Fairfield

E bike / Scooter enforcement for pedestrian safety

Op Veyvah was developed and pioneered by Fairfield SNT targeting the use of E-Scooters and E-bikes following complaints from residents and the ward panel. It has run on several dates and involves fixed and mobile enforcement of traffic legislation to seize these vehicles where their use is illegal.
The aim is to improve pedestrian safety and ensure vehicles are used in a responsible way with education.

E bikes are legal if limited to 15.5 mph and pedal assisted to reach this speed. E scooters are only legal if used on private land as they cannot be insured unless hired through a scheme which is not local to Croydon.
The team have seized many of these vehicles and will continue enforcement and improving awareness of the current legal situation.
We have worked with HM Immigration to speak to food delivery workers and target the use of illegal bike and working without a visa.

Dates have also been run with town centre team officers and specials assisting.

The government is currently reviewing and bringing forward legislation around the use of these vehicles.

Drug dealing

Home office funding for additional patrols in the town centre under Op Poros. Additional patrols by town centre teams and Fairfield SNT in key hotspots such as George St, North End and West Croydon. Stop and searches are taking place on a regular basis.
Op Stiles has been launched in October to address residential concerns of drug dealing in Edridge Road and Wandle Road areas.
This will involve a mixture of plain clothes and uniform patrols gathering and acting on local intelligence.

Work continues with multi agencies to address drug use in the area with Change Grow Live.

Violence against Women and Girls. Offences that target and have a disproportionate effect on female victims

We will be attending the Faiths Together in Croydon event at Braithwaite Hall on Thursday 15th October from 1900 - 2000
Local police are assisting with the deployment of fixed Live Facial Recognition cameras within the town centre footprints. As part of these deployments officers are arresting wanted offenders for violence offences and checking Sexual Offence Prevention Orders are being complied with.

Neighbourhood officers were out and about engaging with the public, communities, and arresting perpetrators. Throughout the day we had VAWG stalls across the borough, a drop-in session for women at the Croydon Voluntary Action Centre, visits to licensed premises handing out materials and arrests for multiple offences.
Officers conduct patrols of transport hubs and enforce the PSPO where appropriate. Additional police visibility is being provided at West Croydon bus station due to partnership working with TFL.
Op Veyvah - a hi visibility pedestrian safety operation targeting the use of illegal e-bikes and e-scooters is conducted on a regular basis.