Issue: Anti Social Behaviour – Swinemoor Estate
There have been a few incidents across the estate, the busiest street, being Wilberforce Crescent with 3 calls for service over the behaviour of young children. There have also been some noise complaints down Schofield Avenue and a couple of incidents on Wellington Road and Sample Avenue.
We continue to patrol these areas and have done so on push bikes as well as on foot and in cars. We have now had 4 anti social behaviour orders granted at courts in the last 3 months, and we are working on other youths. The message is, behave or we will take action against you.
Issue: – Parking and Obstruction Offences – Near to Schools
The issues relating to parking outside of Schools is one which all members of staff working within the Neighbourhood Team are acutely aware is not one which can be solved overnight as unfortunately the approach of ‘whilst the cats away’ seems to be taken by a number of motorists who on observing that staff are not present at a school on a particular morning will then park with scant regard for the laws of the road, the needs of local residents for access or the safety of the children.
Discussions are still ongoing within the team regarding potential projects that can be run which can highlight the issues of parking outside of the schools and address the problems which they cause.
I feel that I am treading on well worn ground in reminding parents and motorists of Beverley regarding their responsibilities to obey the laws of the road and to show some level of consideration to others using the roads, pavements and requiring access however this message will be repeated and checks will continue with penalty notices issued where appropriate until the problems subside.
Issue: – Allotment Thefts
There have been a number of thefts in Beverley from Allotments and this is being replicated across the East Riding. We are now looking at target hardening of allotments to try and prevent further offences. Unfortunately these offences occur generally during the hours of darkness and allotments tend not to be lit. We will try to have an allotment watch, similar to neighbourhood watch to try and reduce offences, and warnings have been sent out to parish councils as well as neighbourhood watch and press releases.
Following information provided from members of the public a female adult was issued with a caution for a theft offence from Tesco’s, Morton Lane, Beverley.
A male youth who is subject of an ASBO order and currently on Magistrates Court bail was arrested for breaching the conditions of his court bail.
Two male youths were issued with ASBO orders relating to their behaviour over a period of time within the Beverley area and their conditions include exclusion areas, prohibitions on association with named individuals and specifically not to act in a way which is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.
A male adult was issued with a summons to Court regarding 2 counts of using a motor vehicle without insurance and 1 of permitting the use of a vehicle without insurance.
Over the last month a number of crimes have been thefts from insecure outbuildings whereby offenders have approached and stolen power tools and similar items from within. In an attempt to decrease crimes of this nature taking place we advise people to lock away all items securely in a bid to deter offenders from committing crimes to begin with.
Allotments have been targeted throughout the division, with many thefts. These offences invariably occur during the night, and we would ask that people living near allotments ring the police should they see suspicious people or vehicles in the areas.
Please also consider what you leave in your shed on the allotment or at home. High value items such as power drills or chain saws should be made more secure. We would encourage small allotment watch schemes similar to neighbourhood watch to be formed and should you be interested, then please contact the neighbourhood team.
Woodmansey Village
There was a theft from a motor vehicle parked Plaxton Bridge Road overnight 11 May, side window smashed and sat nav, phone and some money stolen.
At around 4,30 in the morning of 13 may, a shed was attacked by two males wearing blue helmets on Shopeth Way. There were a few break in’s that night and two males were arrested on motor bikes in Hessle at just after 5 am.
There has been another incident involving a cat which had rear leg injuries, similar to have been caused by being hit by a car. On vet examination, it would appear that the cat had been shot by an air rifle. Any person with any knowledge of who it is targeting cats in the Woodmansey area are asked to contact the Beverley Neighbourhood Team.
