The beat team to deal with issues of road safety and speeding in Charnwood West villages. If you believe that there is an issue in your area, let the beat team know.

January - Officers have conducted a variety of speed compliance checks, mainly featuring using the mobile speed gun in areas where residents have highlighted vehicles regularly exceeding the speed limit. Checks were conducted in the areas of Forest Road, Woodhouse and Swithland Lane, Rothley to monitor the average speeds of vehicles at peak travel times. Only one vehicle was found to exceed the speed limit, that a traffic offence report was completed. The results of the speed checks have been shared with the Road safety team to seek support from the local council to consider the installation of traffic calming measures on these roads. In addition to this, marked police vehicle have also been patrolling these areas to discourage speeding.

February - The Charnwood West DNO team are continue to conduct Speeding Operations in areas you have highlighted to have a significant speeding problem. You will continue to see us using the mobile speed gun to conduct these checks and seek to issue Traffic Offence Reports where applicable.
We have also been engaging with the Road Safety Partnership covering Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and highlighted areas where vehicles are travelling at excess speed so the Speed Camera Van can be deployed. If you feel there is a speeding issue in your area, please get in touch.

March - March’s speed operations were carried out in the areas of Main Street Swithland 15:15pm-16:00pm on 01/03/24, 149 vehicles monitored 140 vehicles travelling 30mph and below, 1 vehicle travelling at 36mph warning issued by PC 1574. On 18th March between 07:45am-09:30am on Forest Road Woodhouse 50 vehicles monitored with the highest speed on that day recorded as 34mph advice letter issued and Main Street Swithland was also re-visited. 30 vehicles monitored however only one vehicle travelling at 31mph so an overall improvement and deterrent

The beat team aim to tackle incidences of ASB within the villages including the parks and beauty spots of Charnwood West utilising ASB and civil legislation and patrols in locations identified as subject to ASB.

There have been weekly visits to Anti-Social Behaviour hot spots across Charnwood West, and ongoing updates shared directly with Charnwood Borough Council. This has enabled us to provide a joint effort in addressing Anti-Social Behaviour across the area and keep on top of ongoing reports of ASB. The beat team have also been applying the Incremental Approach where suitable, issuing words of advice and warning letters to those causing issue to the community. Two addresses in Rothley have been reported for cannabis use to the annoyance of neighbours. They have been placed on the incremental approach, visited, and we will continue to monitor and escalate if necessary.

There have been weekly visits to Anti-Social Behaviour hot spots across Charnwood West, and ongoing updates shared directly with Charnwood Borough Council and local housing providers. Patchwalks have been completed in Rothley and Quorn around reports of ASB and drugs and noise and intelligence gathered for further progression. This has enabled us to provide a joint effort in addressing Anti-Social Behaviour across the area and keep on top of ongoing reports of ASB. The beat team have also been applying the Incremental Approach where suitable, issuing words of advice and warning letters to those causing issue to the community. The team have also conducted visits to local schools to encourage partnership working and support.

March - Charnwood West Beat Team have patrolled the ASB hotspot areas pointed out to us by residents and the parish council such as Fowke Street, Mountsorrel Lane and Stafford Orchard Parks both on foot and in a marked vehicle. We have received further reports of ASB issues at Kinchley Lane which we will continue to monitor and carry out patrols at the location.
The beat team have also been applying the Incremental Approach where suitable, issuing words of advice and warning letters to those causing issue to the community. The team have also conducted visits to local schools to encourage partnership working and support. Positively we have had very few reports of anti-social behaviour in general across the beat. We will continue to patrol, deter and investigate behaviours of this type.
If you see any ASB please report it to us via 101 or online

The beat team will deal with incidences of drug use and dealing across the beat area. Patrolling identified areas, utilising stop search powers where available and develop intelligence to allow us to target dealing within your area.

January - The beat team have conducted high visibility patrols in locations linked to drug use and drug supply, as well as generating and submitting intelligence of involved persons and areas where such offences are reported to be taking place. We are monitoring reports across Quorn, Rothley and Woodhouse Eaves and are looking to develop that intelligence. Safeguarding visits to youths at risk of exploitation have also been carried out with the Leicestershire Police Child Criminal Exploitation Team, with the aim of providing interventions and support to prevent young individuals being drawn into drug dealing. Two addresses in Rothley have been reported for cannabis use to the annoyance of neighbours. They have been placed on the incremental approach, visited, and we will continue to monitor and escalate if necessary.

February - The beat team have conducted high visibility patrols in locations linked to drug use and drug supply, as well as generating and submitting intelligence of involved persons and areas where such offences are reported to be taking place. We are monitoring reports across Quorn, Rothley and Woodhouse Eaves and are looking to develop that intelligence. Thanks to information provided to us by local residents in Rothley a vehicle reported of suspected drug dealing was stopped and searched by officers, drugs located within the vehicle and driver arrested. Work is underway with the Neighbourhood Priority Team to tackle addresses and areas linked with Drug Dealing and Drug Use.
We have been provided intelligence of two addresses linked to drugs across the area. Intelligence is being developed and more will be published once dealt with.

March - The beat team have conducted high visibility and covert patrols in locations linked to drug use and drug supply, as well as generating and submitting intelligence of involved persons and areas where such offences are reported to be taking place. We have collated reports across Quorn, Rothley and Woodhouse Eaves and are actively developing that intelligence. Work is underway with the Neighbourhood Priority Team to tackle identified addresses and areas linked with Drug Dealing and Drug Use.