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Leicestershire Police - Burbage Neighbourhood

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Burbage Neighbourhood

The local beat officers spend a great deal of their time with people and organizations on their beat and regularly attend local Parish Council meetings. They support and value local Neighbourhood Watch schemes and encourage residents to become involved. The officers are keen to introduce new innovations such as 'smartwater' to aid crime prevention and are eager to involve the community with policing matters and initiatives.

Burbage also has a police office, from which they hold a surgery on the first Saturday of every month from 10am - 2pm.

Contact Details
Leicestershire Villages
https://www.leicestershirevillages.com/hinckleyandbosworth/
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
https://www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/
Action Fraud
Online scam and reporting tool. Lots of great advice.
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
Neighbourhood Link
Sign up and get regular Emails from your local beat team relating to current crime in your village.
https://www.neighbourhoodlink.co.uk/
Leicestershire Villages
https://www.leicestershirevillages.com/hinckleyandbosworth/
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
https://www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/
Action Fraud
Online scam and reporting tool. Lots of great advice.
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
Neighbourhood Link
Sign up and get regular Emails from your local beat team relating to current crime in your village.
https://www.neighbourhoodlink.co.uk/
Leicestershire Villages
https://www.leicestershirevillages.com/hinckleyandbosworth/
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
https://www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/
Action Fraud
Online scam and reporting tool. Lots of great advice.
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
Neighbourhood Link
Sign up and get regular Emails from your local beat team relating to current crime in your village.
https://www.neighbourhoodlink.co.uk/
Leicestershire Villages
https://www.leicestershirevillages.com/hinckleyandbosworth/
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
https://www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/
Action Fraud
Online scam and reporting tool. Lots of great advice.
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
Neighbourhood Link
Sign up and get regular Emails from your local beat team relating to current crime in your village.
https://www.neighbourhoodlink.co.uk/
Leicestershire Villages
https://www.leicestershirevillages.com/hinckleyandbosworth/
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
https://www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/
Action Fraud
Online scam and reporting tool. Lots of great advice.
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
Neighbourhood Link
Sign up and get regular Emails from your local beat team relating to current crime in your village.
https://www.neighbourhoodlink.co.uk/
Leicestershire Villages
https://www.leicestershirevillages.com/hinckleyandbosworth/
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
https://www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/
Action Fraud
Online scam and reporting tool. Lots of great advice.
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
Neighbourhood Link
Sign up and get regular Emails from your local beat team relating to current crime in your village.
https://www.neighbourhoodlink.co.uk/

Police Force Map - Leicestershire Police

Neighbourhood Map - Burbage

Senior Officer Details

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David Sandall (Assistant Chief Constable)

David Sandall has served with Leicestershire Police since 1999, commencing his policing career from the old Asfordby Street and Charles Street Police stations in Leicester, following on from his dad and grandad in serving in Leicestershire Police as part of over 80 years family service.

David continued to work across Leicester and surrounding area as a Sergeant. He led teams as a Shift, Neighbourhood and Custody Sergeant, before moving into the investigative departments, as a Detective Sergeant and being promoted as a Leicester City Detective Inspector.

As a Detective Inspector David also led the Force Special Operations Unit, leading on covert policing and Serious and Organised Crime before being seconded to the United Kingdom Borders Agency, managing an East Midlands Regional Team tackling foreign national offending. On promotion to Chief Inspector in 2009 David worked as the crime lead across the County of Leicestershire and Rutland as part of the County North and South areas, before supporting the amalgamation into the Counties Basic Command Unit.

From 2012 to 2015 David took the lead for Safeguarding Investigations, significantly developing the response to vulnerable people and the investigation of Serious Crime. He was instrumental in the introduction of the co-located multi-agency Safeguarding, Child Abuse and Child Sexual Exploitation teams and the development of the investigative digital hub.

In 2015 David was promoted to Chief Superintendent as the Head of Crime and Intelligence. David has been engaged in broad variety of high profile serious and critical incidents and crimes that have sadly occurred in Leicestershire. David recently successfully completed a Master’s degree at Cambridge University, he is an accredited PIP4 and PIP3 Senior Investigating Officer, a Senior Identification Manager and is also an active Strategic and experienced Tactical Firearms Commander.

From January 2019 David is undertaking the Temporary position as the Protective Services, Assistant Chief Constable for Leicestershire Police. This portfolio has the lead for the East Midlands Regional Criminal Justice Service, East Midlands Operations Department and he leads in Leicestershire for Serious and Organised Crime, Offender Management, Safeguarding Investigations and as the senior LGBT lead.

Outside of work David lives in Leicestershire with his family. He enjoys sport and being outside with his active children. David manages a local children’s football team and is also a parent representative for a local scout group.

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Julia Debenham (Assistant Chief Constable)

Julia Debenham joined Leicestershire Police in 1993 and has remained with the force ever since. Throughout her service, Julia has held a variety of roles throughout both ranks – both uniformed and non uniformed. More recently, Julia worked in collaborative roles within the East Midlands region where she held Chief officer responsibility for East Midlands Criminal Justice Service and East Midlands Specialist Operations Service.

Julia said “I feel immensely proud to be an Assistant Chief Constable in Leicestershire Police. I work with brilliant and dedicated people who achieve so much for the public. Often their efforts are not widely visible but their impact on people, often at a time of crisis, is hugely positive. It is a real privilege to live and work in our diverse communities in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. When I joined the police, I was seeking an interesting and challenging role that I could maintain as a career and that made a positive impact in our communities. 26 years on .. every day is different, every day is challenging and I continue to enjoy (almost) every minute… and I hope to make a positive difference”

Julia is married and is the mother of two young children.

