Operated by: Norfolk Constabulary
https://www.norfolk.police.uk/your-area/norwich-westWelcome to the Norwich West Safer Neighbourhood page. This section contains useful information about your neighbourhood.
Current Priorities
Issue
Addressing safety concerns, unsafe riding, anti-social behaviour and the legality of modifications with e-bikes and e-scooters.
Action
To address this priority, we are carrying out the below:
- Educating riders of illegally modified pedal cycles around what is legal and what is not.
- When possible seizing illegal e-scooters when being used.
- Planned action to start seizing illegal e-bikes after a period of education.
- 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.
Issue
Continue to tackle street drinking across the city council area including enforcement of the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO).
Action
Retaining priority from the summer/autumn.
To address this priority, we are carrying out the below:
- 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.
- Regular targeted patrols by officers at various times of day.
- 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.
-Issuing of Community Protection Warnings (CPWs) for key offenders.
- Utilisation of foot patrols in our key anti-social behaviour hotspot areas.
- Continue to pursue enforcement of Community Protection Notices (CPNs) against prolific offenders.
- 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.
Issue
Continue to prioritise Operation Focus patrols in areas identified for anti-social behaviour and serious violence
Action
Retaining priority from the summer/autumn.
To address this priority, we are:
- A number of 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.
- 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 to use by reporting on the Norfolk Police website.
Upcoming Events
Norwich West Safer Neighbourhood 'SNAP' Meeting
Join us for the next Norwich West (Bowthorpe, Wensum & University ward) Safer Neighbourhood 'SNAP' Meeting where you can raise any local concerns or issues will help inform our future priorities.
Where: Cadge Road Community Centre, Cadge Rd, Norwich NR5 8DD.
When: 19 February 2025 at 19:00 - 19 February 2025 at 20:00