Purbeck South

Shoplifting & associated Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

Location:
Swanage town centre.

Issue: Offenders are targeting local businesses causing upset to staff, customers and the wider community.

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- Multi-agency working with the town council and local business owners
- Targeted high-visibility patrols at key times and locations
- Monthly deployment of the Mobile Police Station (MPS) in Swanage
- Plain clothed operations

June update:
- Officers are conducting late night and early morning patrols (under Op Nightjar) at the weekends and have conducted over 1,300 minutes of targeted patrols in the town centre during May
- The Mobile Police Station was deployed Main Beach car park on the 19th of May for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers

May update:
- A woman has been arrested and sent to court in relation to two shoplifting offences
- Officers have conducted 35 separate targeted patrols in the town centre at key times during April
- The Mobile Police Station was deployed Main Beach car park on the 21st of April for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers

April update:
This issue remains a local priority for the team due to the harm it causes to the local community and we will continue to focus our efforts in the area
During March/April, the team conducted 29 separate targeted patrols in the town centre at key times and the Mobile Police Station was deployed at Main Beach car park on the 17th of March for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers

March update:
- Officers have conducted 14 separate targeted patrols in the town centre at key times during February
- The Mobile Police Station was deployed Main Beach car park on the 17th of February for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers

February update:
- The team have conducted 28 separate targeted patrols in the town centre at key times during January
- The Mobile Police Station was deployed Main Beach car park on the 20th of January for two hours so people could speak directly with local officers
- We have taken positive action against offenders where possible