Your Local Neighbourhood Policing Team
Every neighbourhood in the Thames Valley area has a dedicated neighbourhood policing team that works together with the local community and partners to: reduce crime and incidents, bring more offenders to justice, protect the vulnerable and tackle violence against women and girls and improve victim service and public confidence.
Neighbourhood policing teams are led by senior police officers and include police officers, Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs), police staff, police support volunteers and the Special Constabulary.
They aim to make communities safer through an approach that is focussed on visibility, engagement, problem solving and community resilience.
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Crimes and priorities
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Drug users and Dealers and ASB, notably the unlawful use of e-scooters and e-bikes, impacting on residents quality of life across a number of residential estate areas.
Action taken:
Bracknell Central North team have conducted an e-bike and e-scooter operation across the Parks estate. We have arrested 3 individuals from an address in Harmans water which has resulted in 22 charges actively. A drugs warrant was executed at another address in Harmans water which resulted a number of arrests and a significant quantity of drugs seized.
Following reports from residents on Ralphs Ride a warrant was executed at an address and a full closure order was granted at the address for a period of 3 months.
Officers have attended a local Primary school during their "Hero's" week and conducted a talk with school children in relation to being a Police officer. The team have also visited a number of Care homes and have given out fraud and safety advice
We have worked with partner agencies and specialist departments in combating Drugs around the area which has resulted in a number of arrests. We welcome PCSO Libby Munro to the team -
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Reports suggest the mainly rural Northern Parish areas have been subject to a rise in ASB, and reports of drugs in the local parks and taking the use of e-scooters
Action taken:
Bracknell Northern Parishes team are conducting regular hi-vis patrols targeting reports made by the community in particular the use of cannabis and off road bikes in the local parks, The team have conducted a proactive vehicle stop which has resulted in 2 arrests and a quantity of drugs seized. Patrols are continuing through the local parks where officers have engaged with the community and deterred the rise in ASB.
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Retailers, residents and shoppers appear to be suffering from an increase in ASB, theft and other criminality in the town centre area, and the use of e-scooters and e-bikes being ridden in the town. whilst Retailers are experiencing a rise in prolific shoplifters
Action taken:
Town centre patrols are conducted throughout the week and we have responded to incidents of ASB being reported within the town. The Op Purchase retail team continue to target shopliftings within the town centre and targeted petrol stations across Bracknell. A joint collaboration with M&S and BP targeting prolific shoplifters has resulted in a decrease in shopliftings. We continue to work with the Lexicon in targeting ASB across the town and we have conducted an e-scooter operations resulting in a number of warning letters and seizures under road traffic legislation.