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Montpelier –St Werburghs Beat March-April 09

CRIME UPDATE

The good news for February is that Dwelling Burglary was at its lowest point for several years, with only 3 reports for dwellings and 2 reports for shed break-ins. There has been a slight increase for March with 10 reports of dwelling burglary and 2 for shed break-ins, but this is still low.

Robberies have also remained very low with 3 for February and 3 for March with most being committed in the early hours of the morning. The dedicat… Continue

It is with great disappointment that we start the New Year with a small increase in burglary figures for the Montpelier and St Werburghs Beats. Last summer when we finally achieved a 50% reduction on the monthly Burglary figures which continued up to December 2008.

However the figures doubled during the month of December and we believe that two persons known to police were committing the majority of these. The good news is that to date one of these males has been caught and the other is keeping… Continue

It has been a good summer for the Neighbourhood Team and the residents of Montpelier and St werburghs as the crime figures for Beat 111 are a reflection of how crime is reducing across the board. The last two months have been very good seeing the overall crime reduce significantly.

When I became your beat manager back in October 2007 I set out to reduce serious and violent crime including Domestic Burglary and Robbery by at least 50%. The last few months the figures have suggested that we are f… Continue

If you want the police to be aware of an issue and take action then you must attend this meeting. Read on to find out more.
The Neighbourhood team is led by a police sergeant and made up of one or more Neighbourhood Beat Managers, Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and special constables, who do care! This team is dedicated solely to your area and works closely with council services, local volunteers such as Neighbourhood Watches, and directly with your community to identify the is… Continue

This hopefully is the start of a blog where i hope to keep you all up to date, although this is a bit belated.

Montpelier and St Werburghs has had a reduction in the number in dwelling burglaries which is really good news.
I will try and get some figures, but this is reliant on others.

GREAT NEWS the Street Crime Unit have recently conducted a warrant in St Andrews Road area, very close to the location of the telephone Kiosk, and this has been one of the most successful operations since the un… Continue