South Park Industrial Estate:

The area of South Park Industrial Estate recently has been suffering from burglaries to commercial premise as well as other acquisitive crimes in the area during the hours of darkness. The Police have increased patrols in the area on an evening and the number of offenses in the area have been decreasing. North Lincolnshire Council Safer |Neighborhoods & Police have also been working with local businesses as part of Business Watch in the area with plenty of businesses signing up and engaging in the Bottesford NAT process.

UPDATE:

Since being made a priority area there have been significant reductions in burglaries at commercial premises. Two significant arrests have also been made in relation the commercial premises. A day of action is also planned in June with Police and Safer Neighbourhoods looking to sign more members up to the Business Watch and My Community Alert.

Neighbourhood officers from Bottesford Ward area and colleagues from other areas completed a "Day of Action" on the industrial estate on  19 June 2019 signing up over 50 businesses to My Community Alert and Business Watch.This is in addition to members that had already signed up.

There have been no reports of burglary  on the Industrial Estate for several weeks. The My Community Alert system continues to be used by the team to share information with the local businesses to provide reassurance and crime prevention.

Greenacre Park anti social behaviour

Police have received several reports of youths causing a nuisance in the park from different schools and also reports of minor damage to play equipment . Neighbourhood officers will continue to patrol the park and deal with anyone involved in causing ASB. Youth outreach workers have also been requested to visit the area on an evening.

Police can deal with antisocial behaviour by using powers to disperse groups and restrict their return to the affected area. Officers will need to request a Police Inspector puts this authority in place in order for a Police Officer or Police Community Support Officer in uniform to exclude a person from an area for a period up to 48 hours (Some restrictions do apply).

UPDATE:

Neighbourhood officers continue to patrol the area. Any youths identified engaging in antisocial behaviour or crime will be dealt with positively and referred to the ASB Panel for engagement work with Safer Neighbourhoods and the Youth Offending Service.