Violence against women and girls.

Protecting women and girls from violence is a top priority. Everyone has the right to feel safe, whether at home, work, or out in the community.

•Providing visible patrols in areas where women have reported feeling unsafe.
•Educating the community about identifying and reporting harassment or abuse.
•Partnering with local organisations to offer support to survivors and raise awareness.

We also encourage anyone who experiences or witnesses harassment, abuse, or violence to report it. Your voice is vital in helping us tackle these crimes –https://www.police.uk/pu/notices/streetsafe/street-safe/

There have been reports of groups hanging around the location causing ASB or doing drugs in vehicles and use Nitrous Oxide canisters. This mainly happens in the evening's. Incidents primarily in Keir Hardie Way.

Patrols around the area mainly in evenings
-Increasing Patrols in the area
-Engaging with residents
-Encouraging residents to report crime if they witness it

Suffolk and Essex Road, will see further plain clothes and hi visiblity patrols by teams to deter, reduce, prevent and detect those committing such offences.

Increase patrols and visibility in area, utilise intelligence provided to co-ordinated warrants and other operation in the area to target those committing such offences. Utilise range of tactics and joint partnership working linked to community protection and ASB legisliation.