Your are saying ... ASB at Poole Bus Station.

• Poole Bus & Coach Station is a large terminal located alongside the Dolphin Shopping Centre in Poole town. The station services local bus and national bus and coach routes.  The bus station is close to the national rail network station for Poole. The bus station is a well used facility throughout the day and night. The station also has a number of shops and food outlets, including Subway and KFC. There are toilets and benches and a large canopy making it an environment attractive for groups to congregate within. User satisfaction is low. The physical environment, lighting, noise and congestion have all been noted as being a cause for unease with users. Groups of youths loitering in the area can also be perceived as intimidating, adding to the general feeling of being unsafe.
  
  Issues about the station reported to the SNT through face to face include:
  Smoking - the canopy acts as a partial roof for the purpose of the Health Act, which prohibits public smoking, but some users defy the signs in place.
• Cycling - a public safety issue - cycling is not permitted but some users defy the signs in place.
• Drug dealing in the station, service road and toilets.
• Personal theft and shoplifting
• Assaults, fights and a variety of other ASB related incidents.

We are doing ... Intention - Reduce ASB and Crime in the Bus Station locality:

• Increase patrol presence in the area with SNT, Specials and TP to prevent offences and reassure users.
• Enforce/Prevent low level offending issues - smoking, cycling etc
• Increase use of partner community service agencies in the area.
• Improved interaction with local security teams
• Plain clothes operartions and Stop&Search powers to deal with drug problems
• Media campaign to include local facility users
• Where possible consider environmental changes

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Theft of bicycles from Poole Town centre

Poole Town SNT review all crimes that are reported and we are concerned about the number of bicycles taken in the town.  This concern has also been raised during community meetings and by feedback from victims.  As a result, Theft of Bicycles was made a priority for the Poole Town & Oakdale SNT.

The SNT piloted a Cycle Tagging scheme in the town area.  Tags were attached to cycles in the town and a code was entered on each tag.  The code was then input to the police website and the cycle owner could obtain feedback about how secure their cycle was.  The website also provided links to information on how cycle security could be improved. 

The SNT also met with operators of the borough CCTV system and local retail security guards to raise awareness of cycle crime and promote more effective coverage in problems areas.  SNT officers also regularly visit local second hand retailers to look for stolen cycles and to raise awareness of outstanding stolen cycles that may be offered for sale.  The SNT also works closely with colleagues from the British Transport Police to share intelligence and assist with the identification of local criminals. 

Extra patrols were mounted in hotspot areas to deter cycle crime and provide some reassurance to local cyclists.  The Poole Town SNT also took the lead for Operation Crossbar.  This was a dedicated operation using a combination of high visibility patrols and undercover officers to target cycle crime.  The operation resulted in several arrests and the recovery of over £2000 worth of cycles in the first week alone.  One arrested male was recently sentenced to 2 months in prison for his involvement with a bike theft during Operation Crossbar.