POLICE DETAILS
West Midlands Police - Dudley North Neighbourhood

Tackling ASB incidents in hot spot areas and demand locations including local parks and open spaces

* Conducting regular high visibility patrols in the area engaging with members of the community, local businesses, partner agencies and neighbourhood watch groups as well as promoting education and guidance towards persistent offenders.

* Establishing and developing a ‘Business Watch’ Closed WM Now Group based around demand locations to improve communication between stakeholders and local businesses in order to gain vital community intelligence.

* Utilising civil interventions such as issuing ASB Warning Letters, Acceptable Behaviour Contracts, Parental Contracts, Dispersal Orders/Notices, Community Protection Formal Warnings/Notices and Public Space Protection Orders in order to identify and protect problem locations from persistent offenders and apply the above interventions with an offender management ethos in mind

* Organising regular police surgeries and community events with local councillors, community groups, partner agencies and other key stakeholders in order to promote trust and confidence within our communities with a focused approach and collective direction

* Implementing ‘Action Days’ using resources from multiple teams in order to patrol and prevent ASB in demand locations at peak demand times.
Engage with local schools to ensure behaviour is flagged both in and outside of school and two-way communication is on-going between schools, the police and any other agency involved to ensure current known offenders are targeted and potential future offenders can be approached through preventative interventions and mentoring.

* Signposting and safeguarding individuals who need additional help and support and engaging with Social Services and Social Workers to ensure any young or vulnerable person has a support network that promotes a positive change in behaviour.

Promote Road Safety and Speed Enforcement

* Conducting numerous Community Speedwatch and Pro-Laser Traffic Operations in prominent and prolific demand locations

* Implementing Force Traffic Operations in the form of Multi-Agency Road Safety Operations, ANPR and Fatal Four Traffic Operations

* Linking in with external partner agencies, Community Speedwatch groups, Neighbourhood Watch groups and local KINs in order to establish community intelligence in reference to identifying prominent and prolific demand locations

* Maximising the use of social media platforms and community intelligence in order to identify persistent offenders

* Completion of home address visits and enforcement through S59 Warning Notices and TP010s

* High visibility patrols within persistent and prolific locations that impact upon the community

Reduce serious public place violence affecting young people (under 25), primarily focused upon knife crime (knife used, threatened or possession), VWI, PPV and weapon enabled robbery

* Maximising the use of social media platforms and internal messaging sources to promote crime prevention awareness and build trust and confidence

* Conducting estate walkabouts with DMBC housing representatives and other key stakeholders, identifying problematic and vulnerable hotspot areas, addressing those areas with a design out crime approach and utilising the StreetSafe App, thus increasing safety and reducing vulnerabilities in our communities.

* Engaging with licenced premises ensuring all venues are searching patrons thoroughly, particularly venues known for attracting the younger gang nominals aged between 18-25.

* Conducting open space patrols and weapon sweeps in and around venues where previous intelligence suggests weapons are being deposited so they are “at hand” should they be required.

* Utilising civil interventions and injunctions in order to reduce offending patterns and behaviour. Working in conjunction with partner agencies to promote cohesive working practice to achieve the common objective

* Working in conjunction with DY Partnerships and DMBC Licensing to prevent ASB disorder incidents and public place violence offences at licensed premises and provide intelligence for licensing reviews

* Development of community information and intelligence in order to generate and execute warrants/targeted arrests

* Working in conjunction with the local authority in regards to residential addresses linked to criminal activity and incidents of ASB, assisting with civil interventions, closure orders, tenancy control and eviction protocols

* Utilising Dispersal Orders/S.60 Stop Search powers within the target areas when deemed appropriate in order to reduce crime and service demand and minimising the number of ASB incidents

Tackling ASB incidents in hot spot areas and demand locations including local parks and open spaces

* Conducting regular high visibility patrols in the area engaging with members of the community, local businesses, partner agencies and neighbourhood watch groups as well as promoting education and guidance towards persistent offenders.

* Establishing and developing a ‘Business Watch’ Closed WM Now Group based around demand locations to improve communication between stakeholders and local businesses in order to gain vital community intelligence.

* Utilising civil interventions such as issuing ASB Warning Letters, Acceptable Behaviour Contracts, Parental Contracts, Dispersal Orders/Notices, Community Protection Formal Warnings/Notices and Public Space Protection Orders in order to identify and protect problem locations from persistent offenders and apply the above interventions with an offender management ethos in mind

* Organising regular police surgeries and community events with local councillors, community groups, partner agencies and other key stakeholders in order to promote trust and confidence within our communities with a focused approach and collective direction

* Implementing ‘Action Days’ using resources from multiple teams in order to patrol and prevent ASB in demand locations at peak demand times.
Engage with local schools to ensure behaviour is flagged both in and outside of school and two-way communication is on-going between schools, the police and any other agency involved to ensure current known offenders are targeted and potential future offenders can be approached through preventative interventions and mentoring.

