Earley

Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) such as the illegal use of e-scooters & e-bikes, drugs and any other behaviour that has a significant community impact.

The Neighbourhood Policing Team conducted operations and patrols at Maiden Place over the Easter holidays to target and disrupt the illegal use of e-scooters & e-bikes and drugs.

Shoplifting, retail crime and violence towards shop workers.

The Neighbourhood team will target individuals that cause the most demand and look for opportunities to arrest them at the earliest opportunity. We are working with our partner agencies to offer support and preventative work with individuals where appropriate. We are also looking at further longer term measures to help prevent issues occurring in the first place.

A robust approach to tackling retail crime in the Thames Valley has been introduced by the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). Developed jointly with retailers, business groups and Thames Valley Police (TVP), the PCC’s Retail Crime Strategy sets out tangible actions to tackle shoplifting, retail crime and violence towards shop workers.
The strategy aims to support businesses and create a hostile environment for those who commit crimes in the local economy by focusing on 6 key pillars – Intelligence, Enforcement, Partnership, Prevention, Justice and Reassurance. It also includes the creation of a Business Crime Team within TVP to improve investigations and identify prolific offenders and, with the rollout of Operation Purchase, the Force’s operational response to retail crime, increasing the visible presence of police officers and PCSOs in retail spaces as well as improving the officer response to reports, particularly incidents involving violence towards staff.
A core aim is to enhance the collaboration between businesses and the police to better tackle retail crime in addition to the policing response. To help facilitate this, access is being provided to Disc – an online information-sharing and reporting platform which allows retailers to report and access information about crime such as shoplifting and anti-social behaviour (ASB). The system, which can be accessed as an app, also makes reporting to the police faster and more efficient as users can submit a crime report directly through the platform, removing the need to call 101. We believe these measures will deliver a more visible, targeted and robust response to retail crime, increase the security and confidence of local businesses and help make high streets and retail spaces across the Thames Valley safer for the community.

Community tensions around locations within the Earley area.

The Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be conducting operations such as plain clothes patrols to target offenders and help address community concerns.