This is a CommunitySafe message from Cricket Green Ward
The team is now concentrating on two new priorities for the upcoming months as agreed by the local ward panel at our last meeting.
WARD PRIORITY - RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY
Since I last emailed you, the team has been patrolling the ward to identify homes that may be at risk of burglary due to open windows or insecure doors. We have then been contacting the owners to inform them of the risks using ‘Footprint’ leaflets, which highlight that it could have in fact been a real burglar’s footprint in their house. We are also delivering Crime Prevention Leaflets across the ward to as many addresses as possible and will continue to do so for the next couple of months. We have also had signs put up in the area warning residents of the rise in this type of crime recently. We hope that by raising awareness and reminding people to keep their property secure even in hot weather that we can substantially reduce this type of crime on the ward as it is generally an opportunist crime in this area.
WARD PRIORITY – THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLES
The team has begun to use The Vulnerable Vehicle scheme. This involves patrolling the ward and identifying vehicles that are more likely to be targeted by Criminals. Should anything be left on display that would make the car more likely to be broken into we then contact the owners to inform them of the risk, and remind them to remove valuables from their vehicles when left unattended. If we are unable to do this at the time we will send a letter to the registered keepers address. The majority of motor vehicle crime on the ward is due to owners leaving items on display so again by raising awareness we hope to substantially reduce this type of crime.
JUNIOR WARDENS SCHEME PRESENTATION
PCSO Tracy Whayman and PC Paul Dodson attended the final presentation at the conclusion of the Junior Wardens Scheme. It was held at the Civic Centre and the deputy mayor was present to award certificates and prizes to all the children who had participated. The scheme aimed to provide children with an increased sense of community responsibility through inputs from various groups within the community such as the Fire Brigade, Road Safety teams and Safer Neighbourhood Team. The general consensus was that the scheme had been rewarding and worthwhile and had provided the children with a substantial amount of knowledge which will help them be better citizens and build a stronger community spirit. See attached picture of the children on a litter picking exercise.
COME AND SPEAK TO US
The team will be holding public drop in surgeries at the Phipps Bridge Community Centre between 4pm and 5pm on the 23rd of July, the 6th of August and the 20th of August. These are also attended by the local Neighbourhood Warden and are an opportunity for you to come and tell us about any problems that you are experiencing.
We will also be holding a public meeting in the grounds of Glebe Court on the 25th of July between 12pm and 2pm. Anyone is welcome to attend and meet the team and let us know about any issues that are affecting you. Feel free to contact us for further details. We will be distributing leaflets to advertise this event in the locality.
FEEDBACK REQUIRED
We are monitoring the effectiveness of CommunitySafe therefore we need your comments and feedback. Please email us at CricketGreen.SNT@met.police.uk to let us know whether you find the information contained in the messages interesting and informative. If not, then please let us know what sort of information you would like to receive or any other comments you may have. All feedback will be gratefully received.
CONTACT US
The Cricket Green Safer Neighbourhood Team can be contacted by phone on 020 8649 3576 or by email at Cricketgreen.SNT@met.police.uk
To report a Crime please call 0300 123 1212 or if it is an emergency please call 999.
Sergeant Dan Hutchings
