Beat team officers PCSO Lauren Lyall (left) and PC Rebecca Angel (right)
Welcome to my monthly update for the residents and communities of the Oakham & Barleythorpe 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 Rebecca Angel
#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 Oakham Town & Barleythorpe 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: Anti-Social Behaviour
You said: Through our consultation with you we have identified ASB as being a priority the people of Oakham Town & Barleythorpe want us to address.
What we are going to do: Patrols are being completed by the beat team in and around hotspot areas. We are
engaging with juveniles in the area who have been identified as causing ASB. We are ensuring that the youngsters are
being educated about the impact ASB can have within the local community.
Priority 3: Drugs
You said: Through our consultation with you we have identified that the selling and use of drugs as being a priority the
people of Oakham town & Barleythorpe want us to address.
What we are going to do: Neighbourhood and Response Officers are patrolling hotspot areas where drug activity
has been brought to our attention. Intelligence is being gathered daily through community engagements. Planned
operations are in place around Oakham Town, Barleythorpe and Rutland which will be focusing on vehicles and addresses
that are involved in drugs.
#WeDid - What we are doing
What we have done:
This month we have taken part in several campaigns and operations in Oakham and force wide:
#CelebrateSafely. This ensures members of the public are safely displaying fireworks within homes and celebrating Halloween
without causing anti-social behaviour whilst out and about in the community treat or treating.
#OPSecptre (knife crime). This enables us to educate members of the public and visit local schools to raise awareness about knife
carrying. Officers have also been out in hotspot locations around Oakham conducting a knife sweeps.
And lastly, we have just finished Anti-Social Behaviour Awareness Week. We have carried out patrols in locations, where we have
had ASB reported, this has resulted in one juvenile being spoken to in relation to an adapted pedal cycle. This bike had been
adapted into a mechanically propelled vehicle and was being used on the road and paths around Oakham. After receiving
intelligence on where the bike was being used officers seized the pedal cycle thereby preventing further incidents.
Intelligence that is provided to the police is extremely useful and is either actioned straight away or used for more detailed planned operations which include warrants. Therefore, we continue to ensure members of the public are aware of ways in which intelligence
Joint Agency working is still continuing with Rutland County Council’s Community Safety Team, this month we have identified a
vulnerable homeless person living in Oakham. The location (shown below) was visited with the Leicestershire’s Outreach team to gain information and to offer support the to individual.
Crime and Policing Report:
Criminal Damage:
Burley Park Way – Vehicle keyed whilst parked
Maresfield Road – Youths cause damage to residential outbuilding
Burglary:
Fair View – Residential Burglary
Long Row – Residential Burglary
Theft:
High Street – Theft from store
Mill Street – Theft from store
South Street – Theft from store x 4
Braunston Road – Theft of Bike
Braunston Road – Theft from Store
High Street – Theft from store
Crime Trends and Prevention Advice:
We have seen a trend of Burglaries within Rutland over the past month, with the dark night approaching. Safety advice is available