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Rob Nixon (Chief Constable)

Rob has served with Leicestershire Police for 25 years, beginning his policing career here in 1993.

In 2008 he was appointed as the head of the force’s Community Safety Bureau, which was responsible for the implementation of neighbourhood policing, tackling anti-social behaviour and offender management.

His next role, from 2009 to 2014, was as Chief Superintendent for the Leicester City Basic Command Unit. He led local policing for the area and worked with communities during two large scale English Defence League and Unite Against Fascism demonstrations. He was instrumental in the force’s response to disorder during August 2012.

Throughout 2014 and 2015 he was head of business change and developed Blueprint2020 – a programme designed to decide how to make significant savings and take the force into a new era of policing.

His next step was to become Temporary Assistant Chief Constable, working across Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire on collaborative projects such as the regional East midlands Operational Support Service and East Midlands Criminal Justice Service.

He stayed in this role until April 2017, when he was appointed as the force’s Assistant Chief Constable. He has responsibility for local policing, crime and intelligence and public protection.

Outside of policing, Rob lives in Leicestershire with his family. He is a keen pilot, skier and has developed his construction skills while renovating a derelict property.

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David Sandall (Assistant Chief Constable)

David Sandall has served with Leicestershire Police since 1999, commencing his policing career from the old Asfordby Street and Charles Street Police stations in Leicester, following on from his dad and grandad in serving in Leicestershire Police as part of over 80 years family service.

David continued to work across Leicester and surrounding area as a Sergeant. He led teams as a Shift, Neighbourhood and Custody Sergeant, before moving into the investigative departments, as a Detective Sergeant and being promoted as a Leicester City Detective Inspector.

As a Detective Inspector David also led the Force Special Operations Unit, leading on covert policing and Serious and Organised Crime before being seconded to the United Kingdom Borders Agency, managing an East Midlands Regional Team tackling foreign national offending. On promotion to Chief Inspector in 2009 David worked as the crime lead across the County of Leicestershire and Rutland as part of the County North and South areas, before supporting the amalgamation into the Counties Basic Command Unit.

From 2012 to 2015 David took the lead for Safeguarding Investigations, significantly developing the response to vulnerable people and the investigation of Serious Crime. He was instrumental in the introduction of the co-located multi-agency Safeguarding, Child Abuse and Child Sexual Exploitation teams and the development of the investigative digital hub.

In 2015 David was promoted to Chief Superintendent as the Head of Crime and Intelligence. David has been engaged in broad variety of high profile serious and critical incidents and crimes that have sadly occurred in Leicestershire. David recently successfully completed a Master’s degree at Cambridge University, he is an accredited PIP4 and PIP3 Senior Investigating Officer, a Senior Identification Manager and is also an active Strategic and experienced Tactical Firearms Commander.

From January 2019 David is undertaking the Temporary position as the Protective Services, Assistant Chief Constable for Leicestershire Police. This portfolio has the lead for the East Midlands Regional Criminal Justice Service, East Midlands Operations Department and he leads in Leicestershire for Serious and Organised Crime, Offender Management, Safeguarding Investigations and as the senior LGBT lead.

Outside of work David lives in Leicestershire with his family. He enjoys sport and being outside with his active children. David manages a local children’s football team and is also a parent representative for a local scout group.

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Julia Debenham (Assistant Chief Constable)

Julia Debenham joined Leicestershire Police in 1993 and has remained with the force ever since. Throughout her service, Julia has held a variety of roles throughout both ranks – both uniformed and non uniformed. More recently, Julia worked in collaborative roles within the East Midlands region where she held Chief officer responsibility for East Midlands Criminal Justice Service and East Midlands Specialist Operations Service.

Julia said “I feel immensely proud to be an Assistant Chief Constable in Leicestershire Police. I work with brilliant and dedicated people who achieve so much for the public. Often their efforts are not widely visible but their impact on people, often at a time of crisis, is hugely positive. It is a real privilege to live and work in our diverse communities in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. When I joined the police, I was seeking an interesting and challenging role that I could maintain as a career and that made a positive impact in our communities. 26 years on .. every day is different, every day is challenging and I continue to enjoy (almost) every minute… and I hope to make a positive difference”

Julia is married and is the mother of two young children.

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Rob Nixon (Chief Constable)

Rob has served with Leicestershire Police for 25 years, beginning his policing career here in 1993.

In 2008 he was appointed as the head of the force’s Community Safety Bureau, which was responsible for the implementation of neighbourhood policing, tackling anti-social behaviour and offender management.

His next role, from 2009 to 2014, was as Chief Superintendent for the Leicester City Basic Command Unit. He led local policing for the area and worked with communities during two large scale English Defence League and Unite Against Fascism demonstrations. He was instrumental in the force’s response to disorder during August 2012.

Throughout 2014 and 2015 he was head of business change and developed Blueprint2020 – a programme designed to decide how to make significant savings and take the force into a new era of policing.

His next step was to become Temporary Assistant Chief Constable, working across Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire on collaborative projects such as the regional East midlands Operational Support Service and East Midlands Criminal Justice Service.

He stayed in this role until April 2017, when he was appointed as the force’s Assistant Chief Constable. He has responsibility for local policing, crime and intelligence and public protection.

Outside of policing, Rob lives in Leicestershire with his family. He is a keen pilot, skier and has developed his construction skills while renovating a derelict property.

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David Sandall (Assistant Chief Constable)

David Sandall has served with Leicestershire Police since 1999, commencing his policing career from the old Asfordby Street and Charles Street Police stations in Leicester, following on from his dad and grandad in serving in Leicestershire Police as part of over 80 years family service.

