North Kesteven Local Policing Team Monthly Update

Hello to you all, since my last update on the 9th October, the clocks have gone back, and we have had the Halloween and Bonfire Night celebrations. The preparation leading up to these events was started by the teams some weeks ago, and the nights passed with no reported incidents of anti social behaviour (If it happened to you, and you didn’t report it, you really should do, because it informs me on how to direct my teams), this will be down to the increased patrols, and our shop keepers awareness of egg selling. Though this did not stop a youth who attempted to buy 50 eggs from a local store that evening. Part of me wants to believe that he had watched the Great British Bake off, and he was a Paul Hollywood wannabe, but then my Police Sergeant part takes over, and sees it for what it is!

Our crime figures year to date are looking positive: North Hykeham Town is shown as having an increase of 59 crimes (23%) with a detection rate of 30%; Hykeham Rural is shown as having a reduction of 30 crimes, with a detection rate of 27%.

These figures will improve, as is the way with Year to Date comparisons, this time last year North Hykeham Town was suffering with a series of commercial burglaries, and the rural areas with metal thefts. These offences are now not as prevalent, so the performance figures will improve over the forth coming weeks …………….. please allow for discrepancies in my statement, should it become a “Michael Fish”.

Recent commercial plant machinery stolen from the Exchange Road in North Hykeham was found the day after in South Yorkshire following very proactive enquiries, the equipment has been recovered, and the investigation is on going.

We have experienced serious and acquisitive crime this review period, with reported burglary on Caesar Road, Thorpe Lane, Sands Lane (Carlton le Moorland), Vulcan Crescent, Millbrook Close, Augustus Close, and Newark Road. Lincoln CID are conducting the enquiries, and my teams are looking at the local intelligence, and working up the crime pattern analysis.

Which brings me on to my laboured point of ……. “At this time of the year, with the darker evenings, brings with it opportunistic criminals, who will look for cars, homes and gates, that have been left unlocked or open, for the chance of a swift entry to steal. The team continue to push out the home security message, but we still have reports of insecurity crime!” There are exceptions of course, but one door or window left open, will lead to the rest of the street being tested. Last year nearly 60% of crime (Burglary & Theft from cars) in our communities was as a result of insecurity….. deep breath, and move on.

That being said, there has been an arrest of a local North Hykeham male for multiple theft from motor vehicles in our area, it’s a positive result, and supportive of our efforts to catch those responsible for crime. The male has been charged with 33 offences, and is awaiting a court attendance.

The Information Sharing Agreements (ISA’s) are in the process of being signed off by the store owners, and the police. This will facilitate the passing of information on known active criminals to the shops by my teams, in an effort to drive down the shoplifting trend, which will just be in time for the Christmas rush.

I have been out and about on foot patrol a lot recently, and I welcome the comments received from those that I met as I plodded around in my helmet. I encourage you to tell me and the teams what your issues, and views are, it is this feedback that will guide me to steer the teams in our patrol activity. I recently required a silver PCSO marked car, with a bike rack, this will allow the teams to go out further on their pushbikes, or at least spend more time out there, rather than pedal out from the North Hykeham police station.

I discovered this week that the Police Station on Chatsworth Drive has been here since 1955, which accounts for the odours coming from the fridge. So 2015 will be our 60th anniversary. If any of you have any memories or photographs of the police station here, or the former ones on Langley Road or Station Road, please share them with me, either hail me down in the street, or through contact on my details below.

Sadly I need to inform you that PCSO Dave Keightley is leaving us next week to work for Nottinghamshire Police, so with my current levels of PCSO’s, I have had to “amalgamate” the teams so that I can achieve the objectives of my visibility cycle. So you will be seeing some new faces on the beat areas in the coming months, the next recruitment for PCSO’s are scheduled for the start of the New Year, so in real time we should have them on the streets by Easter. How many and who, I do not know yet, but I will let you know.

The teams details are below, but please remember any reports of crime must be made to the 101 number, or 999 in an emergency.

Sgt Jon Hammond 07500 920185 or 01522 805721

PC Marc Horsewood (Town) 07810 056441 PC Jessica Shipperbottom (Rural) 07825 100370 PCSO Sarah Lingard 07944 776791 PCSO Julie Clark 07825 100375 PCSO Jo Mackie 07825 100379 PCSO Penny Linden 07939 385924

Sergeant Jon Hammond Local Policing Team - Hykeham Ward NSK District North Kesteven Rural

Tel: (01522 80) 5721 Mobile:07500920185