Encompassing : , , Swaffham & Narborough, , , Nar Valley

Date: June 2019

Message from It has been another busy month for my officers covering the Breckland North area, with excellent results being collated by proactive policing across all the Policing Teams. Over in Swaffham the Your Inspector Beat Manager, PC Jo Higgins has been working alongside our partner agencies in Housing and County Council to combat recent reports of anti-social behaviour and criminal damage in the area. Under our ongoing Operation Trundle I am pleased to be able to update you that in total 8 youths have been arrested, with 6 of these youths in the process of being summoned to Court. 1 youth is being referred to our Youth Offending Team under the Challenge for Change Scheme and 1 has had no further action taken against them. Anti-Social Behaviour letters have been sent to several youths warning of the consequences of such activities including possible tenancy action. In Beat Managers, PC Roger Benton, PC Jon Downs and PC Steve Howard, along with the Neighbourhood Policing Team have also had some very positive results targeting drug misuse in the area. You may have seen in the media the results of a warrant exe- cuted under the Misuse of Drugs Act where some £2000 of suspected Class A Drugs were seized along with £1000 in cash and other drug paraphernalia. Over in Watton Beat Manager PC Ed Arbuthnot has hosted the recent SNAP meeting where new priorities of combatting Anti-Social Behaviour were voted in. PC Arbuthnot continues to proactively tackle such activities and can Inspector often been found in the local areas on footbeat. If you are aware or have any concerns of ASB or crime in your area please report these to Police by calling 101 or via our website Jon Papworth www.norfolk.police.uk. What is Happening In Your Area

Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team Beat Managers and the Neighbourhood Policing Team continue with their proactive patrols of the Swaffham area concentrating their efforts under our Operation Trundle with sev- eral youths arrested and 6 progressing to court in relation to criminal damage in the area. The Beat Managers have combined partnership working and proactive engagement patrols to tackle concerns regarding anti-social behaviour and we continue working closely with Norfolk County Council and Housing Associations. We are also pleased to be able to report the apprehension of 3 persons believed involved in a burglary in Haspalls Rd and another arrested for drugs possession and obstruct Police.

Neighbourhood Priorities Beat Manager PC Jo Higgins

Swaffham SNAP: Your Beat Manager PC is here to engage with communities, Next Meeting Tuesday 16th July 2019 at 19.00hrs solve local issues & priorities. The Beat Manager’s aim is Swaffham Town Council Office. to keep your neighbourhood as safe a place to live, work Current priorities: and visit. Your local Beat Manger is PC 470 Jo Higgins. You can contact PC Higgins with any questions or con- • Combatting Anti-Social Behaviour in Swaffham cerns of a policing nature either by ringing 101 or via the SNT email; [email protected]. Your Engagement Officer is here to provide communications & updates regarding your neighbourhood as well as co-ordinating Community

Engagements, Volunteers, Police Cadets, Special Constabulary, Neighbourhood Watch & Community Speed Watch. You can contact the Breckland Community Engagement Officer via 101 ext 2132, mobile 07766990802 or email at [email protected].

Message from Your Engagement Officer

The weekend of 31st May—2nd June was National Specials Weekend 2019 and you may have seen on our social media platforms the multiple roles our Norfolk Specials take on; everything from Community Policing to Rural Crime and Road Traffic to Night Time Economy patrols. The work Specials do can sometimes be challenging, often rewarding but always varied. We are always looking for new recruits to join our Breckland Police family. If you are interested in joining our Special Constabulary please contact me on my email [email protected] or via our website PC 898 www.norfolk.police.uk. Paula Gilluley Crime Update (May 2019) Crime Statistics are provided for the preceding month. The data relates to the cluster of Parishes as detailed overleaf. Further statistical data (including offences & location detail) can be obtained from www.police.co.uk

Offence Numbers What This Could Entail Arson 1 Damage caused as a result of fire.

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) 1 Harassment, alarm or distress is caused in a non-crime incident. Burglary Residential 1 Residential Burglary will encompass entry to any building within the curtilage/ boundary of a residence, e.g. garden sheds and garages Burglary Business and Community 1 Business and community Burglaries will include shops, businesses and other property. In general, the purpose for which a building is designed will determine whether it should be classified as ‘Residential’ or ‘Business and Community’. Criminal Damage 11 A person destroys or damages property belonging to someone else. Domestic 11 Domestic incidents where a crime has not occurred. Parties are aged 16 or over and have been intimate partners or family members regardless of sexuality. Hate Incident 0 Any incident where a crime has not occurred which the victim, or anyone else, thinks is based on someone’s prejudice towards them because of their race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or because they are transgender. Race or Religious aggravated public 0 Any crime determined to have a hate element as per above. fear Possession of controlled substance 4 Unlawful possession of a drug classified in class A, B or C.

Possession of weapons 1 Unlawful possession of an article used as a weapon. Public fear, alarm or distress 5 Public order offences e.g. from a verbal altercation to offences just short of violence.

Robbery 0 Includes a range of offences where force is used, threatened or the victim is put in fear. Theft from a motor vehicle 4 Any item stolen that was in, on or attached to a motor vehicle.

Theft or unauthorised taking of a 0 Any motor vehicle including those abandoned. motor vehicle

Theft of pedal cycle 0 From a public place, if stolen form a shed or garage this would be a BOTD.

Theft from a person 0 Purse being taken from a handbag, or a mobile phone from a shopping basket. Point of Contact Partner Contacts

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