Issue - meetings

The Committee received a report from Sergeant Horton regarding the policing and safer neighbourhoods trends.

 

The report outlined actions taken since the Committee on 14 December 2015. The current emerging issues/neighbourhood trends for each ward were also highlighted. Previous priorities and engagement activity noted in the report were:

       i.          Continue to target the supply of controlled drugs (Class A).

     ii.          Enforcement action against inconsiderate/illegal parking around schools [in] the city. Also speeding.

   iii.          Enforcement action against cycling on the pavement[s] around the city. Also cycling at night without lights.

 

The Committee raised the following policing issues:

       i.          School children cycling on the pavement in Wulfstan Way.

     ii.          Parking issues in Bosworth Road.

   iii.          Anti-social parking around schools.

   iv.          Parking issues across the city in general. People had been given sufficient warnings to educate them not to park illegally, SAC felt that enforcement action was now appropriate.

    v.          Requested details on the number of enforcement tickets issued be included in the next officer report.

   vi.          Speeding on Queen Edith’s Way and Hills Road.

 vii.          Drug dealing in the CB1 area.

 

Members of the public raised the following policing issues:

       i.          Drug dealing in Godwin Way.

     ii.          Anti-social behaviour linked to commuters parking in Bosworth Way. Resident’s had safety concerns due to speeding, blocking of access and damage to hedges.

   iii.          Anti-social behaviour linked to parking near the Queen Emma School. Commuters did not use the designated drop-off point.

 

Sergeant Horton responded to issues raised as follows:

       i.          Civil enforcement officers were responsible for parking enforcement in the city.

     ii.          Asked for 3 Speed Watch volunteers in the south area. Volunteers would monitor speeding and address it in areas such as Hills Road.

 

Action Point: Sergeant Horton to seek response from colleagues about Councillor Taylor’s query about speed cameras data monitoring.

 

Members of the public asked a number of questions, as set out below.

 

1.       Mr Deb said burglaries in Cherry Hinton where the majority of victims were part of the Asian community was an issue raised in December 2015. Residents felt there had been no progress since raising the matter.

 

Sergeant Horton asked for the victims contact details to be passed to the Victim Hub. He understood that all necessary steps had been taken to investigate the crimes.

 

 

2.       Mr Carpen said the Cambridge Lakes site may be developed in future and so free up Police resources so they did not have to deal with trespassers.

 

Sergeant Horton said the site was private property so they should undertake security patrols to protect it.

 

The following priorities were unanimously agreed:

       i.          Continue to target the supply of controlled drugs (Class A).

     ii.          Road safety ( around parking ) to continue:

·       ASB parking around the city, particularly in South Area near schools

·       Speeding

   iii.          Anti-social behaviour at the Cambridge Lakes to include preventative patrols, to target hot spot areas around the lake and to speak to the management regarding the possibility of installing CCTV.