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Force Performance

Last year (April 2006 - March 2007) was Recruitment challenging, but Humberside Police made As part of our initiative to create a workforce sustained improvements in many areas. that is supportive of the community, we now IMPROVEMENTS have (at the end of 2006/07):

Total Recorded Crime 108 volunteers active on Neighbourhood Policing (up from 0 in 2005/06) Nationally there was a 2% reduction in crime 23.7% female officer representation levels. Humberside Police achieved a (up from 21.9% in 2005/06) reduction of 2.7% (almost 3,200 less victims 344 Special of crime). (up from 327 in 2005/06) Police Community Support Officers Vehicle Crime (Including theft of and from vehicles) However, the proportion of police officers we recruited from ethnic communities was only Vehicle crime fell by 11.8% locally (over 0.9%, despite events held within these 1,800 less victims). This was one of the communities to promote policing as a career. largest reductions seen nationally in 2006/07. Fear of vehicle crime also continued to fall. ISSUES Burglary (from people’s homes) Although there were some significant and Burglary fell by 8.0% locally (almost 600 less sustained improvements, there were also a victims). This reduction was around twice that number of areas where performance was not seen nationally in 2006/07. so good.

Sanction Detections* Violent Crime *Sanction detections are cases resulting in a Violent crime increased by 4.9% (around charge, summons, caution or other formal 1,200 more offences). Some of this rise was sanction. due to the increased use of fixed penalty Detections continued to increase, from notices for disorder. Robbery (which is 20.4% in 2005/06 to 24.5% in 2006/07 classified as a violent crime) rose by 20 (exceeding our 23% target). offences in 2006/07.

The target this year is to achieve a rate of at However, more serious violence against the least 27%. person fell by over 320 offences (46.3% reduction)

The aim for 2007/08 is to reduce violent crime significantly. Kingston Upon Hull Booklet AW 17/12/07 11:18 Page 2 Kingston Upon Hull Booklet AW 17/12/07 11:18 Page 3

Local Policing Summary Foreword

Alene Branton, MBE, Chair of Humberside communities and an improved response to calls for service. I am pleased to report that at the end of the year improvements have been made resulting in disengagement from the Police Standards Unit and we can look forward to the future with confidence.

At the end of 2006/07 overall crime has fallen by 2.7%, detections have increased by 4.1% and calls for service are now being dealt with in an efficient and professional manner.

As Chair of your local Police Authority my commitment and promise to you is

It gives me great pleasure to be able to that we will continue to challenge and

present you with this summary of local scrutinise Humberside Police to ensure “ “ policing activity for your area. I have that these improvements in service are been an independent Member of maintained and built upon to guarantee Humberside Police Authority for six you a service that meets your needs. years now and was unanimously elected as Chair of the Authority in June this year, a position that I am proud to hold.

This summary of local policing is intended to provide you with key information regarding how your local police service is performing, plans for the future and how you can become more involved.

At the start of the year Humberside Police Authority set challenging priorities and targets for Humberside Police. We wanted to see a reduction in crime, and increase in detections, dedicated neighbourhood policing teams in all Kingston Upon Hull Booklet AW 17/12/07 11:18 Page 4

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Local Policing Summary foreword Become a Special by Chief Constable Tim Hollis. Be part of the team that makes your community feel safe.

The is a major part of local Neighbourhood Policing Teams. Members of the Special Constabulary are just the same as regular police officers, with similar powers and duties. The only difference is that they’re volunteers.

‘Specials’ assist regular officers and PCSOs in Neighbourhood Policing Teams by providing support for community engagement and problem solving activities.They also provide operational I am naturally delighted that the support in order to prevent or detect “significant improvements in policing offences, preserve life, keep the peace across Humberside have now been and enhance the quality of life of the formally acknowledged by the Home community. Office and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate If you’re 18 or over, and would like of Constabulary. The pride and to join, you can request an application confidence is back in the force as is form from Humberside Police on a real determination to continue building 0845 6060 222. Alternatively, find out on those improvements. My priority for more about what it’s like being 2007-08 is further to develop our a by visiting Neighbourhood Policing Teams across www.humbersidepolicejobs.co.uk all our communities. The public feedback to the increasing numbers of Police Community Support Officers to be seen on our streets is very encouraging and they are

complementing the work of regular

officers, Specials and police staff in so many ways. I am confident“ that good times are ahead for Humberside Police. Kingston Upon Hull Booklet AW 17/12/07 11:18 Page 5

