West Twickenham

Criminal Damage and ASB in open spaces

To reduce criminal damage and anti-social behaviour (ASB), priority should be given to a coordinated approach involving enforcement, prevention, and community engagement. Key actions include increasing high-visibility patrols in identified hotspot locations during peak offending times to deter criminal activity and provide reassurance to the public. Problem-solving partnerships between police, local authorities, housing providers, schools, youth services, and community organisations should be strengthened to identify repeat locations, repeat victims, and prolific offenders, enabling targeted interventions.

Early intervention with young people at risk of offending should be prioritised through diversionary activities, mentoring programmes, and engagement with schools and families. Environmental improvements, including enhanced street lighting, prompt removal of graffiti, repair of vandalised property, and the installation or optimisation of CCTV where appropriate, should be implemented to reduce opportunities for offending.
Intelligence gathering and data analysis should be used to identify emerging trends, repeat incidents, and those responsible for persistent ASB and criminal damage. Where appropriate, enforcement tools such as warning letters, Acceptable Behaviour Contracts, Community Protection Warnings, Community

Protection Notices, Criminal Behaviour Orders, or other relevant legal powers should be considered to address persistent offenders.
Regular communication with residents and businesses should encourage the timely reporting of incidents, improve confidence in local services, and support community-led problem solving. Progress should be monitored through regular reviews of crime data, victim feedback, and partnership performance to ensure resources remain focused on the areas of greatest risk and that interventions are delivering measurable reductions in criminal damage and ASB

Residential Burglary

Reducing residential burglary requires a coordinated approach focused on prevention, enforcement, intelligence, and community engagement. The following actions should be prioritised:

Target Repeat Offenders
Identify and actively manage prolific burglary offenders using intelligence-led policing.
Conduct targeted patrols and proactive operations in burglary hotspots.
Work closely with criminal justice partners to disrupt offending and monitor high-risk individuals.
Protect Repeat Victims and High-Risk Areas
Prioritise visits to repeat victims and vulnerable households.
Provide crime prevention advice and security assessments.
Encourage the installation of improved locks, alarms, CCTV, and property marking.

Increase Visible Patrols
Deploy officers to burglary hotspots during peak offending times.
Use crime data and predictive analysis to focus resources where they will have the greatest impact.
Conduct high-visibility reassurance patrols to deter offenders and increase public confidence.

Strengthen Investigations
Ensure prompt attendance at burglary scenes where appropriate.
Maximise forensic opportunities, including fingerprints, DNA, CCTV, and digital evidence.
Improve investigative standards to increase detection rates and bring offenders to justice.

Enhance Intelligence Gathering
Encourage timely reporting of suspicious activity by residents.
Share intelligence across neighbourhood policing teams, investigators, and partner agencies.
Monitor emerging burglary patterns, methods of entry, and organised criminal activity.

Engage Communities
Promote neighbourhood watch schemes and community messaging.
Deliver targeted crime prevention campaigns through local meetings, social media, and partner organisations.
Encourage residents to secure homes, report suspicious behaviour, and register valuables.
Work with Partner Agencies
Collaborate with local authorities, housing providers, probation services, and community organisations to address underlying causes of offending.
Improve environmental design through better lighting, secure access, and maintenance of communal areas.

Monitor Performance
Regularly review burglary trends, hotspot locations, repeat victimisation, and offender activity.
Measure outcomes against reductions in burglary offences, repeat victim rates, and detection performance.
Adapt tactics based on performance data and emerging threats.
By focusing on these priorities, agencies can reduce opportunities for offending, increase the likelihood of identifying and prosecuting offenders, improve protection for vulnerable residents, and enhance public confidence through visible and effective crime reduction activity