POLICE, CRIME & ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR UPDATE 21st July - 4th August CRIME OVERVIEW
There have been 211 crimes reported over the last two weeks, which is an increase of 57 crimes. However, this figure is still down from 338 crimes compared to last year. The majority appear to be theft offences, seeing a total of 89 crimes committed, with an
increase in theft of pedal cycle offences across the area. One offender responsible for stealing two bicycles was recently arrested and was sentenced to three months in prison. The police continue to encourage people to secure their bikes with
a heavy-duty lock that can not easily be cut. It is also recommended that bikes are registered with the police and notes are taken of the serial number so that it is easily identified if located at a later date.
The police, council and other partners continue to meet online every Monday to review the weekends licensing visits and reported incidents from around the city centre. The vast majority of premises managers have responded well to the requested improvements and this has contributed to minimising offending and anti-social
behaviour that can blight the city. These expectations are also being applied to licensed premises outside of the city centre, using licensing legislation to enforce against non-compliance. Such an approach has not been necessary against city centre premises and designated premises supervisors are thanked for their efforts to achieve this.
LICENSING UPDATE
In the last two weeks, there have been further improvements relating to the running of licensed premises, in line with current covid-19 guidance.