David continued to work across Leicester and surrounding area as a Sergeant. He led teams as a Shift, Neighbourhood and Custody Sergeant, before moving into the investigative departments, as a Detective Sergeant and being promoted as a Leicester City Detective Inspector.

As a Detective Inspector David also led the Force Special Operations Unit, leading on covert policing and Serious and Organised Crime before being seconded to the United Kingdom Borders Agency, managing an East Midlands Regional Team tackling foreign national offending. On promotion to Chief Inspector in 2009 David worked as the crime lead across the County of Leicestershire and Rutland as part of the County North and South areas, before supporting the amalgamation into the Counties Basic Command Unit.

From 2012 to 2015 David took the lead for Safeguarding Investigations, significantly developing the response to vulnerable people and the investigation of Serious Crime. He was instrumental in the introduction of the co-located multi-agency Safeguarding, Child Abuse and Child Sexual Exploitation teams and the development of the investigative digital hub.

In 2015 David was promoted to Chief Superintendent as the Head of Crime and Intelligence. David has been engaged in broad variety of high profile serious and critical incidents and crimes that have sadly occurred in Leicestershire. David recently successfully completed a Master’s degree at Cambridge University, he is an accredited PIP4 and PIP3 Senior Investigating Officer, a Senior Identification Manager and is also an active Strategic and experienced Tactical Firearms Commander.

From January 2019 David is undertaking the Temporary position as the Protective Services, Assistant Chief Constable for Leicestershire Police. This portfolio has the lead for the East Midlands Regional Criminal Justice Service, East Midlands Operations Department and he leads in Leicestershire for Serious and Organised Crime, Offender Management, Safeguarding Investigations and as the senior LGBT lead.

Outside of work David lives in Leicestershire with his family. He enjoys sport and being outside with his active children. David manages a local children’s football team and is also a parent representative for a local scout group.

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Julia Debenham (Assistant Chief Constable)

Julia Debenham joined Leicestershire Police in 1993 and has remained with the force ever since. Throughout her service, Julia has held a variety of roles throughout both ranks – both uniformed and non uniformed. More recently, Julia worked in collaborative roles within the East Midlands region where she held Chief officer responsibility for East Midlands Criminal Justice Service and East Midlands Specialist Operations Service.

Julia said “I feel immensely proud to be an Assistant Chief Constable in Leicestershire Police. I work with brilliant and dedicated people who achieve so much for the public. Often their efforts are not widely visible but their impact on people, often at a time of crisis, is hugely positive. It is a real privilege to live and work in our diverse communities in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. When I joined the police, I was seeking an interesting and challenging role that I could maintain as a career and that made a positive impact in our communities. 26 years on .. every day is different, every day is challenging and I continue to enjoy (almost) every minute… and I hope to make a positive difference”

Julia is married and is the mother of two young children.

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Rob Nixon (Chief Constable)

Rob has served with Leicestershire Police for 25 years, beginning his policing career here in 1993.

In 2008 he was appointed as the head of the force’s Community Safety Bureau, which was responsible for the implementation of neighbourhood policing, tackling anti-social behaviour and offender management.

His next role, from 2009 to 2014, was as Chief Superintendent for the Leicester City Basic Command Unit. He led local policing for the area and worked with communities during two large scale English Defence League and Unite Against Fascism demonstrations. He was instrumental in the force’s response to disorder during August 2012.

Throughout 2014 and 2015 he was head of business change and developed Blueprint2020 – a programme designed to decide how to make significant savings and take the force into a new era of policing.

His next step was to become Temporary Assistant Chief Constable, working across Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire on collaborative projects such as the regional East midlands Operational Support Service and East Midlands Criminal Justice Service.

He stayed in this role until April 2017, when he was appointed as the force’s Assistant Chief Constable. He has responsibility for local policing, crime and intelligence and public protection.

Outside of policing, Rob lives in Leicestershire with his family. He is a keen pilot, skier and has developed his construction skills while renovating a derelict property.

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David Sandall (Assistant Chief Constable)

David Sandall has served with Leicestershire Police since 1999, commencing his policing career from the old Asfordby Street and Charles Street Police stations in Leicester, following on from his dad and grandad in serving in Leicestershire Police as part of over 80 years family service.

David continued to work across Leicester and surrounding area as a Sergeant. He led teams as a Shift, Neighbourhood and Custody Sergeant, before moving into the investigative departments, as a Detective Sergeant and being promoted as a Leicester City Detective Inspector.

As a Detective Inspector David also led the Force Special Operations Unit, leading on covert policing and Serious and Organised Crime before being seconded to the United Kingdom Borders Agency, managing an East Midlands Regional Team tackling foreign national offending. On promotion to Chief Inspector in 2009 David worked as the crime lead across the County of Leicestershire and Rutland as part of the County North and South areas, before supporting the amalgamation into the Counties Basic Command Unit.

From 2012 to 2015 David took the lead for Safeguarding Investigations, significantly developing the response to vulnerable people and the investigation of Serious Crime. He was instrumental in the introduction of the co-located multi-agency Safeguarding, Child Abuse and Child Sexual Exploitation teams and the development of the investigative digital hub.

In 2015 David was promoted to Chief Superintendent as the Head of Crime and Intelligence. David has been engaged in broad variety of high profile serious and critical incidents and crimes that have sadly occurred in Leicestershire. David recently successfully completed a Master’s degree at Cambridge University, he is an accredited PIP4 and PIP3 Senior Investigating Officer, a Senior Identification Manager and is also an active Strategic and experienced Tactical Firearms Commander.

