11.58 PM Tuesday 21 May 2013

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Safer Poole - Safer NeighbourhoodsYou told us that the following issues were a priority in your area:

 

You Said ... Anti Social Behaviour – Adastral Square. (Updated April 2013)
Residents of Canford Heath have raised the issue of young people gathering at the entrance of ASDA, Culliford Crescent. The general anti-social behaviour of a small number of young people is leaving customers feeling uneasy and sometimes intimidated.

We Did ... High visibility patrols were conducted around the area of Adastral Square, Mitchell Road and Scarf Road. The main issues that were encountered were linked to young people persistently playing football around the area, kicking the ball against shop windows and shutters and also nuisance motorbikes being ridden over the square.

The SNT seized a motor bike from a youth who was persistently riding it across the square and another youth was arrested at Adastral Square for stealing a car. Large groups of young people gathering were directed to leave the area and those who persistently caused ASB were spoken to in front of parents.

As a result of the additional patrols in the area reports of ASB have reduced from 5 in February 2013 to only 1 incident in March 2013.

 

You Said ... Anti Social Behaviour – Verity Park. (Updated April 2013)
Residents of Canford Heath have raised the issue of young people gathering in the area of Adastral Square, Adastral Road as well as incidents of criminal damage in this localised area. Issues have been reported in surrounding roads of motorcycles allegedly used in an anti-social manner and causing a noise nuisance in the later evenings.

We Did ... High visibility patrols were conducted in the general area of Verity Park.  The main issues identified were underage drinking and threatening behaviour towards users of the Scout Hall. The CCTV camera that covered the area of Verity Park and the skate park was used to identify those causing ASB and to direct police to the main offenders. Youths that were drinking alcohol underage had the alcohol seized from them. The SNT and local council are currently considering ASBO applications for the persistent offenders of ASB. There were a couple of youths on separate occasions who were stopped and searched as they were suspected of possessing cannabis. Cannabis was seized from these youths and they have received restorative reprimands with a condition to participate on a drug awareness course.

Incidents of ASB at Verity Park have significantly reduced with no further reports of targeted ASB toward the Scouts since the 19 February 2013.

 

 

You Said ... Anti Social Behaviour –Thorncombe Close & Chedington Close. (Updated December 2012)
A couple of addresses were frequently having noisy parties and gatherings were taking place. This impacted significantly on how safe you felt living near these locations. Some residents also complained about drunken adults passing through the area behaving in an aggressive and abusive manner and felt intimidated by this behaviour.  

We Did ... Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team notified the Borough of Poole ASB Team and Housing Provider. We engaged fully with all residents to identify the persons responsible and their associates. These people were closely monitored and found to be causing a nuisance at their address and in the locality of Canford Heath affecting the wider community. Thanks to partnership working, information sharing, the residents support and community spirit the main offender and his associates have been served with an eviction notice. There have been no further incidents since the eviction notice and the persons are due to leave mid January.

This has fully resolved the issue in Chedington Close. To continue the work undertaken and resolve the same issue in Thorncombe Close your local Safer Neighbourhood Team is keeping Thorncombe Close as a priority. PC 2573 Rich Jeffery will be the lead on this issue for the Canford Heath Safer Neighbourhood Team and encourages residents to make contact.

You Said ... Nuisance Motorcycles Red Brick Path.  (Updated December 2012)
Residents have complained to Police about motor bikes using the red brick path as a cut through. The motorbikes either cut through onto the heathland from the area of Chedington Close and ride up on to the heath, or they cut through from Redhoave Road into Halstock Crescent across the path. This issue causes significant concerns for the safety of members of public using this path. There are other concerns raised as the path runs onto the heath which is a very delicate environment which is susceptible to regular heathland fires 

We Did ... Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team has conducted numerous patrols in this area to try and detect these offences and identify the persons responsible. The incidents reported have been linked to ASB at Thorncombe Close. This matter will be dealt with as part of our Thorcombe Close Priority. Please report all incidents to your local Safer Neighbourhood Team. PC 2573 Rich Jeffery will be the lead on this issue for the Canford Heath Safer Neighbourhood Team and encourages residents to make contact.