Priority - Off Road Bikes

Off road bikes are an issue in the area, and indeed across the country. Concerns have been raised about how to police these.

Action Taken - We continue to seize off road motorbikes and uninsured vehicles on a regular basis. On the team, we currently have PC Smith who is an advanced driver and PS Aston who is pursuit trained and a drone pilot.

We continue to work with and educate young people about proper and safe use of such vehicles, whilst also ensuring that everyone in the community remains safe. We use all resources available to us, including the dedicated off-road bike team and roads policing units. We regularly post actions regarding vehicle seizure and prosecutions on our Facebook page.

We are currently awaiting new photography equipment to enable us to capture more images of riders.

Priority - Burglary of residential properties in Thurnscoe and Goldthorpe has been a running issue for some time. What is being done?

PS Aston has identified that, whilst the figures for Burglary were high, they were heavily inflated by the number of empty properties being broken in to. The regeneration around Goldthorpe has seen many properties fall empty, pending being demolished. Working with our Council colleagues, all empty properties have been heavily secured to deter entry. All saleable contents from inside has been removed and we continue to work with waste disposal companies to identify and target anyone trying to sell such items. We have also completed Op Hawkeye, a target hardening initiative which has really driven down the number of reported burglaries across the Dearne. 
There is also regeneration work ongoing in the Hawkeye area which will see many of the targeted properties demolished over the coming weeks.