Kingswood

Shop Theft - Kingswood Retail Park

• Tiered list produced with Hull City Council.
• Regular engagement with shops, primarily ASDA security, Wendy’s and Hollywood Bowl.
• DOCO report created, recommendations sent out – remains a priority.
• Meeting was held on 25/03/2024 with several retailers from Kingwood retail park. PC NIMMO, PCSO NEWTON and Adele HINCH (ASB Officer)- From this meeting stores have been advised of reporting means for crimes/ ASB issues.
• It has been agreed that these meetings will now be held quarterly with the next one planned for June. These meetings have not been held due to little uptake from the shops.
• An input was given by PC NIMMO on statement writing and reporting of shop thefts.
• Meeting held with shops in relation to issues on the retail park.
• Further meeting with stores did not take place due to little uptake from the stores, further engagement is being undertaken now with Hull Council and the stores.
• Day of action is in the process of being arranged for plain clothes to target shoplifters. This took place and engagement with the staff was conducted, no shop lifters were arrested.
• Prolific offenders have been identified, and CBO applications are ongoing.
• CBO applications have been granted for some prolific offenders and some offenders serving custodial sentences.

UPDATED- 03/10/26

26 Shop Thefts
3 Public Order Offences
1 Assault
1 Theft of Pedal Cycle

Several offenders have now been sentenced and have been given CBO’s which ban them from entering the retail park. Plan ahead is to continue to engage with the retail and leisure park, arrest prolific offenders and to consider further CBO applications.

Representatives of one of the stores on the park have agreed to sign up to the Humberside Crime Prevention Partnership (HCPP) which is a business led, network of businesses across our Humberside communities who, working together, look to share information, alerts and crime prevention messages with the overall aim of preventing and reducing crime.

Issues with e-bikes, cross bikes, e-scooters and surrons causing issues riding in a dangerous and anti-social manner across the ward

There have been several reports of illegal bike riders wearing balaclavas riding in a dangerous and anti-social manner across the ward. This is becoming an issue across the ward, but particularly ‘Chalky path’ is believed to be a problem area.

Several Yellowfin initiatives have taken place across the city which have included the Kingswood Ward. During the recent ward meeting, PCSO NEWTON and HOLMES discussed this with Cllr. DOLMAN who stated he could likely acquire some funding in relation to the bikes, and that he would do some research and decide what it is best to spend this funding on.

Plan ahead is to have future discussions in relation to this and update accordingly.

Increase of Vehicle theft

As a response to reports of increases of theft from vehicles and of vehicles in and around the Kingswood Ward the local officer has completed and submitted a funding bid from the crime prevention fund. This id to go towards a project including canvassing residents on the area and providing crime prevention items / advice .

Update 15.10.25 -
Bid submitted and fund secured

update 01/12/2025 -
Funds are now in place and the initiative will begin to be rolled out in the new year.

Update 02/01/2026 -
Planning is ongoing in relation to this initiative and how it will be rolled out

Update 27/01/2026 -
Target Hardening has been ordered for this initiative. there is to be visits to residents to complete a questionnaire. This will be done by both police and partners. Currently awaiting items to arrive and a timeline to be put in place.

Update 01/04/2026 -
Action day is to be arranged. Further information once this is done

update 02/05/2026 -
Action day has been arranged for the 18th May with a week of action.

Update 15/06/2026
A week of action commenced on the 18th May, over 200 houses were visited and offered crime prevention equipment. There will be a new date organised shortly.

Update 01/08/26
There has been a further crime prevention action day where several more houses have been visited, spoken to and received crime prevention equipment. Another action day is to be planned for the next two months.

Update 03/10/26

There has been a slight reduction in offences between June and September 2026 (6) compared to the same period last year (11). The POP for this has now been closed, with the view that it could be re-opened and reassessed should the offences peak again.

There remains a large amount of target hardening items that still need to be handed out and some budget remaining,