Agenda item

Police Update

Minutes:

PC Jon Bostwick introduced himself and PCSO Kathryn Dennis and gave his report.  His said his remit was to tackle problems such as burglary, anti social behaviour and damage in the ward.   He asked if anyone saw anything suspicious to report it. Even if it comes to nothing it is worth checking out. Information was circulated around meeting.

 

He presented a comparison of crime levels between 2012 and 2013. The net figure overall had gone down by 12.2% overall from 2012 to 2013. Burglary in dwellings had gone up slightly in that period. 

 

He produced a report showing reported crime by quarter from April 2011. This was split into four categories, Burglary in Dwellings, Burglary Others, Anti Social Behaviour and Damage. This showed that anti social behaviour was down but that it went up during the summer months. This figure may rise again this year. Burglary in dwellings had gone down since 2011. The report showed a comparison with Holgate ward which was a similar area with similar figures, although damage and anti social behaviour figures were quite a lot higher.

 

Q. What is aggravated burglary?

A. Aggravated burglary is when someone has entered premises with a weapon or firearm.  Burglary crimes overall have been increasing in all wards.

 

Q. What is the number to call?

A. 999 if it is an emergency.  The non-emergency number is 101 which is a nationwide number.

 

Q. Why do house insurance prices fluctuate according to your postcode?

A. It depends upon the crime figures for an area.

 

Q. Do the police provide this information to insurance companies?

A. Yes, the information can be found on the North Yorkshire Police website.

 

Q.  Why does it take so long to answer 101 calls? It can take up to 15 minutes.

A. This is being looked at all the time. The amount of time taken to answer calls is one of the major complaints and is very frustrating.

 

Q. Is criminal damage caused to Council property reported to the police?

A. Yes.  Council property is not treated any differently. If we are aware of damage to bus stops etc we would report it ourselves.

 

Q. What are the police doing about traffic related offences such as speeding and phone calls whilst driving?

A. Traffic related matters are important. In terms of speeding complaints we would pass this to the Traffic Management department who have a list of all complaints and know where to place speeding enforcement vans. The Neighbourhood Team concentrates on crime. Cllr Hodgson said this issue would be coming to the Community Safety Committee where he would raise these questions. The North Yorkshire Police website provides information about the number of speeding tickets given out. Cllr Semlyen said she would endeavour to get this information for the next meeting.

 

Q. Can an alternative measure be introduced to stop speeding on Tadcaster Road, other than the speed enforcement vans?

A. That would be for the Road Enforcement Team to look at. Speeding complaints can be made on our website.

 

Q. Tadcaster Road is very busy especially at rush hour with cars speeding, what can be done?

A. You can report speeding vehicles together with the vehicle number plate.

 

Q. How has the work of the Neighbourhood Team been impacted by the new housing development by Tescos?

A.  There were issues with the delivery of building materials but the development is now almost complete. There are some parking problems but other than that no problems.

 

Q. What do you do about vehicles with CYC logo driving above the 20 mph?

A. Russell Stone said that CYC drivers were regularly reminded about how they drive and adhering to the speed limit. Cllr Reid said she had also reported council drivers and would be happy to pass on registration numbers of offending vehicles.

 

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