From January 2019 David is undertaking the Temporary position as the Protective Services, Assistant Chief Constable for Leicestershire Police. This portfolio has the lead for the East Midlands Regional Criminal Justice Service, East Midlands Operations Department and he leads in Leicestershire for Serious and Organised Crime, Offender Management, Safeguarding Investigations and as the senior LGBT lead.

Outside of work David lives in Leicestershire with his family. He enjoys sport and being outside with his active children. David manages a local children’s football team and is also a parent representative for a local scout group.

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Julia Debenham (Assistant Chief Constable)

Julia Debenham joined Leicestershire Police in 1993 and has remained with the force ever since. Throughout her service, Julia has held a variety of roles throughout both ranks – both uniformed and non uniformed. More recently, Julia worked in collaborative roles within the East Midlands region where she held Chief officer responsibility for East Midlands Criminal Justice Service and East Midlands Specialist Operations Service.

Julia said “I feel immensely proud to be an Assistant Chief Constable in Leicestershire Police. I work with brilliant and dedicated people who achieve so much for the public. Often their efforts are not widely visible but their impact on people, often at a time of crisis, is hugely positive. It is a real privilege to live and work in our diverse communities in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. When I joined the police, I was seeking an interesting and challenging role that I could maintain as a career and that made a positive impact in our communities. 26 years on .. every day is different, every day is challenging and I continue to enjoy (almost) every minute… and I hope to make a positive difference”

Julia is married and is the mother of two young children.

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Rob Nixon (Chief Constable)

Rob has served with Leicestershire Police for 25 years, beginning his policing career here in 1993.

In 2008 he was appointed as the head of the force’s Community Safety Bureau, which was responsible for the implementation of neighbourhood policing, tackling anti-social behaviour and offender management.

His next role, from 2009 to 2014, was as Chief Superintendent for the Leicester City Basic Command Unit. He led local policing for the area and worked with communities during two large scale English Defence League and Unite Against Fascism demonstrations. He was instrumental in the force’s response to disorder during August 2012.

Throughout 2014 and 2015 he was head of business change and developed Blueprint2020 – a programme designed to decide how to make significant savings and take the force into a new era of policing.

His next step was to become Temporary Assistant Chief Constable, working across Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire on collaborative projects such as the regional East midlands Operational Support Service and East Midlands Criminal Justice Service.

He stayed in this role until April 2017, when he was appointed as the force’s Assistant Chief Constable. He has responsibility for local policing, crime and intelligence and public protection.

Outside of policing, Rob lives in Leicestershire with his family. He is a keen pilot, skier and has developed his construction skills while renovating a derelict property.

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David Sandall (Assistant Chief Constable)

David Sandall has served with Leicestershire Police since 1999, commencing his policing career from the old Asfordby Street and Charles Street Police stations in Leicester, following on from his dad and grandad in serving in Leicestershire Police as part of over 80 years family service.

David continued to work across Leicester and surrounding area as a Sergeant. He led teams as a Shift, Neighbourhood and Custody Sergeant, before moving into the investigative departments, as a Detective Sergeant and being promoted as a Leicester City Detective Inspector.

As a Detective Inspector David also led the Force Special Operations Unit, leading on covert policing and Serious and Organised Crime before being seconded to the United Kingdom Borders Agency, managing an East Midlands Regional Team tackling foreign national offending. On promotion to Chief Inspector in 2009 David worked as the crime lead across the County of Leicestershire and Rutland as part of the County North and South areas, before supporting the amalgamation into the Counties Basic Command Unit.

From 2012 to 2015 David took the lead for Safeguarding Investigations, significantly developing the response to vulnerable people and the investigation of Serious Crime. He was instrumental in the introduction of the co-located multi-agency Safeguarding, Child Abuse and Child Sexual Exploitation teams and the development of the investigative digital hub.

In 2015 David was promoted to Chief Superintendent as the Head of Crime and Intelligence. David has been engaged in broad variety of high profile serious and critical incidents and crimes that have sadly occurred in Leicestershire. David recently successfully completed a Master’s degree at Cambridge University, he is an accredited PIP4 and PIP3 Senior Investigating Officer, a Senior Identification Manager and is also an active Strategic and experienced Tactical Firearms Commander.

From January 2019 David is undertaking the Temporary position as the Protective Services, Assistant Chief Constable for Leicestershire Police. This portfolio has the lead for the East Midlands Regional Criminal Justice Service, East Midlands Operations Department and he leads in Leicestershire for Serious and Organised Crime, Offender Management, Safeguarding Investigations and as the senior LGBT lead.

Outside of work David lives in Leicestershire with his family. He enjoys sport and being outside with his active children. David manages a local children’s football team and is also a parent representative for a local scout group.

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Julia Debenham (Assistant Chief Constable)

Julia Debenham joined Leicestershire Police in 1993 and has remained with the force ever since. Throughout her service, Julia has held a variety of roles throughout both ranks – both uniformed and non uniformed. More recently, Julia worked in collaborative roles within the East Midlands region where she held Chief officer responsibility for East Midlands Criminal Justice Service and East Midlands Specialist Operations Service.

Julia said “I feel immensely proud to be an Assistant Chief Constable in Leicestershire Police. I work with brilliant and dedicated people who achieve so much for the public. Often their efforts are not widely visible but their impact on people, often at a time of crisis, is hugely positive. It is a real privilege to live and work in our diverse communities in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. When I joined the police, I was seeking an interesting and challenging role that I could maintain as a career and that made a positive impact in our communities. 26 years on .. every day is different, every day is challenging and I continue to enjoy (almost) every minute… and I hope to make a positive difference”

Julia is married and is the mother of two young children.

