POLICE DETAILS
Hertfordshire Constabulary - St Albans Central, North and West Neighbourhood

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Vehicles being driven anti-socially in High Oaks and St Albans City hospital Batchwood.

This is a new priority. We will update you on progress shortly.

Anti-social behaviour in Charrington Place.

This is a new priority. We will update you shortly.

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You previously asked us to deal with crime and anti-social behaviour in the Batchwood ward (Oysterfields, by the hospital and High Oaks).
• Four adults have been issued community resolutions – three for drugs possession and one for criminal damage.
• We have issued a teenager with a Community Protection Warning. He has also been interviewed in connection with a public order offence.
• We have increased high-visibility and plain clothed patrols at various times.
• We continue to work with hospital operations and security management and Hightown Housing association. We will support any evictions for people intent on causing anti-social behaviour.

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You previously asked us to deal with drug related crime & ASB in St Peter’s Ward (Primarily Charrington Place, streets around St Albans City Train Station & The City Centre)
• We have increased high-visibility and plain clothed patrols.
• We have spoken to three teenagers at Davy House.
• We have been working with Hightown Housing Association and British Transport Police (BTP)
• We continue to pursue all offenders committing crime and ASB in and around the town centre.

Crime and anti-social behaviour in the Sopwell ward, specifically Cottonmill and the St Albans Retail Park.

We will update you with our progress.

Illegal and anti-social use of e-scooters and e-bikes.

We will keep you updated.

You previously said: Crime and ASB in the Batchwood Ward (specifically Oysterfields, the hospital and High Oaks).

We did:
• We conducted a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant at an address in Falmouth Court.
• A man was arrested and charged with two counts of criminal damage for ASB and crime in Century Close.
• We issued a teenager with a Community Protection Warning. Following non-compliance with the warning, he was issued a Community Protection Notice. If he breaches this, he could be arrested.
• We increased high-visibility and plain-clothed patrols at various times.
• We continue to work with hospital operations, security management, and Hightown Housing Association. We will support any evictions of individuals intent on causing anti-social behaviour.

You previously said: Drug-related crime and ASB in St Peter’s Ward (focusing on Charrington Place, streets around St Albans City train station & the city centre).

We did:
• We increased high-visibility and plain-clothed patrols.
• We issued a teenager with a Community Protection Warning.
• We have been working with Hightown Housing Association, who are looking to install CCTV in the area.
• We conducted joint operations with British Transport Police (BTP) and railway enforcement officers in the area surrounding the train station. Train station security now regularly patrol Charrington Place multi-storey car park.
• We visited every address in Davy House and Ellis House to speak to residents and conducted a survey about their issues.

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