were addressed:

Illegal drug use – we did:

Anti-social driving and vehicle nuisance in Lytton Way

Anti-social behaviour around community hubs and shops, particularly Marymead 

The following priorities have now been agreed for the next four months:

Neighbourhood Inspector Will Rogers-Overy said: “I would like to thank everyone who completed one of our priority setting surveys or provides regular feedback on issues in their area. Please continue to tell us about the crime that affects where you live.”

Stevenage is also policed by response officers who respond to emergency calls, and detectives in CID who investigate crimes such as burglary, robbery and assault. In addition, we can utilise officers from central teams which work countywide and include our dedicated sexual offences team, child protection teams and domestic abuse team.