The Humberside Police Youth & Community Centre formerly The Boys Club

The Humberside Police Youth & Community to reduce isolation for older members of the Centre was set up in 1943 by the Chief community. Constable at the time to divert young people The Club provides an extensive programme from crime and Anti Social behavior. of activities predominantly run by volunteers. In 1963 the Club became a registered charity This includes Boxing, Martial Arts, Football, allowing it to apply for different funding Play Clubs, Local History, Pensioners Dance streams. Classes and Pilates Classes. The Club is The Club offers activities to any child, open seven days a week 8 am to 10 pm. young person or adult who lives in the The Club has approx 50 young people Humber Police area. Its members currently regularly attending the boxing section. come from a variety of backgrounds Both boys and Girls over the age of nine. including disadvantaged and excluded A recent success of the Club has been one groups in society. of the females boxers has been invited to The aim of the centre remains. Preventing train with the British Boxing Squad. crime by providing a variety of diversionary The Judo Club have also had a similar activities. Over the years it has also success with one of there female members developed to include getting young people going to train with the Female British Judo physically fit and healthy through sporting Squad with a view to taking part in the 2012 activities. Reducing the fear of crime by Olympics if successful. They have providing information and resources to clarify approximately 25 members. and reassure people and providing activities

For those wanting further information please contact: RACHEL ABRAM (Youth Support Officer) Address: Miss Rachel Abram, Youth Support Officer, Office: 01482 708104 Mobile: 07810 688 788 Humberside Police Youth & Community Centre, Email: [email protected] The Club House, Elm Avenue, Garden Village, Hull, East Yorkshire. HU8 8PZ Kingston Upon Hull Booklet AW 17/12/07 11:18 Page 6

Humberside Force Independent Advisory Group – Get Involved.

Humberside Police Authority support and administer the Force Independent Advisory Group.

This group is made up of members from diverse communities across Humberside representing the six strands of diversity. Their role is to ensure that the policies, strategies and practices of Humberside Police do not have an adverse effect on any of the communities in Humberside. They can also be called upon to act as critical friends and advisors to Humberside Police in difficult situations when dealing with community tensions.

The six strands of diversity are: • Gender • Age • Disability • Sexual Orientation • Ethnicity • Religion

If you have strong links to your diverse community and are interested in becoming a group member please download an application form from our website www.humberside-pa.org.uk or call Victoria Wise for a chat on 01482 307234. Kingston Upon Hull Booklet AW 17/12/07 11:18 Page 7

Policing Kingston Upon Hull - ‘D’ Division

Contact Details for Humberside Police 0845 60 60 222 - Our single non-emergency telephone number 999 - Emergencies only 0800 555 111 - Crimestoppers To find out when you can visit someone at your local Police Station please log on to www.humberside.police.uk or call the single non-emergency number. Kingston Upon Hull Booklet AW 17/12/07 11:18 Page 8

For Non-Emergencies Contact 0845 60 60 222

Numbers of Staff in D Division figures full-time equivalent at 1st April 2007

Police Constables 543 Police Civilian Support Staff 126 Police Sgts 105 Police Community Support Officers 98 Inspectors 24 Special Constables 111 Kingston Upon Hull Booklet AW 17/12/07 11:18 Page 9

About Policing in Hull

Divisional Policing Teams (NPTs) that mirror the seven Commander neighbourhood areas of the city. Each of Chief Superintendent Sean WHITE these teams is led by an Inspector and contains multi-skilled members of staff who are Police Officers, Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and Special Constables. The teams are supported by volunteers, who assist in opening Police stations at key times and I have set priorities As the Police Commander for the city of Hull, for NPTs to tackle criminal damage, I am both pleased and proud to tell you about anti-social behaviour and to solve local the future direction of policing in the city problems, in partnership, at the request during the course of the next 12 months. of local people and communities. We have clear ambitions around making Hull a safe and strong city, within which people Working in support of Neighbourhood can safely live, work, visit and study. Policing will be the Incident Resolution Teams, based at Beverley Road and Based upon consultation with communities, Bransholme Police Stations. These teams I have set a number of priority areas for my provide 24 hour cover in responding swiftly colleagues and partners to focus upon: and effectively to critical incidents that occur, particularly around crime, public disorder and • We will be reducing crime further, below the other more serious events. It is their job to levels recorded in previous years and by deal with these incidents quickly, taking every March 2008, we will have achieved a 30% opportunity to arrest offenders where reduction in recorded crime on the levels possible and provide an excellent service to experienced during 2003/4. victims and witnesses. • We will bring more offenders to justice, During 2007/2008, I was enormously proud of especially those that are prolific and the fact that the Division reduced all recorded persistent and provide an excellent quality crime by 8%, achieving big reductions in of service to victims and witnesses to areas of burglary of the home, vehicle crime crime. We will detect 27% of recorded and criminal damage. Much of this is crime in Hull during 2007/2008. attributable to the work of Neighbourhood • We will provide a policing service across the Policing Teams and Incident Resolution city that is visible and accessible, one that Teams. I was also proud that the Division provides a reassuring presence to local detected over 24% of all crime within the city neighbourhoods. and this was a significant achievement on the In this, the third year of my policing command part of the Crime Investigation Teams, in Hull, we have established a firm foundation who are structured in Hull to deal with of policing based upon Neighbourhood serious, series and volume crime. The Crime Kingston Upon Hull Booklet AW 17/12/07 11:18 Page 10

