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6 July: Alcohol related anti-social behaviour and violence against person in Magdalen Street

19 October: High visibility patrols have been carried out by the west Centre safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT). Street drinkers have been dealt with by either a warning, on the spot fine of £50 or arrest. There has also been many joint-partnership visits to licensed premises offering education, support and dealing with any offences. There have been two arrests for assaults, one arrest for breach of an ASBO and six fixed penalty notices issued for drinking. The physical environment has seen changes including new benches being installed in front of St Saviours Church, with further development which will see new flats built once the toilets have been knocked down. Magdalen Street will always be an on-going issue, owing to the large number of licensed premises along it, as well as that it will remain a main transport route out of the city. The team will continue to monitor the situation as part of their normal patrols.

6 July: Alcohol related anti-social behaviour in Douro Place

19 October: High visibility and plain clothed patrols were carried out and stop and search checks were made when appropriate. Several people had alcohol confiscated and dealt with for drinking offences. Dispersal orders were given to disperse large groups. As a result there has been a significant drop in the number of calls regarding anti-social behaviour.

19 October: Cycling offences along Earlham Road

25 January: 50 signs warning cyclists that if they are caught committing cycling offences they will be issued a £30 fine placed on every-other lamp-post along Earlham Road. A week long street briefing was held educating cyclists found committing offences, along with crime prevention advice by the Black Horse Pub. A media campaign was also launched in the local and student newspapers. Words of advice given to 336 people over the 3 months. 17£30 fines were given to people caught still committing offences after being adequately warned. This was a successful operation with the amount of cyclists committing offences being greatly reduced. Police action will continue along this road, and will also be implemented along other roads in the West Centre area. We are currently looking to purchase more signs to place along the main link roads, as the erecting of them along Earlham Road has proved successful.

19 October: Speeding on Mount Pleasant and Hotblack Road

25 January: Several speed checks were carried out along this road, however our checks revealed that the majority were not exceeding the speed limit. It was brought to our attention that cars were speeding after the last speed hump , out onto Dereham Road, through the traffic lights. This will continue to be monitored and drivers caught committing offences will be dealt with positively. In relation to speeding on Mount Pleasant, the road itself is only a 20mph limit. This means that the average speed of the cars were naturally found to be 20mph (when the limit was introduced), without any need for speed controls, e.g. speed humps. Numerous speed checks were carried out, the average speed was found to be under 30mph, with the general consensus of the residents being that some form of speed controls were needed to bring down the average speed. However as neighbouring streets were not in agreement, the council has struggled with being able to implement any controls. It has been proposed that a residents association be established so that these matters can be discussed and some form of resolution agreed upon with all agencies and residents.

19 October: Vehicle crime along the Earlham Road/Unthank Road corridor

25 January: Vehicle damage occurs in all parts of Norwich and comes in many forms. In order to try and reduce the damage to vehicles in this particular area, police resources were thrown into the area, in the form of both hi-visibility patrols and plain clothes operations. Any large groups of rowdy people passing through the area were observed until dispersed and any known offenders challenged and dealt with appropriately. Education leaflets were also given out to many residents in the area, advising them to pull in their wing-mirrors and park appropriately. The police also ran Operation Winter Bush which involved hi-visibility patrols of the hotspot areas at key times. The amount of damage to motor vehicles and thefts from motor vehicles reported were significantly reduced during this period. Police will continue to monitor the area.

25 January: Licensing issues and anti-social behaviour around Distillery Square and Douro Place.

26 April: Police undertook regular patrols of the area and a successful warrant was executed at the internet cafe. Three arrests were made and drugs were seized on 4 March 2010. Stop searches were also carried out and there has been a decrease in anti-social behaviour. Officers from the local team continue to liaise with Norwich City Council.

25 January: Pavement parking along Hotblack Road.

26 April: There were regular patrols in the area and the local policing team liaised with Norwich City Council. As there are no yellow lines the Council said they due not have the power to target drivers parking on the pavement. Officers are able to issue on the spot fines. However due to the width of the road it was agreed if motorists parked on the road, emergency vehicles would not have full access.

25 January: Anti-social behaviour on Clifton Street and Russell Street.

26 April: Officers found no evidence of drugs use in the area since being made a priority. High visibility patrols were carried out howevere no stop searches were required.