Welcome to South West Holderness
The dedicated Neighbourhood Policing Team is based at the Police Station at Hedon and forms part of the larger South and Mid Holderness area team.
The area is covered by Neighbourhood Police Officer(s) and Police Community Support Officer(s) as shown below. They are supported by dedicated Incident Response Staff and a number of Special Constables.
Find out what is happening in the your local Team area by selecting the appropriate link below.
Getting in touch with us
If you wish to raise any comments or concerns you can do so in a variety of ways such as:
• Attending local meetings:-
Police Surgery. An opportunity for you to meet privately with a member of the neighbourhood team to discuss any policing issue of concern. This is a drop-in event so you may have to wait a few minutes.
Police and Communities Together Meeting. This is a public meeting where the police and other public authority representatives will be present. Its main purpose is to determine what the local priorities for action over the next three moths will be. It gives members of the public an opportunity to raise their concerns and influence those decisions.
Street Briefing. The whole neighbourhood team will be briefed on current problems in the area and tasked to deal with them. The public can meet with the officers and be informed about how they can help with these issues.
• By email to the neighbourhood team - use the contact form on the right of the page.
• By telephone using the single non-emergency number 101.
• In person at any police station.
You can also notify us of any dissatisfaction with the service you have received by contacting our Professional Standards Branch. They can be contacted in a variety of ways details of these can be found by clicking here.
South West Holderness Team
Police Constable Robert Pyle (1787)
PCSO Janice Wilcock (7580)
PCSO Amanda Foster (7699)
PCSO Simon Cook (7768)
Sergeant Philip Hinch (1806)
Meetings & Events
Police Surgery
From 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM
Police SurgeriesPreston Church Hall
Police Surgery
From 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM
Community Safety Action PartnershipBilton Village Hall
Police Surgery
From 4:00 PM until 5:00 PM
Police SurgeriesCo-op Hull Road,Hedon
Police Surgery
From 2:00 PM until 3:30 PM
Community Safety Action PartnershipHornsea Library
South West Holderness News & Appeals
Priorities / action taken
Theft from garden/allotment sheds, Hedon (New)Residents on Church Lane, Hedon have suffered offences of thefts from garden sheds which has conicided with a rise in thefts from local allotment sheds
Highly visable Police patrols by the Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) staff, including Police officers, Special Constables and Police Community Support Officers (PCSO’s) will be conducted in the relevant target areas to deter and detect offenders.
The NPT will arrange an awareness day in Hedon using the crime prevention media vehicle and residents will be invited to attend and receive crime prevention advice.
Reduce Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and Underage Drinking, Thorngumbald (New)
We have listened to the community regarding their concerns and aim to reduce Anti-Social Behaviour and Underage Drinking in and around the Shops, Church Lane, Thorngumbald.
Highly visible Police patrols by the Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) staff, including Police officers, Special Constables and Police Community Support Officers (PCSO’s). These patrols will seize alcoholic drink from young people and send alcohol warning letters to parents advising of offences under section 30 of the Police and Crime Act 2009. Penalty Notices (PND’s) and arrests will be made where relevant.
Working in partnership with East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) Anti-Social behaviour team (ASB Team) and ERYC out reach workers by engaging with young people and where necessary sending fairway letters (warning individuals regarding their behaviour), issuing acceptable behaviour contracts (ABC’s) and where relevant for the most serious offenders, prosecutions are commenced and applications made for Anti- Social Behaviour Contracts (ASBO’s).
Offenders Brought to Justice
CRIME
There have been 27 crimes reported this month.
Calls for Service and Anti-Social Behaviour
There have been 100 calls for service this month.
There have been nine incidents of Anti-Social Behaviour, they were as follows:-
01/04/12 – Sheriff Highway – Group of teenagers heard banging on windows of residents house. Patrol attended but youths had gone.
02/04/12 – Two males aged approx 15yrs seen to be throwing stones from the overhead bridge on the B1240 (anon report) Patrol checked the area with a negative result.