Neighbourhood Policing Team

Investigation Teams provide very professional Neighbourhood Policing in Hull and thorough support to making Hull safer and their efforts in both detecting crime and Chief Inspector Scott Young bringing prolific and dangerous offenders to Neighbourhood policing in Hull is delivered by justice in the last year is noteworthy. seven Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPTs), In summary, it is my ambition, on behalf of each covering the same area as the Hull City the citizens of Hull, to make the city a safer Council Area Teams. There are four NPT and stronger place. We have achieved inspectors with one commanding Riverside significant performance gains against the NPT whilst the other three each command targets set for us within the last 12 months two NPTs, West and Wyke, Park and East, and in the coming year I know that the stable and Northern and North Carr. policing environment and strengthening All NPTs have a sergeant responsible for partnership arrangements in the city will allow managing day to day policing, except us to move forward towards our overall Riverside where there are two sergeants. ambition. I know that the men and women Volunteers assist the Police in keeping the who work with me in the city of Hull will give local police stations open for at least 8 hours sterling service during 2007/2008 and I will a week. Each neighbourhood (local authority be pleased to report upon our achievements ward) has a dedicated Neighbourhood Police during the year. Officer supported by at least three Police Community Support Officers and a number of Special Constables.

All neighbourhoods have a Community Safety Action Partnership, these Partnerships meet every three months and decide on the community safety priorities for that neighbourhood. Any member of the community is welcome to attend and it is the community themselves that decide the priorities and receive an update from police and partners on what has been done about the previously identified priorities.

An essential part of the work of NPTs is to deal with these community priorities, alongside their other priorities of reducing crime and disorder.

Neighbourhood Policing Teams aim to provide dedicated, identifiable, accessible, Kingston Upon Hull Booklet AW 17/12/07 11:18 Page 11

Neighbourhood Policing Team

knowledgeable and responsive officers who Inspector Duncan will improve neighbourhood conditions and Collins feelings of security. West and Wyke Police Community Support Neighbourhood Policing Teams Officers

There has been a huge increase in the number of Police Community Support Officers working in Hull over the past year, West Area from only having a presence in Riverside to Since June 2006 the Neighbourhood Policing all neighbourhoods currently having at least Team has been meeting at ward level with the three. This will increase further during 2007/8. community to determine policing priorities. The fundamental role of the PCSO is to These are then resolved involving our partner contribute to the policing of neighbourhoods agencies, the police and the community. Ever primarily through highly visible patrol. The three months the priorities are reviewed and purpose of reassuring the public, increasing progress reported back to the community. orderliness in public places and being accessible to communities. PCSOs provide a The WEST Neighbourhood Policing Team is reassuring presence in all areas of the city based at the Police Station on Pickering dealing with anti social behaviour, low level Road Hull. Inspector Duncan Collins has criminality, and working with communities to overall responsibility for the area. Sergeant assist solving the problems that affect their Russ Whittle has responsibility Boothferry, quality of life. Derringham and Pickering Wards. Each ward has a dedicated beat manager and three Many residents have taken the time to write Police Community Support Officers. in and praise PCSOs. The following is a quote from a resident who wrote to the Chief The west area comprises of the Boothferry, Constable after PCSOs were called to help. Derringham and Pickering Wards of the city. It has a diverse mixture of housing types, the officers who attended were with council housing intermingled with private

“incredibly courteous and helpful and owned housing and a number of industrial even took the time to give me some and retail premises. security advice I “ would just like to say The current priorities for West Area are that both officers are a credit to your organisation. Boothferry Ward