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Rob Nixon (Chief Constable)

Rob has served with Leicestershire Police for 25 years, beginning his policing career here in 1993.

In 2008 he was appointed as the head of the force’s Community Safety Bureau, which was responsible for the implementation of neighbourhood policing, tackling anti-social behaviour and offender management.

His next role, from 2009 to 2014, was as Chief Superintendent for the Leicester City Basic Command Unit. He led local policing for the area and worked with communities during two large scale English Defence League and Unite Against Fascism demonstrations. He was instrumental in the force’s response to disorder during August 2012.

Throughout 2014 and 2015 he was head of business change and developed Blueprint2020 – a programme designed to decide how to make significant savings and take the force into a new era of policing.

His next step was to become Temporary Assistant Chief Constable, working across Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire on collaborative projects such as the regional East midlands Operational Support Service and East Midlands Criminal Justice Service.

He stayed in this role until April 2017, when he was appointed as the force’s Assistant Chief Constable. He has responsibility for local policing, crime and intelligence and public protection.

Outside of policing, Rob lives in Leicestershire with his family. He is a keen pilot, skier and has developed his construction skills while renovating a derelict property.

Neighbourhood Officer Details

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Darren Stretton (6035) (PCSO)

I am PCSO 6035 Darren Stretton and I joined the Police Service in Feb 2017. I came from a retail background where customer focus was important.
I am keen to work with the community and our partners to tackle the issues reported to us.
When you see me out and about, do not hesitate to stop me and speak with me.

James Cross (2100) (Sergeant)
Joshua Symonds (PC)
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Darren Stretton (6035) (PCSO)

I am PCSO 6035 Darren Stretton and I joined the Police Service in Feb 2017. I came from a retail background where customer focus was important.
I am keen to work with the community and our partners to tackle the issues reported to us.
When you see me out and about, do not hesitate to stop me and speak with me.

James Cross (2100) (Sergeant)
Joshua Symonds (PC)
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Darren Stretton (6035) (PCSO)

I am PCSO 6035 Darren Stretton and I joined the Police Service in Feb 2017. I came from a retail background where customer focus was important.
I am keen to work with the community and our partners to tackle the issues reported to us.
When you see me out and about, do not hesitate to stop me and speak with me.

James Cross (2100) (Sergeant)
Joshua Symonds (PC)
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Darren Stretton (6035) (PCSO)

I am PCSO 6035 Darren Stretton and I joined the Police Service in Feb 2017. I came from a retail background where customer focus was important.
I am keen to work with the community and our partners to tackle the issues reported to us.
When you see me out and about, do not hesitate to stop me and speak with me.

James Cross (2100) (Sergeant)
Joshua Symonds (PC)
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Darren Stretton (6035) (PCSO)

I am PCSO 6035 Darren Stretton and I joined the Police Service in Feb 2017. I came from a retail background where customer focus was important.
I am keen to work with the community and our partners to tackle the issues reported to us.
When you see me out and about, do not hesitate to stop me and speak with me.

James Cross (2100) (Sergeant)
Joshua Symonds (PC)

Locations

Hinckley Police Station

Address:

Upper Bond Street , Hinckley , Leicester, LE10 1RJ

Priorities

1 Apr 2024

Residential Burglary reports are generally minimal, but cause community concern due to the the impact on victims. These incidents are usually as a result of suspects breaking into property to get car keys or whilst the resident is away on holiday or out at work. Items such as cash and jewellery are often the target if not vehicle related.

Response (31 May 2024)

We Did:

We have sought to better understand this issue and have raised it as a priority for the beat. We have been working hard to engage with our community and raise awareness of the issue.

We will be actively using Social Media and providing advice to prevent homes being victims of burglaries this includes equipment that can be used to make the house look occupied and equipment to frustrate the car being stolen even if they have keys such as steering locks.

We have and will continue to use beat surgeries and other events to continue to raise awareness and offer crime prevention items for sale. We will also visit all locations that have been burgled to maximise the investigation opportunities and support the occupants and work with nearby residents to target harden the nearby area and identify CCTV.

We will be providing high visibility patrols in hot spot areas at key time to deter offenders and will continue to use social media to inform residents of our patrols.

During May, residential burglary has not been a concern at the time of writing. We continue though to support residents and organise events in preparation for the summer holidays.

We are working with residents to identify and view CCTV due to reports of suspicious persons in the area overnight. There has been a few reports of breaks to sheds and allotments.

1 Apr 2024

Anti-social Behaviour, generally Youth Related around school times. In April there were multiple issues of criminal damage throughout the month which have occurred during the evening and in to the early hours of the morning.

Response (31 May 2024)

We Did – We have recognised the concerns of the community and have made it our priority to tackle this issue. We have already completed a lot of work to identify ring leaders and challenge this behaviour via the incremental tiered approach.

We would encourage local residents to report issues to us and share information and CCTV that may help to identify perpetrators.

During the last week of May, we saw multiple reports of youths engaging in anti-social behaviour. This involved general rowdy behaviour in the evening and early hours of the morning, causing alarm to residents. We are working with local schools to identify those involved in this activity during the half term break. We are also completing targeted patrols.

1 Apr 2024

Theft from motor vehicles (tool thefts)

Response (31 May 2024)

We Did:

We have adopted this issue as a priority and will be working closely with local hotels to raise awareness of the issue to guest staying at the hotel.

We will be review signage and CCTV opportunities at hotels to ensure its sufficient and will support the local businesses where opportunities are found.

We will continue to provide police patrols in the locations to disrupt and deter would be criminals and will look to utilise specialist tactics to identify and bring offenders to justice.

