POLICE DETAILS
Hertfordshire Constabulary - Oxhey Neighbourhood

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Reduce anti-social behaviour in flats on Oxhey Drive, specifically involving young people.

Residents will see their dedicated team of PCs and PCSOs working in partnership with the housing manager and talking to residents to gather more information on the key days and times so reassurance patrols can be carried out. They are also in the process of using CCTV to identify perpetrators.

Tackle drug crime in the area, in particular the use of Sur-Ron bikes to deliver drugs, and the related anti-social behaviour.

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

Continue to reduce retail crime in hotspots identified using data and feedback from the community.

Following on from previous work, the team will continue with target-hardening high risk stores in collaboration with shop management teams. They will also continue with engagement activity at hotspot times, and the identification of offenders.

We’re currently consulting the public on the issues they would like to see their local policing teams focusing on as a priority.

You can have your say by completing our short survey. Copy this link into your browser to give your views: https://bit.ly/hertspolice-psf

Residents previously asked us to focus on the following issues:

Continue to reduce retail crime in hotspots identified using data and feedback from the community.
Following on from previous work, the team will continue with target-hardening high risk stores in collaboration with shop management teams. They will also continue with engagement activity at hotspot times, and the identification of offenders.

Retail related crime and anti-social behaviour.

• Patrols are continuing.
• High-visibility reassurance patrols have been conducted in areas affected by retail crime.
• Crime prevention advice has been given to retail staff.
• Intelligence has been gathered around offenders.
• Work is being done to better understand the contributing factors behind repeat offending. This includes exploring opportunities for support and diversionary projects, aimed at reducing reoffending and addressing underlying causes.
• Police are working alongside Youth Offending Team managers in locations experiencing higher levels of ASB. This partnership approach seeks to address problematic behaviour, engage with young people, and reduce the number of complaints received from members of the community.

Anti-social use of off-road vehicles and e-scooters.

• Patrols are continuing.
• Education and advice around legal use of e-scooters is being issued.
• Scooters and vehicles are being seized across the district.

During the last survey, residents asked us to focus on retail related crime and anti-social behaviour, as well as anti-social use of off-road vehicles and e-scooters.

• Patrols have been carried out.
• High-visibility reassurance patrols have been conducted in areas affected by retail crime.
• Crime prevention advice has been given to retail staff.
• Intelligence has been gathered around offenders.
• Work is continuing to better understand the contributing factors behind repeat offending. This includes exploring opportunities for support and diversionary projects, aimed at reducing reoffending and addressing underlying causes.
• Police are working alongside Youth Offending Team managers in locations experiencing higher levels of ASB. This partnership approach seeks to address problematic behaviour, engage with young people, and reduce the number of complaints received from members of the community.
• Education and advice around legal use of e-scooters is being issued.
• Scooters and vehicles are being seized across the district.

We’re currently consulting the public on the issues they would like to see their local policing teams focusing on as a priority.

You can have your say by completing our short survey. Copy this link into your browser to give your views: https://bit.ly/hertspolice-psf