* Signposting and safeguarding individuals who need additional help and support and engaging with Social Services and Social Workers to ensure any young or vulnerable person has a support network that promotes a positive change in behaviour.

Promote Road Safety and Speed Enforcement

* Conducting numerous Community Speedwatch and Pro-Laser Traffic Operations in prominent and prolific demand locations

* Implementing Force Traffic Operations in the form of Multi-Agency Road Safety Operations, ANPR and Fatal Four Traffic Operations

* Linking in with external partner agencies, Community Speedwatch groups, Neighbourhood Watch groups and local KINs in order to establish community intelligence in reference to identifying prominent and prolific demand locations

* Maximising the use of social media platforms and community intelligence in order to identify persistent offenders

* Completion of home address visits and enforcement through S59 Warning Notices and TP010s

* High visibility patrols within persistent and prolific locations that impact upon the community

Reduce serious public place violence affecting young people (under 25), primarily focused upon knife crime (knife used, threatened or possession), VWI, PPV and weapon enabled robbery

* Maximising the use of social media platforms and internal messaging sources to promote crime prevention awareness and build trust and confidence

* Conducting estate walkabouts with DMBC housing representatives and other key stakeholders, identifying problematic and vulnerable hotspot areas, addressing those areas with a design out crime approach and utilising the StreetSafe App, thus increasing safety and reducing vulnerabilities in our communities.

* Engaging with licenced premises ensuring all venues are searching patrons thoroughly, particularly venues known for attracting the younger gang nominals aged between 18-25.

* Conducting open space patrols and weapon sweeps in and around venues where previous intelligence suggests weapons are being deposited so they are “at hand” should they be required.

* Utilising civil interventions and injunctions in order to reduce offending patterns and behaviour. Working in conjunction with partner agencies to promote cohesive working practice to achieve the common objective

* Working in conjunction with DY Partnerships and DMBC Licensing to prevent ASB disorder incidents and public place violence offences at licensed premises and provide intelligence for licensing reviews

* Development of community information and intelligence in order to generate and execute warrants/targeted arrests

* Working in conjunction with the local authority in regards to residential addresses linked to criminal activity and incidents of ASB, assisting with civil interventions, closure orders, tenancy control and eviction protocols

* Utilising Dispersal Orders/S.60 Stop Search powers within the target areas when deemed appropriate in order to reduce crime and service demand and minimising the number of ASB incidents

Tackling ASB incidents in hot spot areas and identifying demand locations incorporating local parks and open spaces

Following the recent Community Forum, we have been conducting regular high visibility patrols within prominent high demand locations within the Dudley North area, engaging with local businesses and key individual network groups, whilst dealing with problematic and persistent offenders. We have recently issued a number of ASB Warning Letters, Community Protection Notices (CPNs) and Community Protection Formal Warnings Notices (CPWs) and currently committed with our partner agencies to also deal with persistent offenders from a civil intervention perspective. We hold regular police surgeries and community events with local councillors, community groups, partner agencies and other key stakeholders in order to promote trust and confidence within our communities with a focused approach and collective direction. We have been working with our local School Intervention Prevention Officers to ensure adverse behaviour is identified and addressed both in and outside of school and there is clear dialogue and communication between schools, the police and any other agency involved to ensure current known offenders are highlighted and potential future offenders can be approached and educated appropriately through preventative interventions and mentoring.

Promote Road Safety and Speed Enforcement within the Dudley North area

We have recently conducted a number of Community Speedwatch and Pro-Laser Traffic Operations in prominent and previous demand locations, whereby we have also recently conducted a Multi-Agency Road Safety Operation (MARSO) in Sedgley and Coseley, along with a Fatal Four Force Traffic Operation in the locations of Upper Gornal/Woodsetton, Sedgley and Lower Gornal, which has resulted in a number of vehicle seizures for no insurance and tax offences as well as enforcement notices issued for offences including use of mobile phones, speeding and defective/unroadworthy vehicle offences to name a few. We are currently working alongside Dudley Council ASB and Out of Hours Officers to deal with the issues of quad and off-road motorcycles being driving dangerously within our communities and open spaces, which has resulted in further enforcement through S59 Warning Notices and Enforcement Notices (TP010 forms) being issued as well as identifying problematic and persistent offenders to be dealt with via a civil tenancy enforcement action. We are currently working alongside our external partner agencies to identify further offence locations to implement traffic calming measures and potential traffic/speed.