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Neighbourhood Policing Team

ward, including alcohol-related disorder and WYKE AREA some damage to property. Since June 2006 the Neighbourhood Policing Priority 2 Team has been meeting at ward level with the Illegal use of motorcycles on public highway community to determine policing priorities. and waste land. These are then resolved involving the partner Priority 3 agencies the police and the community. Reported burglaries - dwellings and Evey three months the priorities are reviewed non-dwellings. and progress reported back to the community. The current priorities for each Derringham Ward ward are:

Priority 1 The WYKE Neighbourhood Policing Team is Reports of anti-social behaviour involving based at the Police Station at 19 Pearson young people in various locations around the Park Hull. Inspector Duncan Collins has ward, including alcohol-related disorder and overall responsibility for the area. some damage to property. Sergeant Adrian Marsden has responsibility Avenue, Bricknell and Newland Wards. Priority 2 Each ward has a dedicated beat manager Reported burglaries - dwellings and and three Police Community Support non-dwellings. Officers.

Pickering Ward The Wyke area comprises of Avenue, Bricknell and Newland Wards of the city. Priority 1 It has a diverse mixture of housing types, Ongoing issues surrounding a local High with local authority housing intermingled with School, pupil’s anti-social behaviour before, privately owned and private rented houses. during and after school hours, truancy, Wyke is unique in terms of the rich diversity environmental issues and poor public of the people living in the area which ensures perception of the school. a cosmopolitan environment. Priority 2 Avenue Ward

Illegal use of motorcycles on public highways Priority 1 and waste land. Pearson Park -many local residents are fearful of crime during the evening/night. Lighting is poor, there have been reported incidents of assault, arson and vandalism. There have been reports of young men congregate in the Park which can trigger conflict. We have made this our first priority. Kingston Upon Hull Booklet AW 17/12/07 11:18 Page 13

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Priority 2 Inspector Iain Alcohol related disorder on Princes Avenue. Dixon North Carr Priority 3 and Northern Anti social behaviour by young people. Neighbourhood NEWLAND WARD Policing Teams

Priority 1 The Increase in licensed premises on North Carr Newland Avenue has given rise to increase The wards in North Carr Neighbourhood in the number of alcohol related incidents Policing Team are Kings Park Ward, and anti social behaviour. We have made Bransholme East Ward and Bransholme this our first priority. West Ward. Priority 2 Officers from North Carr NPT has spent a A Burglary hotspot in the predominantly successful year working with partners to terraced student rented areas of Newland. address the issues affecting residents in the Priority 3 Area. During a concentrated 3 month period Various Road Safety issues including cycling last summer the NPT targeted the illegal and road layout matters. riding of mopeds, go-peds and mini-moto's. Over 30 vehicles were seized by NPT officers Bricknell Ward alone, significantly reducing the number of Priority 1 calls from residents regarding this issue. A similar effort (Operation Vaughan) towards Young people congregating in groups on the end of the year targeted criminal streets. Drinking on streets and causing damage. This resulted in a reduction by over anti social behaviour. 30% in recorded criminal damage offences Priority 2 when compared to the same period 12 Shed and garage burglary in the months earlier. Bricknell Area. Northern Priority 3 Nuisance motorbikes using open land and The wards in Northern Neighbourhood causing disturbance and endangering Policing Team are Beverley Ward, University residents. Ward, Orchard Park and Greenwood Ward. Operation Espionage 2 developed the good work of the previous year in tackling the illegal riding of mopeds, go-peds and mini- moto's. Working with the Council's Anti Kingston Upon Hull Booklet AW 17/12/07 11:18 Page 14