06/04/12 – Further report of youths banging on windows on Sheriff Highway and shouting abuse in the garden of a resident. Youths not found by patrol.
10/04/12 – Third report of this group causing problems on Sheriff Highway. Patrol came across a group of teenagers and gave strong words of advice and names were taken for Fairway letters to be sent to parents.
13/04/12 – New Road. Anon report of youths playing football near the road. Patrol spoke to a group seen in the area and words of advice given.
21/04/12 – Drapers Lane. Report that a group of teens were playing football in the road. Patrol found some youths on Church Lane and gave strong words of advice regarding ball control in built up areas.
23/04/12 – Ivy Lane field. Mini motors been ridden on the field causing annoyance to residents. No vehicles seen. Npt to monitor this area.
23/04/12 – Cautley Mews. Report that youths were playing rugby on newly planted area. No patrol free at the time but reassurance call made the following day.
27/04/12 – Church grounds. Anon call regarding youths urinating and been indecent in the church grounds. Patrol attended and spoke with a group of youths.
ASSAULT
There have been five reported Assaults this month.
Two were Domestic related. One of these was not progressed and one was bailed to court.
The other three offences were assaults on males.
All enquiries are ongoing with these offences.
THEFT
There have been 12 offences of Theft reported to us this month.
Three of these offences were shop thefts where Cosmetics, meat and razors were stolen.
Two offences reported were theft of petrol and diesel.
One incident reported was the theft of a motor vehicle from St.Nicholas Gate between 02/03/04/12.
Two offences relate to the theft from motor vehicles. Sat navs, I pod and money stolen. These offences occurred 10th and between 22/23/04/12 at Staithes Road and The Moat.
Two cycles were stolen from the rear gardens of Church Lane and New Road. Between 21-25/04/12.
Lead was removed from a bay window on Taillar Road overnight 06/07/04/12 but not stolen, culprits may have been disturbed.
Two ornamental lights have been stolen from a garden on Drapers Lane.
Enquiries are ongoing with these offences.
BURGLARY
.08/09/04/12 – Church Lane. Two sheds in the garden entered. A cycle was stolen from the rear garden. No witnesses or suspects.
09/10/04/12 – Staithes Road. Offices entered of business premises, money and phone stolen. Enquiries are continuing.
DRUGS
There were four offences of drug possession. All involved Cannabis offences. One person was summoned to Court, two were given Cannabis warnings and one person was Cautioned for the offence
AFFRAY
One incident of Affray. A male has been charged for the offence.
CRIMINAL DAMAGE
There have been three offences of Criminal Damage reported this month.
A business sign has been damaged bet 10-23/04/12.
A landlord has reported damage to a toilet and the final damage was to a porch window on Albina Garth between 27/28/04/12.
Patrol times & areas
South West Holderness
The Patrol Strategy for your Neighbourhood Policing Team is shown below:
Our strategy is that we use Police Community Support Officers, Regular and Special Constables to patrol set hot spots, such as stated above in the policing priorities as well as those areas where crime and disorder occur. This can change rapidly and the details are taken from calls for service. So, please ring in and report any crime or disorder that you witness or that affects you.
Previous Priorities April 2012
Update on previous priority:
Issue:- Speeding Vehicles , Weghill Road, Preston – Completed
We have listened to the community and are still receiving numerous complaints regarding vehicles travelling at excess speeds on Weghill Road, Preston.
Action:- Reduce the number of speeding vehicles on Weghill Road, Preston.
The Neighbourhood Police Team are actively engaging with the Traffic department and Safer Roads Humber with regards to various forms of enforcement. Highly visible patrols by the NPT staff including Police Officers, Special Constables and Police Community Support Officers will take place at this location. These patrols will stop any vehicles that are speeding and deal with offenders in a positive manner. Police Officers will use recording equipment and deal with motorists following force guidelines.
