You Said – Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) linked to Halloween and Bonfire night is a cause of concern, residents report every year issues linked to egg and flour, the setting off fireworks in the street and rowdy house parties involving drink and cannabis

We Did – We have recognised the concerns of the community and have made it our priority to tackle this issue. We will be working with local shops regarding the sale of items that may not be used of their intended purpose and using our social media streams to raise awareness to parents that may be considering allowing their young people to have house parties about the need to ensure there is an adult in control of these.

We would encourage local residents to be good neighbours when celebrating the forthcoming Halloween and Bonfire celebrations and communicate their plans to others. If you experience issues, we request that these are report to us and that you share any information and CCTV you may have. We have an excellent information sharing system with the school that continues to go from strength to strength and enables prompt identification of perpetrators.

Over the coming weeks, we intend to increase our patrols in the area, use social media to engage with the community on this issue and actively target individuals identified as being involved.

We have visited local shops to raise awareness regarding the sales of eggs/flour and have distributed the "No Thanks" Halloween poster to residents to reduce the chances of anyone feeling alarmed by events. Dedicated and targeted patrols have/are being completed in the area to address any concerns.

Update: November. Burbage received very few reports around Halloween and Bonfire night, which is great news. As we head towards Christmas and New Year, we are working with local pubs to minimise and ant-social behaviour over the coming month. We have also been completing work around issues that can fall under anti-social behaviour such as neighbour disputes, vehicle related concerns, drugs and youth related incidents.

Update December - No reports regarding youth related issues either at parks or involving local schools. We continue to assess and challenge concerns such as drug use and dealing, where arrests have been made. We are also supporting with local enquiries relating to issues such as neighbour disputes and parking issues. No reported issues around pubs during the Christmas weekend.

You Said – Burglary offences are a real concern of the community, the fear of being a victim of burglary and recent and historic crime trends show that burglary offences increase as the evenings get darker earlier.

We Did – We have adopted Residential Burglaries as our priority for the next 3 months. During this time, we will be holding a number of crime prevention events that will be published on Neighbourhood Link, our monthly newsletter and on the Police.uk website.

We are seeking to understand why properties are targeted and in turn profile the most likely offenders to secure early arrests and charges.

We will be gaining support from the Neighbourhood Priority Team in having a greater police presence on the beat during key offending times and ensuring that every reported break in has a police officer attend as soon as possible.

During October, we have seen a couple of evenings where residential burglary has been a concern in Burbage. We have supported victims, completed work in the area regarding raising awareness/CCTV and continue to support residents. These incidents were part of a wider concern in Leicestershire.

Reports of residential Burglary during November were minimal in November. We have continued to complete targeted patrols and support residents with home security items and advise. This includes targeted visits and pre-planned events. We continue to update residents on a weekly basis around crime in Burbage, to ensure residents are aware of relevant crime in a timely manner.

Update December - There were 3 reports of residential burglary over the night of the 7th and 8th of December. Items such as jewellery and a suspected attempt of vehicle theft were the cause of these incidents. We have continued to complete stop checks, searches and arrests whilst officers have been out on patrol. We have also been supporting victims and other residents with crime reduction items and advice.

You Said – Vehicle crime has continued to be a concern and so we are intending to keep this as our priority for the next 3 months. Residents across Burbage are reporting concerns relating to either thefts of motorbikes/mopeds from gardens, sheds and garages or thefts of personal belongings or work tools from motor vehicles left parked and unattended overnight.

We Did – We have pledged to continue targeting this issue over the next 3 months as one of our priorities.

Over the coming months we will continue to increase awareness of this issue and to provide greater crime prevention advice through the use of social media, messages on the Neighbourhood Link platform and crime prevention events across the beat.

We are working closely with local hotels where work vans may be parked overnight to provide key messages to the users of these vehicles and enhancing investigations linked to this crime type.

We encourage residents to ensure they lock their cars when leaving them un-attended particularly as it starts to get darker earlier. We also recommend not leaving items on show as this may make your vehicle a target to theives.

Over the next few month’s the beat team will be increasing patrols in hotspot areas at key times with the intention to prevent and deter criminals and where offences occur take early action to maximise the opportunities of arresting the person responsible.

during October, vehicle crime was minimal although there were several reports of suspicious activity, and other activity that may well have been vehicle related. Reports of theft from vehicles was also limited. We continue to offer support and raise awareness around theft from and theft of vehicles.

During November, reports of theft from and theft of motor vehicles has been limited. Incidents of note relate to theft of diesel from vans on industrial estates and a few theft from vans (tools) on hotel car parks. Officers have been out patrolling the area, we have been completing work around CCTV, and linking in with local businesses to reduce these types of crime.

Update - December. So far, there has been one report of a stolen Audi from Coventry Road where entry was gained to the property for access to the keys. We are completing work in the area around this. Only other reports are regarding where resident has been selling their vehicle and "buyers" have taken the vehicle without making payment. As we head into January, we are raising awareness around online sales and potential for keyless car crime based on historic crime trends.