Latest neighbourhood policing priorities for Letchworth and Baldock

Latest neighbourhood policing priorities for Letchworth and Baldock

Dear Resident

Anti-social vehicle use is among the latest neighbourhood policing priorities announced by the North Herts Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT), following feedback from the public.

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

Using an analysis of data, they set local policing priorities every four months, to provide a specific focus on the issues which are currently causing the most concern to residents locally. Feedback from members of the public also plays a vital part.

Residents will see their dedicated team of PCs and PCSOs working alongside partners to address the agreed priorities below, through an increased police presence, engagement events and targeted enforcement.

The newly set priorities for the district are:

Letchworth and Baldock

Vehicle Nuisance - off-road bikes and e-bikes.

ASB and drug related nuisance in Letchworth town centre, Howard Park and Norton Common.

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 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.

Inspector James Lant, who leads the North Herts NPT, said: “Thank you to everybody who took the time to share their views. In some cases, priorities will remain the same in areas until we are satisfied the issue has been dealt with.

“My officers will now be working hard to tackle these latest priorities and we’ll be sharing regular updates on Herts Connected and the North Herts Police Facebook page. Please do sign up and follow us to keep up-to-date. We look forward to sharing our progress with you and keeping the borough safe.”

Previous priorities

Below is an overview of work that was carried out to tackle the previous set of priorities.

Letchworth and Baldock

Vehicle nuisance - off-road bikes and e-bikes. Excellent work by the NPT has resulted in multiple vehicle seizures, with appropriate enforcement action taken against riders found to be using these vehicles unlawfully or in a manner causing nuisance to local communities. To further support this work, additional funding has been secured for dedicated overtime patrols, enabling officers to carry out targeted activity in identified hotspot locations. Alongside enforcement, the team has adopted a problem-solving approach, working with partners and the community to achieve long-term reductions in offending and anti-social behaviour. The positive results achieved so far are attracting interest from other policing areas looking to adopt similar approaches. This will continue as a priority.

Anti-Social Behaviour in and around Letchworth Town Centre and Howard Park. Throughout the summer, officers have been carrying out patrols and targeted activity to address ASB. Working closely with local partners, officers have engaged with young people, responded to concerns raised by residents and businesses, and taken appropriate action where anti-social behaviour has been identified.

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