There has been around 5 reports of theft from vehicles (vans mainly) at our local hotel car parks. We are completing patrols and communicating with the premises to identify ways of reducing these incidents. We continue to raise awareness to residents regarding vans/what is kept in them overnight, to limit any incidents for residents of Burbage. Stop checks and searches have been completed by officers throughout the month.

1 Jul 2024

You Said – Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) around local parks and shopping areas in Burbage is a cause for concern, you noted incidents of assault, bullying, criminal damage, shoplifting and general rowdiness.

Response (29 Aug 2024)

We Did – We have recognised the concerns of the community and have made it our priority to tackle this issue. We have already completed a lot of work in readiness for the school break with assemblies held at Hastings High School discussing what ASB is and the impact it has on the community

We would encourage local residents to report issues to us and share information and CCTV, we have an excellent information sharing system with the school that will continue over the holidays and enables prompt identification of perpetrators.

We have completed home visits, spoken to parents, issued resolutions such as advice/warning letters and S59's for vehicle related offences. We have also been addressing reports of Cannabis use from residential properties.

We have spent time completing targeted patrols, engaging with youths and working with local businesses which has shown visibility and helped in identifying the youths involved.

This work has resulted in a reduction of incidents/reports towards the end of August.

1 Jul 2024

You Said – Road safety is consistently raised as a concern around the village with a variety of concerns being raised which include pavement parking, obstruction and speeding.

Response (29 Aug 2024)

We Did – We acknowledge the concerns raised and have raised road safety as a priority for the second quarter.

Over the next 3 months we will be actively looking to identify and deal with the offending drivers and vehicle owners. Commuinty speed watches will continue throughout the summer and this will be supported by the use and deployment of the Mobile Vehicle Activated Signs (MVAS) box.

We anticipate that many of the parking issues will ease during the school holidays but will be on hand during the first weeks of the new school term to nip parking issues in the bud early and continue with our successful ‘Walk to School’ events.

We have completed several speed safety events and shared these results on our regular Neighbourhood link updates. Vehicles have been seized for offences such as no licence, no tax and involved in crime.

We have managed to get further signage and road safety banners which will be located at key areas around schools. We have also encouraged local schools to apply for the LCC "School streets" initiative, which if successful, could make a huge difference in the safety of road users and school children around key times.

1 Jul 2024

You Said – Vehicle crime is occurring across the village, with the majority of reports relating to either thefts of motorbikes/mopeds of thefts of personal belongings or work tools from motor vehicles left parked and unattended overnight.

Response (29 Aug 2024)

We Did – We continue to receive reports of these types of offences and have adopted vehicle crime as a priority.

Over the coming months we seek to increase awareness across the community of this issue and to provide greater crime prevention advice through the use of social media, messages on the Neighbourhood Link platform and crime prevention events across the beat.

We encourage residents to ensure they lock their cars when leaving them un-attended and not to be tempted to leave the windows down despite the warm weather. We also recommend not leaving items on show as this may make your vehicle a target to thieves.

Over the next few month’s the beat team will be increasing patrols in hotspot areas at key times with the intention to prevent and deter criminals and where offences occur take early action to maximise the opportunities or arresting the person responsible.

During August, there has been limited incidents of car theft. Moped thefts continue to be of concern in the Hinckley/Burbage area. Arrests have been made and multiple bikes have been recovered. Work has been done to raise awareness and encourage bike owners to implement security measure to reduce opportunistic crimes.

1 Jul 2024

You Said – Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) around local parks and shopping areas in Burbage is a cause for concern, you noted incidents of assault, bullying, criminal damage, shoplifting and general rowdiness.

Response (30 Sep 2024)

We Did – We have recognised the concerns of the community and have made it our priority to tackle this issue. We have already completed a lot of work in readiness for the school break with assemblies held at Hastings High School discussing what ASB is and the impact it has on the community

We would encourage local residents to report issues to us and share information and CCTV, we have an excellent information sharing system with the school that will continue over the holidays and enables prompt identification of perpetrators.

We have completed home visits, spoken to parents, issued resolutions such as advice/warning letters and S59's for vehicle related offences. We have also been addressing reports of Cannabis use from residential properties.

We have spent time completing targeted patrols, engaging with youths and working with local businesses which has shown visibility and helped in identifying the youths involved.

This work has resulted in a reduction of incidents/reports towards the end of August.

1 Jul 2024

You Said – Road safety is consistently raised as a concern around the village with a variety of concerns being raised which include pavement parking, obstruction and speeding.

Response (30 Sep 2024)

We Did – We acknowledge the concerns raised and have raised road safety as a priority for the second quarter.

Over the next 3 months we will be actively looking to identify and deal with the offending drivers and vehicle owners. Commuinty speed watches will continue throughout the summer and this will be supported by the use and deployment of the Mobile Vehicle Activated Signs (MVAS) box.

We anticipate that many of the parking issues will ease during the school holidays but will be on hand during the first weeks of the new school term to nip parking issues in the bud early and continue with our successful ‘Walk to School’ events.

We have completed several speed safety events and shared these results on our regular Neighbourhood link updates. Vehicles have been seized for offences such as no licence, no tax and involved in crime.

We have managed to get further signage and road safety banners which will be located at key areas around schools. We have also encouraged local schools to apply for the LCC "School streets" initiative, which if successful, could make a huge difference in the safety of road users and school children around key times.

1 Jul 2024

You Said – Vehicle crime is occurring across the village, with the majority of reports relating to either thefts of motorbikes/mopeds of thefts of personal belongings or work tools from motor vehicles left parked and unattended overnight.

