To focus on community safety issues in East Dulwich ward – to discuss crime prevention, mapping hot spots and other areas of concern.
A map will be available to identify the hot spots in East Dulwich.
Minutes:
East Dulwich ward priorities:
Sergeant Turnbull introduced himself as the new sergeant for East Dulwich ward and announced that Sgt Duncan Jackson is now based at South Camberwell ward.
Sgt Turnbull reported that East Dulwich ward priorities were burglary which the safer neighbourhood team continue to target. The second priority is motor vehicle crime focussing on East Dulwich Grove and Ashbourne Grove. The team are also trying to rejuvenate the area’s neighbourhood watch scheme.
College ward priorities:
Sgt Warran’s apologies were noted at the meeting as he is currently off sick.
It was reported that 5 arrests were made on the Kingswood Estate. Also reports of a minor stabbing and increase in robberies. Although crime figures year on year suggest that they remain the same with robberies slightly up.
Village ward priorities:
Focussing on vehicle crime which occurs mostly at night. Burglary crime has gone down most of which happens to be theft in gardens but no access into properties.
The SNT are patrolling the hot spot areas especially with the warm weather theft of pedal cycles are likely to increase. The next ward panel meeting was on 4 May 2011 at St Barnabus Church.