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Decision Maker: South Area Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Advise on the priorities to be adopted for the next period of Neighbourhood Policing.
The Committee
received a report from Police Sergeant Horton regarding the policing and safer neighbourhoods trends.
The report
outlined actions taken since the Committee on 29 June 2015. The current emerging
issues/neighbourhood trends for each ward were also highlighted (see report for
full details). Previous priorities and engagement activity noted in the report
were:
i.
Target the supply of controlled drugs (Class A).
ii.
Target road safety by addressing anti-social
cycling and speeding.
iii.
Management of the Cambridge Lakes
Councillor
McPherson referred to the Committee Action Sheet:
ACTION |
LEAD OFFICER/MEMBER |
PROGRESS |
PCSO Bailley to liaise with Enforcement Officers regarding
the issuing of parking tickets in the area of Headington Drive and Fulbourn
Road. Councillors Crawford and McPherson to also monitor the situation in
conjunction with the Highways Authority. |
Councillors Crawford and
McPherson. PCSO Bailley |
Councillor Crawford liaised with Evan Locklin
to request a mirror and double yellow lines, but these would not be
forthcoming. She undertook to follow this up. PCSO Bailley said no further issues had been reported. |
Members of the
public raised the following policing issues:
i.
Burglaries in Cherry Hinton where the majority of
victims were part of the Asian community.
ii.
Cycling on the pavement in the Trumpington area
(also a citywide issue).
The Committee
discussed the following policing issues:
i.
Inconsiderate parking and associated anti-social
behaviour (ASB) by parents collecting children from schools. Referred to areas
monitored as listed in P27-28 of the agenda pack and asked for the Homerton
Children’s Centre to be included. SAC stated the Police should focus on
enforcement more than education due to repeated offending.
ii.
A growing conflict between cars, bikes and
pedestrians.
iii.
Cyclists riding at night without lights. Asked the
Police to continue enforcement action in areas already monitored (eg Hills
Road), and also to look at other areas such as Mill Road and Trumpington.
iv.
Rising levels of burglary and violent crime.
Particularly burglaries in Queen Edith’s.
v.
Inconsiderate parking by contractors in Queen Edith’s
and associated ASB. This exacerbated existing parking and traffic flow issues.
vi.
Signposted https://www.immobilise.com/
as a website where people could register property identification details to
help with recovery if it was stolen.
In response to Members’ questions the Police Sergeant said the
following:
i.
A number of people had been arrested for burglary,
as reported in the Cambridge News. Crime levels were now expected to fall.
Signposted Operation Hunter which was
designed to combat burglaries.
ii.
A Detective Chief Inspector had responded to the
letter regarding burglaries forwarded by the Mayor from a member of the public.
iii.
Police were tackling cycling on the pavement across
the city.
iv.
Referred to answers in SAC 29 June 2015 regarding
how violent crime statistics were reported, and why the current format was
used. Domestic abuse was included in the figures, which impacted on trends as
people were more willing to report incidents.
v.
There had only been one reported incident of
inconsiderate parking by contractors in Queen Edith’s. Requested details be sent to the Police for PCSOs to follow up.
Members of the public suggested the Highway Code could be
better publicised through:
i.
Bikeability courses for school children.
ii.
Leaflet and cycleway map handouts could be provided
with rented bikes.
SAC discussed the issue of cycling on
pavements:
i.
Cambridge had a high population turn over due to
the number of students attracted to the city. The population could change by
25% each year.
ii.
The Police had visited language schools to pass on
Highway Code information.
iii.
Councillor Sanders suggested that a small laminated
safer cycling poster could be tied to rental bike handle bars and people sign
to say they have read it (as per vehicle rental disclaimers).
iv.
Councillor Taylor said the County Council were
looking to provide information for vulnerable road users. She would be happy to
pass on any cycle safety information the Police may care to provide, suggesting
it was in a multi-language and pictorial format for easy reference.
Councillor McPherson
proposed the following issues could be addressed by citywide priorities:
·
Violent crime.
·
Burglaries in the South Area (as part of Operation Hunter).
Councillor McPherson formally
proposed to add the following priorities to the Officer’s recommendation:
·
Enforcement
action against inconsiderate/illegal parking around schools the city. Also
speeding.
·
Enforcement
action against cycling on the pavement around the city. Also cycling at night
without lights.
The additional priorities were unanimously agreed.
The following priorities were unanimously agreed:
i.
Continue to target the supply of controlled drugs
(Class A).
ii.
Enforcement
action against inconsiderate/illegal parking around schools the city. Also
speeding.
iii.
Enforcement
action against cycling on the pavement around the city. Also cycling at night
without lights.
Publication date: 15/01/2016
Date of decision: 14/12/2015
Decided at meeting: 14/12/2015 - South Area Committee
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