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Northwest Monthly Community Meeting Update APRIL 2021 ()

Addressing violent crime Serious Violent crime (incl. serious assault/robbery) Our new reporting year began in April and serious violent crime is down 12.4% on the 5 year average.

Our Specialist units – the CID and the Violent Reduction Team investigate all instances of serious crime and work with our uniform response teams to ensure a professionalism response to all incidents.

Currently we have some additional resources from a flexible policing team allowing us to carry out additional high visibility patrols in key areas.

Domestic Abuse recorded crime levels are the same in NW as last year, despite concerns this may have shown greater increase during COVID-19 restriction period. Enforcement of domestic bail conditions to protect vulnerable victims has continued.

Reducing drug harm and targeting supply Drugs (supply, production and cultivation) – There has been a 14.3% increase on identifying Misuse of Drugs related crime. There is a continued focus on this area with the Proactive LAVRU unit are actively carrying out search warrants and disruption to target drug related crime following intelligence gathering and important Crimestoppers notifications from communities.

If anyone has information from the Community please contact a police officer, attend a local police station, ring 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers (online or by 0800 555 111)

Tackling housebreaking and acquisitive crime Housebreaking to domestic homes remains low across NW and is down 37% on the 5 year average. We have maintained focus on the minority of individuals committing housebreaking and there has been continued enforcement of bail curfews for offenders by local and specialist teams. This trend is replicated throughout the City and our Community Investigation team prioritise all housebreakings for prompt investigation.

Housebreaking non-dwellings (sheds/garage) have decreased by 51.1% this year to date in NW and down 40% in Almond ward with a focus on stealing pedal bikes.

Local officers from a plain clothes team investigate and they continue to be successful in driving up detection rates and providing prevention information to our victims and the local Community.

Theft of pedal cycles is down 24.2% in NW and down 22.2% in Almond ward from last year. A number of bikes have been recovered and reunited with their owner through bike register and we are hopeful of holding more events in the future when COVID restrictions ease.

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Theft of motor vehicles which includes theft of motorcycles is still down 31.8% in NW to date.

Recently there have been a number of thefts of exclusive motor vehicles with the use of key coders. Crime prevention advice has been passed out on social media.

Dealing with disorder and antisocial behaviour Antisocial behaviour incidents have decreased and are 20.2% down on last year to date. Calls in this category include concerns about young people gathering, reports of neighbours not adhering to social distancing and noise/party calls.

There have been concerns with recent levels of anti - social behaviour seen in some locations and in North West we have seen groups of young people acting in a disorderly manner in Park, Hill, Cammo, and other open spaces.

As previously reported Operation Proust was implemented to target reckless behaviour against buses and the drivers. A significant number of young people have been charged with these offences and preventative work is going with our partners. Our school link officers have a significant part to play in this as they are now able to return inside and give educational talks.

Motorbike anti-social behaviour does become more prevalent at this time of year and each incident of disorder or reckless behaviour is fully investigated. The community can report in and they can by ringing 101 or by emailing our dedicated email box

[email protected].

If anyone wishes to use Crimestoppers to report anonymously please ring 0800555111

We continue to target all these areas of behaviour and since young people have been back at school and engaged in other activities there has been a decrease in anti-social behaviour.

Hate crime is NW is down 38.9%, down on last year in the NW area. Over the coming months our school link officers will be engaging with leadership teams in school to identify opportunities for educational talks.

Making our roads safe Road safety stats - The number of people seriously injured on roads in NW is down 34.6% on last year and the number slightly injured is down 56.5%.

We appreciate there are a number of areas that cause concern for members of the public and officers continue to work in conjunction with partners and Roads Policing to patrol these areas, educating drivers and enforcing when necessary.

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Road Safety High Visibility patrols continue to be conducted throughout the area in an effort to deter drivers committing any driving offences, in particular speeding in built up areas.

ASB There has been a small increase in calls relating to anti-social behaviour throughout April, particularly in the area surrounding and within Estate. Officers will provide an increased presence in the area in an effort to deter any further disruption and anti-social behaviour.

Whilst the demands of dealing with the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic does demand significant resources across Police Scotland, Community Policing remains in place to provide support for members of the community and to tackle any ongoing issues.

Contact Us:

Email (for all ward areas): [email protected] Email address is not monitored 24/7 or for reporting crime or ongoing incidents. These should be reported by calling 101 (non-emergency) or 999 (emergency).

Twitter: @EdinPolNW Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/EdinburghPoliceDivision

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