North East Lincolshire Booklet 17/12/07 11:19 Page 1 Force Performance Last year (April 2006 - March 2007) was Police 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 Constables 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. North East Lincolshire Booklet 17/12/07 11:19 Page 2 North East Lincolshire Booklet 17/12/07 11:19 Page 3 Local Policing Summary Foreword Alene Branton, MBE, Chair of Humberside Police Authority 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 North East Lincolshire Booklet 17/12/07 11:19 Page 4 Local Policing Summary Foreword Local Policing Summary foreword Become a Special Constable by Chief Constable Tim Hollis. Be part of the team that makes your community feel safe. The Special Constabulary 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 Special Constable 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. North East Lincolshire Booklet 17/12/07 11:19 Page 5 North East Lincolshire Booklet 17/12/07 11:19 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. North East Lincolshire Booklet 17/12/07 11:19 Page 7 Policing North East Lincolnshire - ‘A’ Division Inspector Neil Pattison Inspector for the Immingham and Grimsby North Area. 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. North East Lincolshire Booklet 17/12/07 11:19 Page 8 For Non-Emergencies Contact 0845 60 60 222 Inspector Andy Biggs Inspector for the Cleethorpes North and South Area. Inspector Tracey Bradley Inspector for the Grimsby South and Central Area. Numbers of Staff in A Division Current numbers as of 1st April 2007 Police Officers (Inc PCs, Sgts and Insps) 342 Police Civilian Support Staff 106 Police Community Support Officers 51 North East Lincolshire Booklet 17/12/07 11:19 Page 9 Local Policing Summary Chief • a 9% reduction in the number of homes Superintendent broken into, Kevin Sharp • 17% fewer cars stolen and • 600 more offenders brought to justice. However, despite these successes there were also real concerns over the level of certain types of crime, such as: • 500 more people assaulted, About policing in NE Lincs • a thousand more offences of criminal damage and North East Lincolnshire covers an area of 192 • over 10,000 reports of anti social behaviour. square kilometres. Living within it are 157,500 residents, 60% of whom are of working age, Over recent years the concentration of crime 20% below 16 years and a further 20% aged reduction effort has been on those crimes 55 years or over. 3.6% of the population are deemed to have greatest importance. These from black and other ethnic minority are burglary in homes, vehicle crime, violence communities. in the night time economy and street robbery. There have been notable successes against For a variety of reasons, including the decline these, but nevertheless in some of our in the traditional fishing industry, some real neighbourhoods the volume of crime remains challenges have been brought to the area in unacceptably high, particularly for crimes terms of deprivation and low aspirations. associated with unacceptable behaviour e.g. Indeed, nearly 30% of residents of North East damage, common assault and woundings. Lincolnshire live in 10% of the most deprived boroughs in England. The good news is that it there is a real drive and commitment across all agencies and the Partially, it is as a consequence of the social voluntary sector that 2007 will be the year decline, that our area suffers a when things start to improve in our most disproportionately high level of crime and challenging neighbourhoods, with crime and disorder. To illustrate the point, last year there anti social behaviour being one of the key were in excess of 27,000 crimes in North issues to tackle. This opportunity must be East Lincolnshire. This equates to 41.5 grasped with both hands and the increased crimes per 1,000 residents per quarter, profile of Neighbourhood Policing must compared to the national average which become the catalyst for making these would be just over 28 crimes.