POLICE DETAILS
Dorset Police - North Dorset Rural Neighbourhood

Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

Our most recent NPT Priority Survey results continue to indicate that ASB is within the top three issues that causes concern and adversely affects local people.

The team will work in collaboration with our partners to explore possible solutions in tackling ASB.
With the help of our communities, we will identify vulnerable people who may be susceptible to becoming a victim of ASB and this will help to us to inform, reassure and signpost them for the appropriate support.
We will also target ASB hot spots and offenders, utilising appropriate legislation and tools at our disposal.

Acquisitive Crime (including Burglaries)

The impact of these crimes can cause significant distress and concern to not only the victim, but also the wider community.

In relation to this priority, we will monitor and subsequently identify any crime series that may occur and create bespoke plans to tackle the issue and bring offenders to justice.  This will include targeted patrols in hot-spot areas and seeking support from other specialist departments if necessary.
We will work with our partner agencies, including Dorset Council's Community Safety Partnership, to increase the use of civil orders, such as Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs) to disrupt and prevent repeat offending.  We also work alongside the local drug and alcohol teams to try and divert people from turning to crime at an early stage.
We will continue to communicate effective crime prevention advice and highlight police enforcement through our local social media channels, as well as traditional face-to-face engagement activity.

High Harm offences (including Drugs & Knife crime)

Police engagement with the local community has highlighted that high harm offences are a notable concern to those who live in the area.

We will proactively target organised drug supply by developing and acting on community intelligence.
Our enforcement will be focused on the incidents that impact the most vulnerable.
We will carry out regular safe and well checks on vulnerable members of the community, in conjunction with partner agencies and our colleagues in other Police teams.  As part of this action, we will signpost vulnerable victims to our partner agencies and services that can offer help, support and advice.
We will engage with communities around knife crime and actively target this issue.

ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour)    

Location: 

Issue:

Planned action to tackle this issue:

• Increase regular patrols in ASB hot spot areas at times and locations highlighted by recent reports.
• We will engage with residents and community groups to gather intelligence, build reassurance, and guide reporting.
• Partners including Dorset Council and local parish councils will be involved to support prevention activity and use of appropriate civil interventions.

February Update:

• Active patrols have taken place though we recognise that the weather has impacted a reduction in reporting. We are alive to the fact that efforts need to be continued to reduce this problem.

Outbuilding Burglaries  

Location: 

Issue:

Planned action to tackle this issue:

• We will conduct targeted patrols the area.
• We will work alongside internal police departments to try and identify the offenders and deal with them appropriately.
• We will speak to local residents to give reassurance and crime reporting information.
• We will continue with our Community Contact Points (CCPs) in these locations to build an intelligence picture and offer reassurance and crime prevention advice.

February Update:

• Disruption tactics have been utilised to help reduce crimes taking place. W
• e continue to follow up on investigative leads and are ensuring preventative and disruption tactics continue.

ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour)    

Location: 

Issue:

Planned action to tackle this issue:

• Increase regular patrols in ASB hot spot areas at times and locations highlighted by recent reports.
• We will engage with residents and community groups to gather intelligence, build reassurance, and guide reporting.
• Partners including Dorset Council and local parish councils will be involved to support prevention activity and use of appropriate civil interventions.

April Update:

March Update:

• Active patrols have taken place, though we recognise that the weather has impacted a reduction in reporting. We are alive to the fact that efforts need to be continued to reduce this problem.
• Positively, North Dorset has seen a decline in reported ASB for the 5th year in a row (year to date).

February Update:

• Active patrols have taken place though we recognise that the weather has impacted a reduction in reporting. We are alive to the fact that efforts need to be continued to reduce this problem.

Outbuilding Burglaries  

Location: 

Issue:

Planned action to tackle this issue:

• We will conduct targeted patrols the area.
• We will work alongside internal police departments to try and identify the offenders and deal with them appropriately.
• We will speak to local residents to give reassurance and crime reporting information.
• We will continue with our Community Contact Points (CCPs) in these locations to build an intelligence picture and offer reassurance and crime prevention advice.

April Update:

• Used Disruption tactics have been utilised to help reduce crimes taking place.
• We continue to follow up on investigative leads and are ensuring preventative and disruption tactics continue.
• Worked with boarding boarding forces on organised criminals

March Update:

• Disruption tactics have been utilised to help reduce crimes taking place.
• We continue to follow up on investigative leads and are ensuring preventative and disruption tactics continue.

February Update:

• Disruption tactics have been utilised to help reduce crimes taking place. 
• We continue to follow up on investigative leads and are ensuring preventative and disruption tactics continue.

ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour)

Location:
Sturminster Newton- Stour Castle.

Issue:
Drug related ASB by those residing and visiting specific address and surrounding area, causing distress to local other local residents and the wider town.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- Collaborate with the Community Safety partnership and local housing providers to look at a wide range of options and interventions,
- Engage with the local community to reassure and develop intelligence,
- Take robust action where offences are committed.

July Update:
Whilst good proactive work has taken place, we recognise that this problem is not resolved. ASB continues to be an priority for the team as me move into the next 3 months of priorities, therefore this priority has been reissued and work will continue to tackle ASB in the area over the upcoming summer months.

June Update:

- Multi-agency approach is taking place,
- Proactive patrols are also taking place,
- Persons have been removed from a property to protect the resident.

Drug Related ASB.

Location:
Rivers Mead- Sturminster Newton

Issue:
There has been an increase in reported ASB linked to drugs in the vicinity affecting the lives of other residents.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- Work with legislation to seek prosecutions.
- Work collaboratively with the Local authority and housing providers- using civil interventions.
- Engage with local residents.
- Develop intelligence.

This is a new priority. An Update will be provided in August.

ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour)

Location:
Sturminster Newton- Stour Castle.

Issue:
Drug related ASB by those residing and visiting specific address and surrounding area, causing distress to local other local residents and the wider town.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- Collaborate with the Community Safety partnership and local housing providers to look at a wide range of options and interventions,
- Engage with the local community to reassure and develop intelligence,
- Take robust action where offences are committed.

August Update:
- Multi agency visits undertaken
- Liaison with housing regarding status of certain properties
- Persons moved on from key addresses.
- On going work relating to visits to area and key addresses

July Update:
Whilst good proactive work has taken place, we recognise that this problem is not resolved. ASB continues to be an priority for the team as me move into the next 3 months of priorities, therefore this priority has been reissued and work will continue to tackle ASB in the area over the upcoming summer months.

June Update:
- Multi-agency approach is taking place,
- Proactive patrols are also taking place,
- Persons have been removed from a property to protect the resident.

Drug Related ASB.

Location:
Rivers Mead- Sturminster Newton

Issue:
There has been an increase in reported ASB linked to drugs in the vicinity affecting the lives of other residents.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- Work with legislation to seek prosecutions.
- Work collaboratively with the Local authority and housing providers- using civil interventions.
- Engage with local residents.
- Develop intelligence.

August Update:
- ASB legislation being explored by Police in conjunction with partner agencies
- Engagement with residents and subjects
- Regular patrols in the area.