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Social Behavior Team and the Area Team a Inspector Bill co-ordinated approach was taken to deal not Grieve only with the specific offence but the wider East and Park issues affecting residents. Offenders were Neighbourhood targeted by prosecution, the confiscation of Policing Teams vehicles, Anti Social Behavior Order and the threat of eviction from their homes if they are Council tenants. Our Operation Duplex has East Neighbourhood focused on reducing criminal damage, both Policing Team by targeting offenders and identifying repeat The wards in East Neighbourhood Policing victims. This focus will continue into 2007/08. Team are Ings Ward, Sutton Ward and Longhill Inspector Ward. Andrew Foster We wanted to determine the 3 priorities for the Riverside wards and we held community consultation Neighbourhood meetings. We adopted a café style approach Policing Team where members of the public sat at tables with a facilitator from one of the partner agencies and discussed the problems on their Riverside ward. Having identified the priorities they were then encouraged to come up with solutions to The wards in Riverside Neighbourhood the problems. The feedback was that Policing Team are Drypool Ward, Myton everyone was giving the opportunity to have Ward, St Andrews Ward, Newington Ward. their say and to be heard. The meetings were well attended showing that communities in the Operation Borneo, working with Partners in east of Hull are committed to improving their the City centre has lead to150 arrests and neighbourhoods. sixty-six £80 fines for disorderly behaviour. In addition there have been numerous alcohol With funding from the community safety fund seizures and several prolific nuisances have officers have purchased 3 mountain bikes. been given prison sentences for breach of The bikes have been an instant success their anti social behaviour orders. Eight other enabling a highly visible and accessible operations have been in action across the presence by officers. They have been used in Riverside Area. Police constables and their the seizing of 3 mini motorcycles and a quad PCSO colleagues have arrested offenders for bike, the dispersal of a group of 50 youths, burglary, robbery and murder. The team have and the subsequent seizure of alcohol from listened to public priorities and are currently the youths. We also arrested a man who ran working to improve residents’ lives in the four out of Jackson’s having stolen a crate of beer. ward areas. He was detained by 2 PCSOs who chased him on the mountain bikes. Kingston Upon Hull Booklet AW 17/12/07 11:18 Page 15

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Park Neighbourhood Policing Team

The wards in Park Neighbourhood Policing Team are Holderness Ward, Southcoates East Ward, Southcoates West Ward and Marfleet Ward. Hull Citysafe

Again we adopted a café style approach. Hull Citysafe is a partnership organisation The public valued the meeting stating charged with delivering community safety ‘How nice it was to be able to voice their services. concerns’. The style of the meeting avoided 2006-2007 has been a successful year for the it being dominated by individuals with the Hull. Crime reduction figures are now loudest voice. exceeding 30% on average across the city. Our Mountain bikes have also been used There are particularly high levels of crime on the area. These have been multi agency reduction around vehicle crime, with patrols specifically directed at anti social reductions being in the region of 58% behaviour. A police officer, a police on Theft of a Vehicle. community support officer and an anti social behaviour officer patrol on bikes armed with Away from headline crime figures, work has a head camera. The footage is used to show been undertaken to make the Partnership parents what their children get up to. even more effective. These changes include:

The neighbourhood team have 4 officers CCTV and Civic One was transferred to trained in the use of trials bikes. To address Citysafe in July of last year. This area is nuisance motorcycles we ran a one week responsible for one of the country’s largest operation over February half term and seized CCTV schemes and the provision of all out of 14 motor bikes used illegally on the Park hours calls for the local authority. This has Area. now been realigned with the wider priorities of the CDRP. In June of this year Trading Standards and the Environmental Crime Unit were transferred to the management of Citysafe. This has brought about an opportunity to further align the work of enforcement services and brings with it the potential to develop a community intelligence function. This will enable us to deliver based on accurate and relevant intelligence and evidence. Kingston Upon Hull Booklet AW 17/12/07 11:18 Page 16

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Included within these sections are which 3 priorities are identified for that ward. counterfeit, credit and fraud, fair trading, The multi agency responses to these are then quality standards, animal health, licensing, formulated, the information and actions are fireworks, explosives, vehicles and a captured, with reports back to residents on a consumer advice centre which contains a quarterly basis where they will decide if the wealth of knowledge, information and problem has been solved or if new issues background. have arisen. Issues currently being identified range from environmental, streetscene, For more information and advice speeding, crime issues to contact with about Hull City Safe please call: services. (01482) 615022 The new system will allow all partners involved in the problem solving process to Local Involvement access a system from their own base, with graded levels of access, to incorporate their The Hull City Council has created seven activity using an intelligence computer distinct areas created each with their own software package, updating information and area committee structure and devolved local allowing an overall picture of all partner authority services. This has allowed for the activity across the city to be generated. application of an area based tasking system The system will be administered by Citysafe. for crime and disorder reduction drawing on partner agency resources. The police operate within boundaries so that they are coterminous with local authority boundaries.

It is widely acknowledged that police services alone cannot solve all issues and concerns relating to community safety and it is by working as a partnership team that real benefits can be seen. In Hull last year partner agencies agreed to undertake a new method of delivery based around a ‘Common Tasking Framework’ and to include consultation and engagement with residents on their priorities concerning community safety.

Without detracting from normal day to day delivery of services, meetings take place at a ward level and residents are invited to discuss their issues and priorities. Partner agencies facilitate the meetings at the end of