January Update

This month’s update for Abbey and Ryemead is given by PC Andrew Gilbert:


This has proved a relatively tricky month in that the weather has severely hampered and dictated the work we have done.


Anti-Social Behaviour

The anti-social behaviour around the Poets Corner area seems to have stopped since we set up a proactive operation last month. This month we have concentrated on the areas around Wendover Street, West End Road and West End Street. Unfortunately our operations have coincided with the bad weather which has meant that there has been very little anti-social behaviour. We will continue with this operation in the New Year.


Speeding

There are no new issues this month.


Parking

There are no new parking issues this month. During December we spent a lot of time monitoring the school parking situation outside Beechview School. During times when parents pick up children there is a lot of vehicle movement and congestion but the parking was not illegal nor causing any obstructions.


In the last month there has been an increase in theft from motor vehicles. Very valuable catalytic converters are being stolen which are often only attached to cars by the loosest of methods.


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Offenders Brought to Justice

A man was charged with drug possession on the London Road

A man was given a penalty notice for criminal damage outside B&Q.

A man was cautioned with drugs possession on Queen’s Road

A man was cautioned with criminal damage on the London Road

A man was charged with four counts of theft from motor vehicle from the Wye Industrial Trading Estate

Three men were charged with two burglaries on Daws Hill Lane.


Christmas and New Year proved very busy as we expected with resources stretched to the limit. I hope you all had a pleasant seasonal break and are fully refreshed for the New Year ahead.

This month we have our Have Your Say Meeting on Monday 10 January at 1pm at Wycombe Leisure Centre. Hope to see you there.

Man jailed for stealing car

A 29-year-old man from High Wycombe has been jailed for stealing a white Ford Fiesta in Keep Hill Road, High Wycombe, on 28 October.

Gordon Thomas Finlay McKay of Cherry Street, High Wycombe, was found guilty at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 28 October, and is now in prison.

Det Sgt Robin Hughes High Wycombe’s Priority Crime Team said: “Gordon McKay is a prolific thief and sending him to jail means residents are less likely to become victims of crime.”

October Update

This month’s update for the wards of Abbey & Ryemead is brought to you by PC Andrew Gilbert.

October is always the month when we see the nights drawing in and people start to turn their thoughts to winter and the festive season. For us it also brings a big upturn in potential crime. Our job is to pre-empt and hopefully prevent it.
Halloween and Bonfire night always lead to an upsurge in anti-social behaviour (ASB). This year we are running Operation Grim Reaper where all of the Neighbourhood Policing Team will be working evening and night shifts to tackle it. Halloween should be a time for much fun but not everyone appreciates being threatened with “trick or treat”. Please call the police if you are not happy with the activities of children in your area. Also please report any sightings of children carrying fireworks. Unorganised firework displays can also cause much distress and be dangerous so we will tackle these where we can.
The other activity we will be concentrating on is burglaries. In past years it has been proven that burglaries increase when the clocks go back an hour. Burglars love the dark nights so please remember to lock all doors and windows, and try not to leave your house in darkness when going out.

Parking
There have been no new significant parking problems this month. We have worked with Beechview School to encourage parents to respect residents when parking on Guinion’s Road and this has massively reduced the parking problems.

Speeding
There are no new speeding problems this month.

Anti-Social Behaviour
There appears to be an increase in calls from around the Poets Corner area of Abbey. This is predominantly in the roads around Shelley Road. Callers have complained of cars parking up, possibly drug taking, and also doing wheel spins in their cars. We will try and tackle this while working on Operation Grim Reaper, but if not we will try and set up an operation afterwards.
Problems also seem to be reappearing along Westover Street. This is a reoccurring problem which we will go back to.

Good News
At the start of the month three schools in our area reported a suspicious male on their premises. In one of the schools he had managed to enter a building and steal some money. Throughout the month this male has been identified and is currently in prison awaiting to be interviewed.

Offenders brought to justice
A male was charged with assaulting a police officer on the London Road
A male received a fixed penalty notice for cannabis possession.
Three males were charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm at three separate locations within Cressex.
A male was charged with criminal damage to a car in Gillfield Close.

Have Your Say online
You can now send non-emergence messages to us using the online form that is available on the Thames Valley Police website. A number of people have already sent their concerns using this method. For you to do that please follow the link http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/yournh/yournh-about-nh-pol/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n116-hys
Please allow some time for us to get back to you as we do check our mail box only at certain times of the day.

