Agenda item

Safer Neighbourhoods Team and Community Wardens to update the meeting.

Update reports from the Police (Safer neighbourhood teams)

The Community Council notes the presentations given by the ward sergeants.

Sgt Warran sent his apologies.  The priorities for College Ward were conveyed as follows:

• Youth Violence
• Robbery
• Anti-Social Behaviour on Ward Estate.

The next Ward panel meeting takes place on 4 August 2010.

Sgt Jenkinson submitted his apologies.  The priorities for Village were conveyed at the meeting:

Priorities for Village Ward:

• Robbery – figures in Norwood Road crime statistics have gone down but increased in Dulwich Park
• Bike theft on the rise – asked people to be vigilant.

A resident requested plain clothes Police patrols along Norwood Road due to the high level of crime in this area.  Sgt Jackson agreed to speak to Sgt Jenkinson about this.

Priorities for East Dulwich Ward:

• Robbery – recent statistics suggest this has been reduced by half also working on burglary over the last three years in East Dulwich

•  Seized drugs and stolen goods – the offenders were prosecuted

•  Running a campaign on how to stay safe during the warm weather

• Handing out security bike chains to cyclists to curb bike theft in the area

• East Dulwich have plain clothes Police patrolling the area to tackle vehicle crime

To view full list of priorities for the three neighbourhood teams please go to the Metropolitan Police website  http://www.met.police.uk/teams/southwark

Sgt Jackson highlighted the success of speed cameras which resulted in several tickets and warning notices being given to motorists.  This has a automated number plate reader for offending motorists with no MOT or valid car insurance.

The Sergeant also referred to school children as young as 14 being robbed in Dulwich Park – a large majority are school children robbing other school kids.  Many of these crimes go unreported – the SNTs are encouraging young people to come forward to report such crimes. 

Cllr Crookshank Hilton spoke about the spate of crime in Village particularly for shops in the parade.  Sgt Jackson mentioned the SNT will have special constables working over the summer – mostly at the weekend and at night – so further patrols would take place in all three wards.