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Shoplifting
Issued 08 July 2026
Identify and target criminals stealing from local businesses.
Conduct regular patrols around frequently targeted stores.
Work with stores to identify persistent offenders.
Work with colleagues in our Volume Crime Team to identify habitual offenders and arrest them.
Utilise ASB Powers to to further enforce against habitual offenders.
Identify persistent offenders and seek Criminal Behaviour Orders on conviction.
Regularly liaise with staff in venues which are being targeted.
Provide crime prevention advice, where appropriate, to support shops that are subject to shoplifting.
Actioned 08 July 2026
Personal theft
Issued 24 June 2026
Identifying hotspots for personal theft - this includes a range of acquisitive crime such as parcel thefts, pickpocketing, theft from motor vehicles and distraction thefts.
Identify priority areas for patrol based on analysis of crimes.
Provide crime prevention advice to keep valuable safe.
Support secondary investigations by identifying CCTV and other evidence and arresting offenders.
Actioned 02 September 2026
Anti-Social Behaviour in public places
Issued 24 June 2026
Responding to incidents of anti-social behaviour in public areas.
Utilising information received from residents to proactively patrol hotspot areas.
Utilise anti-social behaviour powers to limit the potential for disruption to continue.
Actioned 02 September 2026