Royston and Royston Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team priorities set

Dear Resident

The latest set of North Herts Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) priorities have been agreed for the coming months.

NPTs work alongside partners to focus on solving long and short-term neighbourhood issues, such as anti-social behaviour (ASB), theft, speeding and drug-related crime.

Local policing priorities are set every four months, providing a specific focus on the issues that residents have raised through surveys, alongside an analysis of data.

During the last period, the following issues were addressed:

Patrol activity has taken place in and around the location to address the issue of speeding vehicles. In a bid to further improve road safety awareness, bike-ability courses have also been held at local schools. 

Through intelligence led, targeted patrols, your local NPT has increased its visibility in the area. This has led to less reported anti-social behaviour. 

Increased patrols, including those with colleagues from East Herts NPT, have been undertaken by your local team. As part of a wider effort to reduce rural crime, local landowners, farmers and businesses have been provided with crime prevention advice on how to target harden their property and land. Local police have been more visible and accessible to the local community. 

The following priorities have now been agreed for the coming three months:

Through increased patrols and close partnership working with landowners, farmers and businesses, the NPT will focus on reducing fly-tipping over the coming months. This will form part of a wider, ongoing effort to reduce rural crime and see further crime prevention initiatives between police and local communities. 

The issue of the unlawful use of E-scooters has been identified as a concern for local residents. The use of E-scooters on public land is not allowed, and can present a danger to pedestrians and other road users alike. The NPT will undertake activities to address this issue. This will include education and, where necessary and appropriate, enforcement of relevant legislation. 

Whilst there will be a focus on the local priorities, officers will continue to respond to daily business as usual, as well as forcewide priorities and any emerging issues which require more immediate action.

Alongside the NPT, North Herts is also policed by response officers who respond to emergency calls, a team of detectives who investigate crimes such as burglary, robbery and assault, and specialist units who work to tackle issues such as acquisitive crime and domestic abuse. In addition, they can call on officers from central teams which work countywide.