Response (30 Sep 2024)

We Did – We continue to receive reports of these types of offences and have adopted vehicle crime as a priority.

Over the coming months we seek to increase awareness across the community of this issue and to provide greater crime prevention advice through the use of social media, messages on the Neighbourhood Link platform and crime prevention events across the beat.

We encourage residents to ensure they lock their cars when leaving them un-attended and not to be tempted to leave the windows down despite the warm weather. We also recommend not leaving items on show as this may make your vehicle a target to thieves.

Over the next few month’s the beat team will be increasing patrols in hotspot areas at key times with the intention to prevent and deter criminals and where offences occur take early action to maximise the opportunities or arresting the person responsible.

During August, there has been limited incidents of car theft. Moped thefts continue to be of concern in the Hinckley/Burbage area. Arrests have been made and multiple bikes have been recovered. Work has been done to raise awareness and encourage bike owners to implement security measure to reduce opportunistic crimes.

1 Oct 2024

You Said – Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) linked to Halloween and Bonfire night is a cause of concern, residents report every year issues linked to egg and flour, the setting off fireworks in the street and rowdy house parties involving drink and cannabis

Response (1 Oct 2024)

We Did – We have recognised the concerns of the community and have made it our priority to tackle this issue. We will be working with local shops regarding the sale of items that may not be used of their intended purpose and using our social media streams to raise awareness to parents that may be considering allowing their young people to have house parties about the need to ensure there is an adult in control of these.

We would encourage local residents to be good neighbours when celebrating the forthcoming Halloween and Bonfire celebrations and communicate their plans to others. If you experience issues, we request that these are report to us and that you share any information and CCTV you may have. We have an excellent information sharing system with the school that continues to go from strength to strength and enables prompt identification of perpetrators.

Over the coming weeks, we intend to increase our patrols in the area, use social media to engage with the community on this issue and actively target individuals identified as being involved.

1 Oct 2024

You Said – Burglary offences are a real concern of the community, the fear of being a victim of burglary and recent and historic crime trends show that burglary offences increase as the evenings get darker earlier.

Response (1 Oct 2024)

We Did – We have adopted Residential Burglaries as our priority for the next 3 months. During this time, we will be holding a number of crime prevention events that will be published on Neighbourhood Link, our monthly newsletter and on the Police.uk website.

We are seeking to understand why properties are targeted and in turn profile the most likely offenders to secure early arrests and charges.

We will be gaining support from the Neighbourhood Priority Team in having a greater police presence on the beat during key offending times and ensuring that every reported break in has a police officer attend as soon as possible.

1 Oct 2024

You Said – Vehicle crime has continued to be a concern and so we are intending to keep this as our priority for the next 3 months. Residents across Burbage are reporting concerns relating to either thefts of motorbikes/mopeds from gardens, sheds and garages or thefts of personal belongings or work tools from motor vehicles left parked and unattended overnight.

Response (1 Oct 2024)

We Did – We have pledged to continue targeting this issue over the next 3 months as one of our priorities.

Over the coming months we will continue to increase awareness of this issue and to provide greater crime prevention advice through the use of social media, messages on the Neighbourhood Link platform and crime prevention events across the beat.

We are working closely with local hotels where work vans may be parked overnight to provide key messages to the users of these vehicles and enhancing investigations linked to this crime type.

We encourage residents to ensure they lock their cars when leaving them un-attended particularly as it starts to get darker earlier. We also recommend not leaving items on show as this may make your vehicle a target to theives.

Over the next few month’s the beat team will be increasing patrols in hotspot areas at key times with the intention to prevent and deter criminals and where offences occur take early action to maximise the opportunities of arresting the person responsible.

1 Oct 2024

You Said – Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) linked to Halloween and Bonfire night is a cause of concern, residents report every year issues linked to egg and flour, the setting off fireworks in the street and rowdy house parties involving drink and cannabis

Response (29 Oct 2024)

We Did – We have recognised the concerns of the community and have made it our priority to tackle this issue. We will be working with local shops regarding the sale of items that may not be used of their intended purpose and using our social media streams to raise awareness to parents that may be considering allowing their young people to have house parties about the need to ensure there is an adult in control of these.

We would encourage local residents to be good neighbours when celebrating the forthcoming Halloween and Bonfire celebrations and communicate their plans to others. If you experience issues, we request that these are report to us and that you share any information and CCTV you may have. We have an excellent information sharing system with the school that continues to go from strength to strength and enables prompt identification of perpetrators.

Over the coming weeks, we intend to increase our patrols in the area, use social media to engage with the community on this issue and actively target individuals identified as being involved.

We have visited local shops to raise awareness regarding the sales of eggs/flour and have distributed the "No Thanks" Halloween poster to residents to reduce the chances of anyone feeling alarmed by events. Dedicated and targeted patrols have/are being completed in the area to address any concerns.

1 Oct 2024

You Said – Burglary offences are a real concern of the community, the fear of being a victim of burglary and recent and historic crime trends show that burglary offences increase as the evenings get darker earlier.

Response (29 Oct 2024)

We Did – We have adopted Residential Burglaries as our priority for the next 3 months. During this time, we will be holding a number of crime prevention events that will be published on Neighbourhood Link, our monthly newsletter and on the Police.uk website.

We are seeking to understand why properties are targeted and in turn profile the most likely offenders to secure early arrests and charges.

We will be gaining support from the Neighbourhood Priority Team in having a greater police presence on the beat during key offending times and ensuring that every reported break in has a police officer attend as soon as possible.

During October, we have seen a couple of evenings where residential burglary has been a concern in Burbage. We have supported victims, completed work in the area regarding raising awareness/CCTV and continue to support residents. These incidents were part of a wider concern in Leicestershire.

