POLICE PROGRESS UPDATE

Incidents of Crime (comparison of statistics from April ’10 –  Sept ’10 & April ’11 to Sept ’11)

 • Reductions in Most Serious Violence, Assault with Injury, Violent Crime, Gun Enabled Crime & Robbery
• Increased incidents of Knife Enabled Crime, Residential Burglary and Theft From Motor Vehicles

Crime Detection

• On or exceeding targets with, Domestic Arrest Rate & Homophobic Crime
• Below targets with Robbery, Residential Burglary, Violent Crime Gun Enabled Crime & Knife Crime

Ch Supt Bilson expressed his concern with the increase in theft from motor vehicles, residential burglary and knife enabled crime. There had been 4 recent incidents involving guns or knives in the borough but a number of arrests had been made and some guns and knives had been removed from the streets.  Also, Hounslow Police were working to stop reprisal attacks to gang related incidents.

Police Officers were leaving stickers on cars to encourage owners not to leave valuables visible.

QUESTIONS TO THE BOROUGH COMMANDER:

Ch Supt Bilson agreed to look into giving Neighbourhood Watch Associations (NWA) access to crime stats for neighbouring patches.

Theft of metal had increased in the last 2 years but it hadn’t affected War Memorials.  It might be possible to use SMART water to protect War Memorials in LBH.

TACKLING BURGLARY IN LBH:

Supt Paul Martin talked to members about
 where burglary hotspots were
 peak times / days
 entry methods
 common items taken

Hounslow South hadn’t featured as a hotspot area because of the hard work the local Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) had done to tackle the issue.

He told members about the different tactics the Police were using to reduce residential burglary:

 Operation Hawk focused   police efforts on known offenders and locations between 6am and 6pm.
 Publishing photos of the top 10 burglars on the MPS website and in the local press
 Town Centre Police Teams carrying out burglary patrols in hotspots
 Plain clothes officers
 Stop & Search
 Intelligence gathering
 Warrant “Hit Days”
 Using media to channel Crime Prevention advice

The Police use the Victim Offender Location Time (VOLT) system to analyse crime patterns.  This helps ensure it gets maximum impact from its resources.

Looking forward to Christmas, members were reminded to pass on the message that packaging for high value electronic goods should be disposed of carefully to avoid attracting unwanted attention to a household.  Please pass on the message to friends and family.

HOUNSLOW CPCG VISIT TO KESTON DOG TRAINING CENTRE

On 11th October a group of Hounslow CPCG Members had a guided tour of Keston Dog Training Centre led by Sgt Russ Jackson.  They sat in on an initial explosive detection training course.  Toys, not food, were used to reward the dogs and this only happened once they had clearly indicated a find.  Dogs are trained to search for either explosives or drugs not both.  They can also be trained to locate people, firearms, cash and body parts.
 

FORTHCOMING HOUNSLOW COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP:   

CRIME PREVENTION STALL 
Venue:  Treaty Centre
Date:  16th December
Time:  tbc 

HOUNSLOW BUSSINESS AGAINST CRIME
MEMBERS MEETING and ‘KEEP SAFE SCHEME’ TRAINING:
Venue:  Civic Centre
Date:  25th January 2012
The ‘Keep Safe Scheme’ is a scheme where local businesses and organisations display a sticker in their window so vulnerable members of the community can get assistance if they need help and carry a card with emergency contact details on.

TRAINING for BUSINESSES in HOUNSLOW regarding CRIME PREVENTION
Venue:  Treaty Centre
Date:  January 2012

CYCLE AWARENESS
Venue:  Great West Quarter
Date:  January 2012

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS
Venue: Osterley & Syon
Date:  February 2012

 If you are interested in having details of dates / timings for any of the above events please contact Frances Nwanodi who will pass on the information once the details have been confirmed.

FEEDBACK SUMMARY FROM NOVEMBER’S HOUNSLOW CPCG MEETING:

How well were the meeting’s objectives met?

i.  Understand how the MPS are tackling residential burglary in the London Borough of Hounslow
Met very / extremely well
• 86.7% members
• 75% public

ii. Understand current crime trends across LBH
Met very / extremely well
• 80% members
• 62.5% public

iii. Ask the Borough Commander questions
Met very / extremely well
• 86.6% members
• 75% public

Suggestions for future presentations at meetings included:
 How the voluntary and community sector is involved in addressing crime or increasing awareness

Frances Nwanodi
Co-ordinator