Addressing the issues and concerns from local businesses and residents in tackling business crime and shop thefts

This was one of the issues that was highlighted during the recent Dudley North Community Forum, whereby there were vehement concerns from local businesses and resident in regards to the increase of business crime and shop theft offences. The Dudley North Neighbourhood Policing Team have incorporated a multi-faceted proactive approach, which has resulted in a number of arrests of prolific shop theft offenders, who have been subsequently charged (and remanded in custody in some cases) for persistent offending. We have achieved these positive results by adopting a cohesive approach with local businesses through various initiatives as well as enlisting the support of other neighbourhood policing teams to deal with transient shop theft offenders. We conduct regular high visibility patrols of high demand and repeat locations, whilst engaging with local business owners to obtain further community intelligence and provide reassurance within these areas. We have also conducted a number of Trading Standards Operations within the Dudley North area (Coseley/Woodsetton/Sedgley) that have resulted in prosecution and civil enforcement, as well as the seizure of the illegal substances and counterfeit products, along with assisting Trading Standards from an evidential standpoint to implement closure orders and the recovery and seizure of items obtained via criminal proceedings.

Tackling ASB incidents in hot spot areas and identifying demand locations incorporating local parks and open spaces

Following the recent Community Forum, we have been conducting regular high visibility patrols within prominent high demand locations within the Dudley North area, engaging with local businesses and key individual network groups, whilst dealing with problematic and persistent offenders. We have recently issued a number of ASB Warning Letters, Community Protection Notices (CPNs) and Community Protection Formal Warnings Notices (CPWs) and currently committed with our partner agencies to also deal with persistent offenders from a civil intervention perspective. We hold regular police surgeries and community events with local councillors, community groups, partner agencies and other key stakeholders in order to promote trust and confidence within our communities with a focused approach and collective direction. We have been working with our local School Intervention Prevention Officers to ensure adverse behaviour is identified and addressed both in and outside of school and there is clear dialogue and communication between schools, the police and any other agency involved to ensure current known offenders are highlighted and potential future offenders can be approached and educated appropriately through preventative interventions and mentoring.

Promote Road Safety and Speed Enforcement within the Dudley North area

We have recently conducted a number of Community Speedwatch and Pro-Laser Traffic Operations in prominent and previous demand locations, whereby we have also recently conducted a Multi-Agency Road Safety Operation (MARSO) in Sedgley and Coseley, along with a Fatal Four Force Traffic Operation in the locations of Upper Gornal/Woodsetton, Sedgley and Lower Gornal, which has resulted in a number of vehicle seizures for no insurance and tax offences as well as enforcement notices issued for offences including use of mobile phones, speeding and defective/unroadworthy vehicle offences to name a few. We are currently working alongside Dudley Council ASB and Out of Hours Officers to deal with the issues of quad and off-road motorcycles being driving dangerously within our communities and open spaces, which has resulted in further enforcement through S59 Warning Notices and Enforcement Notices (TP010 forms) being issued as well as identifying problematic and persistent offenders to be dealt with via a civil tenancy enforcement action. We are currently working alongside our external partner agencies to identify further offence locations to implement traffic calming measures and potential traffic/speed.

Addressing the issues and concerns from local businesses and residents in tackling business crime and shop thefts

This was one of the issues that was highlighted during the recent Dudley North Community Forum, whereby there were vehement concerns from local businesses and resident in regards to the increase of business crime and shop theft offences. The Dudley North Neighbourhood Policing Team have incorporated a multi-faceted proactive approach, which has resulted in a number of arrests of prolific shop theft offenders, who have been subsequently charged (and remanded in custody in some cases) for persistent offending. We have achieved these positive results by adopting a cohesive approach with local businesses through various initiatives as well as enlisting the support of other neighbourhood policing teams to deal with transient shop theft offenders. We conduct regular high visibility patrols of high demand and repeat locations, whilst engaging with local business owners to obtain further community intelligence and provide reassurance within these areas. We have also conducted a number of Trading Standards Operations within the Dudley North area (Coseley/Woodsetton/Sedgley) that have resulted in prosecution and civil enforcement, as well as the seizure of the illegal substances and counterfeit products, along with assisting Trading Standards from an evidential standpoint to implement closure orders and the recovery and seizure of items obtained via criminal proceedings.