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Your local team
Your local policing team is made up of dedicated neighbourhood officers and community support officers.
We work closely with local authorities, community leaders and residents to decide our policing priorities for the area. This helps us to find useful, long-term solutions to local problems, while maintaining our wider focus on reducing crime across Tyne & Wear and Northumberland.
Crimes and priorities
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Priority:
Action taken:
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Priority:
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) around Adelaide Terrace and People’s Kitchen.
Action taken:
We have increased patrols in the area and are using a problem-solving approach to understand the underlying causes of the issues. We are working closely with partner agencies to deliver a joint response and develop a long-term, sustainable solution.
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Tackling anti-social behaviour linked to offroad and electric bikes
Action taken:
Active patrols in hotspot areas as well as making use of drone technology to assist in identifying and prosecuting offenders.
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Priority:
Sale of illegal cigarettes and vapes in the West End of Newcastle. The associated premises are a cause of anti-social behaviour and related crime and pose a public health risk to the communities across the West End.
Action taken:
EPIC West team along with the neighbourhood team are increasing patrols in in the problem areas. They are also focusing on a problem solving approach around individuals and locations which have been identified as hot spot areas. Where appropriate they are working with partners to tackle the problems to bring about a long term sustainable solution.