Norwich West

Addressing safety concerns, unsafe riding, anti-social behaviour and the legality of modifications of cycles and e-scooters.

To address this priority, we have carried out the below:

- We’ve held three dedicated enforcement actions days, the last one of the 13 February, and have now seized in excess of 40 illegally modified cycles since late January.
- We’ve shared some of our practises with Ipswich Town Centre Community Policing Team to tackle their similar problems, as well as briefing local special constables who have also helped with the priority and seized several bikes.
- In December officers have taken an educational approach and spoken to riders of illegally modified cycles around what is legal and what is not, which included the busiest spots in the Norwich city centre such as Orford Place, to encourage compliance with the law.
- Safer Schools officers have communicated safety information across secondary schools in Norfolk and our local Engagement Officer has also shared safety information with local faith groups and local charities.
- Officers from the Commercial Vehicle Unit, Road Casualty Team and Moonshot City throughout January have conducted operations in the city along with Immigration Enforcement Officers tackling those working illegally in the UK in the food deliver industry. In January over 50 people were spoke to with nine illegal electric bike and e-scooters seized and some riders handed TORs for traffic offences.
- Visit carried out in November to join City of London Police so they could share their extensive knowledge and experiences around tackling illegally modified pedal cycles

We encourage you to report any incidents to us via 101 or by reporting it via the Norfolk Police website. Please always call 999 in an emergency or for a crime in progress.

Continue to tackle street drinking across the city council area including enforcement of the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO).

To address this priority, we are carrying out the below:

- In the last month four people have been raised onto the ASB escalation model (issued with Community Protection Warnings) and one person has been issued with the next stage, a Community Protection Notice.
- Criminal Behaviour Orders have been given to two prolific street drinkers in the last couple of months.
- We’ve worked with partners at Norwich City Council to address the ASB and manage the quality of life issues posed by people in Ber Street garden, including making arrests and utilising ASB dispersal powers. The garden is now closed, with a long-term plan to repurpose the site for the use of all.
- We’ve started to address growing concerns around anti-social behaviour carried out by young people in central locations with arrests and dispersal notices.
- Enforcing the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) to tackle issues caused by drinking alcohol in public spaces. which empowers officers to ask individuals to stop drinking if their behaviour is anti-social and to confiscate alcohol from those causing disturbances.
- Engaging with the local businesses
- Targeting anti-social behaviour repeat offenders
- Issuing of Section 35 dispersal notices which provides the power to exclude a person from an area for a period of up to 48 hours.
- Utilisation of foot patrols in our key anti-social behaviour hotspot areas.
- Licensed premises visits and engagement
- Impact week of increased OP Focus ASB hotspot foot patrols in September, October and December.

Please report any anti-social behaviour or crime to us by calling 101 or using the reporting tool on the Norfolk Police website. Always call 999 in an emergency or for a crime in progress.

Continue to prioritise Operation Focus patrols in areas identified for anti-social behaviour and serious violence

To address this priority, we are/have:

- Targeted action impact weeks carried out in September, October and December to target street drinking and ASB.
- Carrying out daily high visibility foot patrols across the city, focusing on areas that see particularly more reports of ASB such as Prince of Wales Road, Riverside Road, Gentleman’s Walk, Norwich Market, London Street.
- Numerous warnings have been given for begging alongside Community Protection Warnings.
- Working with local businesses and partners to understand issues in the hotspot areas and look at ways of partnership working.

We encourage you to report any anti-social behaviour by reporting on the Norfolk Police website.