Introduction

Welcome to my monthly update for the residents and communities of the Rutland North Neighbourhood Policing Area (NPA). 

This newsletter will be circulated on a regular basis and will provide an insight into what is happening at the NPA. 

PC Jake Spruce

#YouSaid - What matters to you

We have listened to you and the concerns you have raised through surveys, community consultations and analysing crime trends. 

Using this data, we have created the following Rutland North priorities that the Dedicated Neighbourhood Team will focus their 

efforts on:

Priority 1: Road Safety.

You said: Speeding vehicles on Rutland roads is a priority you want us to address, specifically the lack of adherence to 30mph zones.

What we are going to do: We will provide a frequent high visibility policing presence to the affected areas with marked vehicle 

patrols and regular monitoring. We will deploy the speed gun device and deal with offenders robustly where appropriate. We will 

also continue to work with partner agencies, such as the Road Safety Partnership mobile speed camera van, to identify areas of 

concern and request deployment of that resource. We will then continue to publish the enforcement statistics on the Neighbourhood Link messaging service.

Priority 2: Vehicle Crime.

You Said: Vehicles being broken into, items being stolen, and damage caused to vehicles is a concern to you. 

What we are going to do: Develop our intelligence picture around those who commit this type of crime so we that we can effectively target our resources in the right areas, at the right time, with the aim of deterring, disrupting and bringing offenders to justice.

Priority 3: Farm Equipment Thefts.

You said: Reports of criminals stealing plant equipment and machinery from farms and building sites is a concern for you.

What we are going to do: Working closely with the Rural Policing Team, proactively patrol at all times of day and night. Robustly deal with offenders. Visit victims of crime and provide target hardening advice. Make efforts to locate and reunite stolen equipment.

What we have done

Over the past month the beat team have dealt with numerous incidents, both in assisting our colleagues on response with 

emergencies, as well as tackling the priorities that you want us to deal with. Things of note to mention are:

PC Spruce has made a few arrests on the beat area since the last newsletter. This includes another incident of arresting and charging someone for drink driving, being three times over the limit, further cracking down on your priority of road safety. As we enter the 

Christmas period, please be responsible – there is no excuse for drinking and driving. 

#WeDid - What we are doing

The beat team working with officers from response have been out and about in your community in the speeding hotspots 

conducting speed compliance monitoring the ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) equipment, dealing with a variety of 

driving and document offences, including seizing vehicles for no insurance. 

PC Spruce has also made arrests for assaults and another matter that were isolated incidents that are not of concern to the wider community, but nonetheless have kept him very busy! 

In relation to farm equipment thefts and vehicle crime, PC Spruce has been out and about as much as possible after dark in the 

affected areas completing high visibility proactive patrols and stopping suspicious vehicles. We need your help with these issues, so

please read on to the crime prevention section further down, thank you. 

In other news, PCSO Lauren Lyall has held a beat surgery at Ryhall with some positive engagement from the community and PC 

Spruce was recently in Exton holding a beat surgery that was well attended also. 

PC Spruce has also attended Great Casterton Parish Council Meeting, where the primary issue raised there was that of road safety. 

The beat team will be conducting further work on this priority when we can, to support the road safety partnership mobile speed 

camera van that also attends the location. The good news is that overall on the beat area there has been another month on month reduction of serious injury road traffic collisions. 

It has also been ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour) awareness week during this past month, the beat team have been hard at work all over 

the Rutland area speaking with schools, vulnerable persons, taking action against repeat perpetrators and working with the 

Community Safety Team at Rutland County Council. 

Crime and policing report – 30 day crime report, 17/10/2024 to 16/11/2024

Vehicle Crime: 

A1 – Three separate reports of fuel being siphoned from different HGVs parked in laybys overnight.

Thistleton – Theft of motor vehicle from driveway, no entry to house made. 

Barnsdale – Horse box stolen.

Theft: 

Hambleton – Two mowers stolen from outside area overnight. 

Burglary (other than dwelling): 

Whissendine – Two motorbikes stolen from a garage overnight.

Tickencote – Tools stolen from a garage overnight. 

Criminal Damage: 

Exton – Report of famer’s gate being broken open. 

Greetham – Damage to a padlock on a charity clothing donation bank.

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB): 

Essendine – Group of youths kick persons front door and run away. 

Rural Matters: 

Teigh – Report of hare coursing. 

Pickworth – Report of deer poaching. 

Crime Trends and Prevention Advice

Unfortunately, with the darker night’s drawing in we have seen a slight increase in thefts and burglary other than dwellings 

(outbuildings) on the beat area. Please view the link here for some crime prevention advice in relation to this - https://www.leics.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/protect-home-crime/secure-shed-garage/

We have also seen the theft of a motor vehicle on the beat whereby the offenders have not accessed the house in order to steal the 

vehicle from the driveway. In relation to this, if you have a keyless entry vehicle please consider using a “RFID Blocker Faraday Pouch” to store your keys in, this blocks the signal the key emits, offenders use technology to intercept and boost this signal for their benefit. 

The “RFID Blocker Faraday Pouch” blocks this signal and helps to prevent and deter the crime.

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