Weymouth

"Good Safe Summer" initiative

Location:
Weymouth town centre

Issue:
This is our summer plan to tackle street based Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), shoplifting and disorder within the town centre

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- Use Hotspot Policing tactics in high ASB / crime locations
- Increase high visibility foot patrols in the town centre
- Dedicated weekly meeting with partner agencies to coordinate resources and share information

July update:
- This is a newly recorded priority for the area and updates will follow

Knife Crime

Location:
Weymouth

Issue:
Op Guardian is our operational response to knife crime - particularly children that carry knives in our community

Planned action to tackle this issue:
- We will identify those most likely to carry knifes within our community
- We will work with partner agencies such as Child Social Care and Youth Justice Service to engage those identified
- We will support these individuals to change their behaviour
- We will be robust if they are found to be carrying a knife
- We will identify the places and space where knife crime is most likely

July 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 this area, by working with partner agencies and targeting those involved through education and enforcement. Recent action taken regarding 10 young people:
- Regular visits by police and partner agencies to encourage positive behaviour change and to disrupt negative activities
- Regular multi-agency meetings held to identify and implement additional support for the individual and their family, with the aim of reducing the risk of knife carrying
- Enhanced support packages delivered through partner organisations, tailored to the needs of each individual

June update:
- A warrant was conducted where weapons, drugs, and other stolen items were located. A man has attended Weymouth Police Station for an interview in relation to these items
- Our PCSO’s engaged with the members of the public using our knife arch to raise awareness about the dangers of knife crime
- Op Guardian visits to children identified as habitual knife carriers have continued with support from partner agencies to educate and deter

May update:
- We continue to engage with those people identified as being habitual knife carriers on a regular basis
- We work with parents and partner agencies to understand the reasons why people feel that they need to carry weapons, and to educate and deescalate the risks to those young people
- There is regular multi-agency work to ensure that the correct agencies are involved to allow positive relationships to be built and to support and divert young people away from carrying weapons
- A 14 year old boy remains on police bail following an incident involving a weapon in March, our enquiries are continuing into this incident

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 this area, by working with partner agencies and targeting those involved through education and enforcement. Recent action taken:
- Multi-Agency meeting with all partners taking actions to continue engagement with those identified
- Regular unannounced visits conducted by NPT
- One of the identified young people, a 14 year old boy arrested on suspicion of possession of a bladed article in public, possession of an offensive weapon in public and assault. He has been bailed while enquiries continue, with conditions to prevent further offending.

March update:
- 6x persons identified as habitual knife carriers
- All 6 discussed at multi-agency meeting with all partners taking actions to engage with those identified

February update:
- NPT have engaged with these individuals and are conducting weekly unannounced visits to deter them from knife carrying