Future Meetings
The next ‘Have Your Say’ meeting will be on Monday 8th November at 2pm at Wycombe Leisure Centre.
The next NAG will be on Wednesday 10th November at 7pm at Wycombe Cricket Club.
Please come along and meet your Neighbourhood Team at either of those events.

September Update

This month’s update for the wards of Abbey and Ryemead is brought to you by PC Andrew Gilbert.

September has been a relatively quiet month as the children have gone back to school. Operation Gauntlet proved a huge success with no recorded robberies on The Rye during the school holidays, and anti-social behaviour down. Numerous people filled in the questionnaire with the PCSOs to say how much safer they felt having a mobile police station on The Rye during the summer holidays.

The new school term has seen us attend the schools to tackle a few issues usually brought about by children entering new school years. We will be endeavouring to work with the schools to educate the children about aspects of crime and safety to point them in the right direction.

Speeding
There have been no new speeding problems identified this month.

Parking
The regular problems with parking surround schools and Wycombe Rugby Club in September. The problems at the schools seem to be well marshalled at the moment by the PCSOs and have not caused any problems above the ordinary. We will continue to work with the Rugby Club to request members do not park along Kingsmead Road but until offences occur our hands our tied.

Anti-Social Behaviour
Despite the erection of gates after 11pm, it appears there are still problems with some cars displaying in the retail park in the early evening. Patrols help prevent a lot of this and we are continuing to work with the retail park owners to come to a more permanent solution.

Good News
Intelligence was received about regular drug dealing occurring at a property in Queens Road. A warrant was obtained and executed leading to the detention of three people. After an investigation one of the men received a caution for possession of drugs while the other two were released without further action.

Crime Prevention Advice
It has become apparent that there is an increase in theft of number plates especially in Wycombe Marsh area. Criminals find this an easy target, as they steal number plates, commit crime, and then discard the number plates. This makes them harder to detect. All makes, models and ages of cars could be targeted. Please make sure you park your car as securely as possible, either in a garage, or driveway, or somewhere overlooked by houses. We can provide tamper-proof number plate screws for anyone who would like them.

Offenders Brought to Justice

A woman was charged with dangerous driving in London Road and a man was cautioned with possession of cannabis in Halifax Road.

Have Your Say
The next Have Your Say meeting will be on Monday 11 October at Wycombe Retail Park between 1pm and 2pm. We look forward to seeing you there.

August Update

This month’s update for the wards of Abbey and Ryemead is brought to you by PC Andrew Gilbert.

August is always a busy month as children are off school and looking for things to do.

Operation Gauntlet has continued to run throughout August on the Rye as we continue to tackle robberies and anti-social behaviour on the Rye and in the Town Centre. So far it has been highly successful with no recorded robberies on the Rye. Hopefully I can bring the full figures next month.

Good News
The graffiti mural on the Abbey Underpass has now been completed, as part of a project between PCSO Criona Riordan Thames Valley Police and Wycombe Youth Action.
The mural was funded by many partnership agencies, such as Bucks Drugs and Team, Neighbourhood Action Group, Joint Action Group and the Council.
The mural has brightened up the underpass which has suffered from criminal damage forcing the council to spend a large amount of money a year getting rid of the graffiti; the mural is now coated with a protective material to prevent it from getting vandalised. Both the walls in the subway now have a vibrant young feel with a design that reflects Wycombe in a positive way highlighting its assets, including the town’s landmarks with a colourful and child friendly element to it.

We have already received many complimentary remarks from members of the public and had interest from the press, so look out for the Bucks Free Press story.


Anti-social behaviour
It has been a good month for anti-social behaviour with no specific areas causing a problem. There has been a small increase of phone calls around the Kings Road and Beech Close which we will continue to monitor. Thank you to the residents around there who have assisted us.
Since the gates have been installed on the Wycombe Retail Park this has massively reduced the problems we were having with cars displaying. It appears that the problem has been eradicated during the night, but sometimes cars still get in there and cause a nuisance before the gates get locked.

Speeding
An Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) road safety check was conducted on 12th August on the Marlow Hill. It produced the following results.

Seat belt offences
• 28 offences including 2 persons dealt with regarding child seat belt/safety matters.
Vehicle road-worthiness offences -
• 4 offences (excessively tinted front windows)
Road tax
• 2 offences
Goods vehicle offences
• Numerous offences committed by 1 driver concerning driver’s hours and failing to keep tachograph records. Dealt with by way of graduated fixed penalty and the driver was prohibited from driving until he had taken a daily rest break.
Mobile phone offences
• 2 offences dealt with by fixed penalty
Also stopped was driver suspected of drink driving, alcohol was suspected but he blew a “pass” on the breathalyser. He was given a fixed penalty for no tax displayed.

