Basford
Cleans up: Week of Action Success
28 arrests, 8 vehicle seizures and 15 fixed penalty notices
were served during Basford’s week-long crack down on crime.
The week of action in November proved a huge success
in cleaning up the streets of Basford Ward. The aim was to reduce antisocial
behaviour and organized crime in the area as well as promote local community
confidence in the constabulary.
Clean sweep operations in the Vernon Road area carried
out by Notts Police using automatic number plate recognition cameras, resulted
in 40 vehicles being stopped, with fixed penalties being issued to twenty-six
vehicles. Eight vehicles were seized for offences ranging from driving without insurance
to possession of drugs.
Action taken by the Nottingham Crime and Drugs
partnership included three search warrants being executed, resulting in two
arrests and the recovery of class A drugs. Additional patrols resulted in
further arrests and reduced levels of anti-social behaviour in hotspot areas.
The action week also put a large focus on the
problem of dog fouling in public spaces, which has been identified by local
councillors and residents as a key issue in the area. A mobile CCTV unit was
used to monitor the worst affected areas resulting in a total of six penalties
being issued.
Mobile dog fouling clean-up units Poover and Fido
were in operation throughout the week to keep Basford clean. Further work into
cleaning up the public areas of Basford Ward has resulted in the removal of 82
square feet of graffiti and 18 tonnes of waste.
Over 200 citizens have signed up to the
neighbourhood alert programme and future leaflet drops hope to encourage many
more to take a more hands-on approach to maintaining the community.
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