Officers from Leicestershire Constabulary will provide an update on Police issues in Thurncourt Ward.
Minutes:
Inspector Danny Graham gave an update on policing issues in the Thurncourt Ward. He explained that he and his team had undertaken a significant amount of work within the Thurncourt Ward during recent months.
Within the last period, it was explained that 54 crimes had taken place within Thurncourt and this compared favourably with the other wards within Spinney Hills LPU.
In terms of individual crime date, it was reported that there had been 11 assaults reported, 10 burglaries, 3 non –residential burglaries, 2 drug-related incidents, 9 thefts, 11 cases of domestic violence, 1 case of anti-social behaviour, 10 vulnerable person incidents and 1 street robbery. In respect of the latter, it was pointed out that such cases were rare in Thurncourt. Inspector Graham also stated that the vulnerable person incidents in particular required a significant amount of policing resource. He also informed the meeting that the burglary figure was high in light of multiple incidents on Peters Drive. Inspector Graham again pointed out that this was an infrequent occurrence, and sympathised with the concerns raised by the local community affected. He explained that an application had been submitted to the Community Meeting to seek funds for a burglary target hardening initiative, and that this was to be considered at a later stage of the meeting.
Inspector Graham reported that there had been an anti-social behaviour problem on Thurncourt Road in the autumn, and as a result, an operation was initiated, which led to the problem being resolved. Similarly, work was undertaken to respond to a series of complaints in relation to a number of fires being lit in the Sunbury Green area. The meeting was informed that the police, the Housing Office and City Wardens had worked together to successfully tackle this matter.
In terms of speeding traffic, Inspector Graham informed residents that a joint-operation with Stoneygate ward commenced in December which led to a significant number of fixed penalty notices being issued to offenders. It was also confirmed that local PSCOs were now fully trained in respect of speeding operations.
It was reported that there had been several attempted burglaries on St Swithan’s Road, and as a result, two known offenders had been arrested and consequently charged.
In light of the proposed march by the English Defence League (EDL) on Saturday 4 February 2012, Inspector Graham stated that the Police and the City Council had released a joint statement announcing that both the EDL and United Against Fascism (UAF) had been permitted to hold marches on this date and that carefully planned routes had been devised, which would ensure that the two groups would be kept apart to minimise the possibility of any level of public disorder. It was felt that the marches would be easier to police than the static demonstrations which took place in the City in 2010. Inspector Graham confirmed that as a result of the marches, appropriate alterations would be made on the day in respect of bus routes and general traffic flow.
In response to questions, Inspector Graham agreed to seek further information in respect of progress made with the case surrounding the fatal accident on Colchester Road and the murder case which took place on the estate.