Parking
There have been no specific parking problems this month.

Crime Prevention
The PCSOs have been working hard throughout August on the “Clear Car Campaign” which has been promoted jointly by Thames Valley Police and Wycombe District Council. We have written to owners where valuables were clearly visible in parked cars to warn them about the potential dangers. Please remember not to leave anything on display that will invite potential thieves.

Offenders Brought to Justice
A man was issued a cannabis warning on the London Road
A man was charged with Actual Bodily Harm and public order offences for a domestic related incident on the Rye.
Another man was cautioned for public disorder on the Rye
Two men were issued with cautions for an Actual Bodily Harm incident on London Road
A man received a caution for an assault in the Wycombe Retail Park
A female received a caution for criminal damage to a car in Queens Road.
A female received a caution for public disorder and possession of cannabis in Gomm Road.
A man was charged with theft of a vehicle from Shelley Road.
Another man was charged with possession of a knife on Marlow Hill.



Neighbourhood Action Group/Have Your Say
Please note the next NAG meeting is on Wednesday 29th September at 7pm at the Cricket Club.
The next Have Your Say meeting is at Wycombe Leisure Centre between 2pm and 4pm on Monday 13/9/2010.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Abbey Underpass

The Abbey Underpass has now been re-vamped with a graffiti mural. This sterling work was all possible thanks to the determination and countless hours of work by PCSO Criona Riordan and Crime Prevention Officer Gemma Herbert. Please come visit the underpass and let us know what you think of it!

July Update

This month’s neighbourhood update for Abbey and Ryemead comes from PC Andrew Gilbert:

July has been another busy month in the neighbourhood and has seen the break up of schools and the start of the summer holidays.
This has meant the start of our annual Operation Gauntlet which is intended to tackle violent crime on the Rye and Town Centre. This operation was first initiated two years ago after it was noticed that violent crime increased during the summer holidays. The results last year were remarkable with a dramatic decrease in robberies. This year we have a mobile police station on the Rye during office hours with officers giving out crime prevention. Please come down and see us on the Rye.

Anti-Social Behaviour
This month has seen a rise in the number of calls we have been receiving about mini motos. Primarily groups of young boys have been whizzing around the fields and woods around Tom Burt’s Wood and Poet’s Corner area. This is anti-social, dangerous and illegal. Mini motos can strictly only be ridden on private land. Police Community Support Officer Riordan has done some sterling work in identifying the offenders and Section 59 warnings have been issued to all those concerned. Unfortunately we can’t seize their bikes until we catch them in the act but at the moment the warnings seem to have worked. Please continue to call in if these mini motos continue to be a problem.

Parking
There have no serious parking problems this month. We have found there have been a growing number of calls regarding heavy parking around the King’s Road area. This will be monitored and tickets issued where appropriate.

Speeding
There have been no specific speeding issues this month.

Good News
There is now access on the web site to see the level of crime in Abbey and Ryemead. In the three months from April to June this year all crime was down by 20 per cent. The biggest decrease was in burglaries which were down by 40 per cent. This is excellent news.
After nearly a year of negotiations we have persuaded the owners of Wycombe Retail Park to put a gate up at the entrance during the night. Since this has happened we have not had one single phone call of people displaying their cars in the car park.

Offenders brought to justice
A man received a caution for assault in Queen’s Road.
A man was charged for possession of cannabis in Pinions Road.
A man admitted a burglary in Queen’s Road and another man admitted a burglary on London Road. Both offences will be taken into consideration.
A manager from an Off Licence in Wycombe Marsh received a penalty notice for selling alcohol to an under 18.
Two boys received Youth Restorative Disposals for stealing bikes on the Rye.
A man was cautioned with shoplifting in the Shell Petrol Station in Cressex.
A man received a Penalty Notice for being drunk and disorderly on Marlow Hill.

Crime Prevention
If you come to see us on the Rye we can mark your bikes and mobile phones with property markers and give out pens that you can use at home. Also be aware of a website www.immobilise.com which allows you to record all of your valuables on a website so they are easier to return to you should they get stolen.

NAG
The next NAG will be on Wednesday 11 August at 7pm at the Cricket Club. There will also be a monthly Beat Surgery on Monday 9 August between 2pm and 4pm on the Rye.

I would also like to welcome our new Sergeant, Steve Why to the area. From this month, Sgt Why will be the neighbourhood sergeant for our area and I know he is keen to meet residents.