1 Oct 2024

You Said – Vehicle crime has continued to be a concern and so we are intending to keep this as our priority for the next 3 months. Residents across Burbage are reporting concerns relating to either thefts of motorbikes/mopeds from gardens, sheds and garages or thefts of personal belongings or work tools from motor vehicles left parked and unattended overnight.

Response (29 Oct 2024)

We Did – We have pledged to continue targeting this issue over the next 3 months as one of our priorities.

Over the coming months we will continue to increase awareness of this issue and to provide greater crime prevention advice through the use of social media, messages on the Neighbourhood Link platform and crime prevention events across the beat.

We are working closely with local hotels where work vans may be parked overnight to provide key messages to the users of these vehicles and enhancing investigations linked to this crime type.

We encourage residents to ensure they lock their cars when leaving them un-attended particularly as it starts to get darker earlier. We also recommend not leaving items on show as this may make your vehicle a target to theives.

Over the next few month’s the beat team will be increasing patrols in hotspot areas at key times with the intention to prevent and deter criminals and where offences occur take early action to maximise the opportunities of arresting the person responsible.

during October, vehicle crime was minimal although there were several reports of suspicious activity, and other activity that may well have been vehicle related. Reports of theft from vehicles was also limited. We continue to offer support and raise awareness around theft from and theft of vehicles.

1 Oct 2024

You Said – Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) linked to Halloween and Bonfire night is a cause of concern, residents report every year issues linked to egg and flour, the setting off fireworks in the street and rowdy house parties involving drink and cannabis

Response (27 Nov 2024)

We Did – We have recognised the concerns of the community and have made it our priority to tackle this issue. We will be working with local shops regarding the sale of items that may not be used of their intended purpose and using our social media streams to raise awareness to parents that may be considering allowing their young people to have house parties about the need to ensure there is an adult in control of these.

We would encourage local residents to be good neighbours when celebrating the forthcoming Halloween and Bonfire celebrations and communicate their plans to others. If you experience issues, we request that these are report to us and that you share any information and CCTV you may have. We have an excellent information sharing system with the school that continues to go from strength to strength and enables prompt identification of perpetrators.

Over the coming weeks, we intend to increase our patrols in the area, use social media to engage with the community on this issue and actively target individuals identified as being involved.

We have visited local shops to raise awareness regarding the sales of eggs/flour and have distributed the "No Thanks" Halloween poster to residents to reduce the chances of anyone feeling alarmed by events. Dedicated and targeted patrols have/are being completed in the area to address any concerns.

Update: November. Burbage received very few reports around Halloween and Bonfire night, which is great news. As we head towards Christmas and New Year, we are working with local pubs to minimise and ant-social behaviour over the coming month. We have also been completing work around issues that can fall under anti-social behaviour such as neighbour disputes, vehicle related concerns, drugs and youth related incidents.

1 Oct 2024

You Said – Burglary offences are a real concern of the community, the fear of being a victim of burglary and recent and historic crime trends show that burglary offences increase as the evenings get darker earlier.

Response (27 Nov 2024)

We Did – We have adopted Residential Burglaries as our priority for the next 3 months. During this time, we will be holding a number of crime prevention events that will be published on Neighbourhood Link, our monthly newsletter and on the Police.uk website.

We are seeking to understand why properties are targeted and in turn profile the most likely offenders to secure early arrests and charges.

We will be gaining support from the Neighbourhood Priority Team in having a greater police presence on the beat during key offending times and ensuring that every reported break in has a police officer attend as soon as possible.

During October, we have seen a couple of evenings where residential burglary has been a concern in Burbage. We have supported victims, completed work in the area regarding raising awareness/CCTV and continue to support residents. These incidents were part of a wider concern in Leicestershire.

Reports of residential Burglary during November were minimal in November. We have continued to complete targeted patrols and support residents with home security items and advise. This includes targeted visits and pre-planned events. We continue to update residents on a weekly basis around crime in Burbage, to ensure residents are aware of relevant crime in a timely manner.

1 Oct 2024

You Said – Vehicle crime has continued to be a concern and so we are intending to keep this as our priority for the next 3 months. Residents across Burbage are reporting concerns relating to either thefts of motorbikes/mopeds from gardens, sheds and garages or thefts of personal belongings or work tools from motor vehicles left parked and unattended overnight.

Response (27 Nov 2024)

We Did – We have pledged to continue targeting this issue over the next 3 months as one of our priorities.

Over the coming months we will continue to increase awareness of this issue and to provide greater crime prevention advice through the use of social media, messages on the Neighbourhood Link platform and crime prevention events across the beat.

We are working closely with local hotels where work vans may be parked overnight to provide key messages to the users of these vehicles and enhancing investigations linked to this crime type.

We encourage residents to ensure they lock their cars when leaving them un-attended particularly as it starts to get darker earlier. We also recommend not leaving items on show as this may make your vehicle a target to theives.

Over the next few month’s the beat team will be increasing patrols in hotspot areas at key times with the intention to prevent and deter criminals and where offences occur take early action to maximise the opportunities of arresting the person responsible.

during October, vehicle crime was minimal although there were several reports of suspicious activity, and other activity that may well have been vehicle related. Reports of theft from vehicles was also limited. We continue to offer support and raise awareness around theft from and theft of vehicles.

During November, reports of theft from and theft of motor vehicles has been limited. Incidents of note relate to theft of diesel from vans on industrial estates and a few theft from vans (tools) on hotel car parks. Officers have been out patrolling the area, we have been completing work around CCTV, and linking in with local businesses to reduce these types of crime.

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