NPT staff will encourage members of the local community to take part in a community speed watch scheme, this will involve local people being trained to use the speed detection device and along with a Police Community Support Officer they will monitor the speed of vehicles using Weghill Road. Any motorist found to be speeding by a community speed watch member will receive a written warning advising them that on this occasion they were speeding and that the Police have a record of the fact.
Update:-
Members of the community have taken part in forming a community speed watch. They have now been trained to use the speed detection equipment and will be taking part in monitoring the speed of vehicles in Preston.
This priority is now completed. The NPT will work with the community speed watch members and will be pro actively taking part in speed enforcement.
Issue:- Cycle Safety – “Bike Wise” – Completed
The Holderness NPT are to pilot a cycle project “BIKE WISE” which is aimed at promoting pedal cycle road safety.
Action:- Over the past three years injury road traffic collisions involving pedal cycles has increased, the intention is to reduce these types of injury collisions. Highly visible patrols by the NPT staff, including Police Officers, Special Constables and Police Community Support Officers will be proactively looking at pedal cycle road users who are riding at night with no lights, riding through red traffic lights, riding on footpaths and riding the wrong way down one way streets.
People committing these offences will be reported for summons in the normal way however, the officer will also record their details to offer them a bike-wise seminar. This is basically a course in which they will have the option to attend rather than be prosecuted for the offence. The course will incur a cost of £15 as opposed to a £30 penalty notice or a summons to attend court.
Update:- To date there have been twelve local persons who have been reported for cycling offences and have been referred on the bike wise scheme. The bike wise project has been launched through the media and the first seminar course should be held this month in Hedon.
A Bike wise seminar is to be held on 12th May in Hedon where local offenders will be attending.
This priority has now completed, officers will report offenders when a patrol and further seminars will be held.
3. Priority
Issue:- Metal and Lead theft across all Ward area – Completed
Action:-
There is now a ring round system for ministers to ensure that intelligence is circulated quickly should churches start being subject to attack. High visibility patrols are being carried out by NPT staff to check vulnerable sites, suitable literature has been delivered by NPT staff to neighbouring domestic properties asking residents to report any suspicious incident to the Police.
All church wardens have been contacted and agreed to display posters advising residents to report suspicious incidents. Leaflets have also been delivered to all domestic properties near to churches again advising residents to report incidents.
Highly visible patrols by the NPT staff, including Police Officers, Special Constables and Police Community Support Officers will take place this month and vehicles carrying scrap metal will be stopped and drivers checked to ascertain if they are in possession of the required waste disposal certificates.
Update: During March all our local scrap metal dealers were visited by officers from the NPT and documentation checked, they were asked to be vigilant when taking scrap metal from customers in light of recent metal cable thefts. A ‘ day of action’ was held in the Holderness area and any vehicle carrying scrap metal was stopped and the occupants checked in relation to them having possession of waste disposal certificates.
During April several people were arrested in the Hedon area in relation to the theft of metal, they are presently on Police bail pending further enquiries.
This priority is now completed. Officers will default to target locations when on patrol.
NEWS
There has been a recent theft of Lead at Keyingham County Primary School, and this is just a reminder to all to ring in and report any suspicious activity near to buildings such as churches, schools etc. We have had some recent success in targeting metal thefts, nine persons were arrested off the old railway line near Hedon with an amount of stolen goods on them, and there were two further arrests linked to lead theft, after persons tried to sell lead at a scrap yard, and were turned away. This is positive news and shows that our partners are also assisting in this priority.
Please note that 50% of all burglaries reported in the East Riding are through insecure doors or windows. Likewise over 50% of cars broken into are insecure or have items of value on show. The crime prevention message is clear – lock it or loose it! Sometimes we get complacent about security, but thieves are opportunists, and will travel into the East Riding, often from Hull looking for easy pickings.
The new Hull White and Colour pages will be distributed around our area from around the 14th May. These will be delivered by individuals using their own private cars, and it will take around 3 weeks to fully deliver them all. They have been instructed not to leave books on doorsteps and to be generally aware of their responsibilities when delivering to private addresses.