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Mid Holderness Ward Newsletter – January 2024
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9 crimes reported during December, (down from 19 recorded in November 2023)
Humbertalking has set our priorities, this month we are to:
1. Prevent Residential dwelling Burglaries & vehicle crime
2. Reduce ASB – improve the quality of life.
3. Tackle Rural Crime
Here’s a summary of crimes that have been reported across Mid Holderness last month:
a. Residential Burglary reports: (two investigations)
23/12/2023 Burglary Residential Main Road BILTON Male entered property after smashing rear patio door with plant pot, detained by occupant. UPDATE: a 38year old man arrested on suspicion of burglary awaiting charge
26/12/2023 Burglary Residential Church Road WAWNE Attempted burglary by snapped front door lock.
b. Business Burglary reports: (no investigations)
c. Thefts: (two investigations)
12/12/2023 Theft Crown Drive, SKIRLAUGH Theft of parcel
12/12/2023 Theft Leven Road, CATWICK Theft from shop Bud Lager 4 pack £6.50
d. Vehicle Crime: (four investigations)
06/12/2023 Theft of motor vehicle Car park, Main Road, BILTON Attempted theft of motorbike from supermarket car park
07/12/2023 Theft of caravan Withernwick Road, GREAT HATFIELD Theft of caravan, stolen from second home, not occupied at the time.
07/12/2023 Criminal damage to vehicle Headlands Drive, ALDBROUGH Damage to wing mirror.
12/12/2023 Criminal damage to vehicle Orchard Way, LONG RISTON Deep dent caused on bonnet of vehicle whilst left unattended.
e. Damage: (one investigation)
22/12/2023 Criminal Damage Woody Carr Road WAWNE Damage to fencing to secure compound.
Other: (16 other investigations) These include domestic related incidents reported during December and Public Order incidents across the Mid Holderness ward area.
Humber-talking has set our priorities, this month we are to:
1. Preventing Residential dwelling Burglaries & vehicle crime
During winter months, it is usual for us to see crimes such as burglary and theft rise, particularly if houses and vehicles are unattended.
Burglars are often opportunistic thieves who prey on houses, garages, sheds and outbuildings. They seek out any opening that they can take advantage of, specifically doors and windows that are left open or unlocked or are easy to force.
Please follow a security routine and check windows, doors and vehicles are secure before settling down for the evening. Visit our website for further advice www.humberside.police.uk
Action
During the autumn and winter months, members of the Holderness Policing Team will continue be out and about providing residents with advice on home security.
2. Reduce ASB – Improve the quality of life in the community
This period is always one of our busiest, you will see a clear police presence on patrol in and around your neighbourhood over this period.
Action
The Holderness Neighbourhood Policing Team works with our key partners and the community to reduce anti-social behaviour and the anti-social use of motor vehicles. We provide proactive responses to reports of anti-social behaviour in our neighbourhood Area and are constantly reviewing our patrol strategy to address this. We are working hard with partners to address this and ensure our market towns and rural communities are a safe place to live and work.
UPDATE – During December, reports of anti-social behaviour have fallen to four; two reports of loud music and nuisance motorbikes in the Back Lane area of BURSTWICK and two properties in RISE had eggs thrown at their windows around 10:30pm 29/12/23.
3. Tackling Rural Crime:
Rural crime is not limited to the farmyard. Serious and organised crime groups are often linked to rural and wildlife crime particularly in relation to theft of agricultural machinery and poaching like hare coursing.
Holderness patrols are reminding farmers to review their security and to keep their properties/equipment safe. In relation to the security of Tractor GPS Receiver and Screens, please visit the Police website for crime prevention advice around MARK IT, REMOVE IT and LOCK IT.
ACTION: Operation GALILEO has restarted for the season. Throughout this year we have worked with volunteers on the Rural Watches across Holderness to deter rural criminality. In addition, we will utilise all the available technology, crime prevention techniques and assistance from the Rural Crime Team to deter and detect crime.
How you can help
Your local Neighbourhood Policing Team appreciates the importance of being in the right place, at the right time, for the right reasons to reassure the public, improve public confidence and reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in the area in which we all live and work.
We encourage all residents to call and report any issues where they live so that we can deal with any issues and step up our patrols in that area.
If you feel that there are other issues affecting you or your local community that should be given priority, please inform your local councillors or your Neighbourhood Policing Team.
News and Appeals
Please visit our website www.humberside.police.uk for the latest news & appeals
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Engagements:
In January 2024, the dates and locations are as follows:
4th – Thursday 11:30am – Albrough Youth Club, Hornsea Road, ALDBROUGH
10th- Wednesday 2:30pm – Bilton Parish Office, Village Hall, Main Road, BILTON
20th – Saturday 11:30am -Coniston Village Hall, Swine Lane, CONISTON
1st-Thursday 7pm -Wawne Parish Council, Village Hall, Main Street, WAWNE
More dates TBC – please sign up to My Community Alerts for further events.
New year, new hopes, and newer beginnings – There has been many learning we got from the year – safeguarding our health, being supportive of each other to spreading kindness and now its time to make some wishes anew. Wishing you and your family a year filled with love, laughter and happiness.
If you got or gifted a bike this Christmas, please keep them safe and secure.
Register bikes, new and old, on Bike Register: https://www.bikeregister.com or Immobilise: www.immobilise.com. We also want people to consider some crime prevention advice:
Lots of cycle thefts are committed by opportunist thieves who see unlocked and unattended cycles as a good target to steal.
There are also thieves who target high value cycles using social media to identify possible cycles to steal. To tackle this and minimise the risk these offenders pose, people shouldn’t share too many details about their bikes on social media. Also, if you are looking to buy a bike, make sure you are buying from a reputable source.
There are simple steps you can take to ensure that you don’t make your bike a target:
🚲 Always lock you bike when you leave it.
🚲 Keep bikes locked at all times, when not in use, in a secure building.
🚲 If you are storing your bikes in a shed or garage, secure sheds them with a strong D lock to an anchor point and consider fitting an alarm.
🚲 Remove cycle carriers from your car when they’re not in use.
🚲 Think twice about posting your ride stat results or pictures of your bike on social media sites, especially if your home address can also be viewed. If you use them then check your security settings and set at least a 1000m exclusion zone around your house.
By taking small steps in improving security the public can help prevent and deter thieves.
Make cycle security and registration of your bike a New Year’s resolution.
Burglaries have increased during the last three months with six reports across Mid Holderness.
Humberside Police also advise keeping valuable property hidden from view and making sure that lights are left on at various times, to give the impression that someone is home. In addition to this, particular emphasis is placed upon the need for reliable and effective house alarms, secure door locks, windows containing locks and CCTV systems in place, where possible.
Is your cylinder door lock snap resistant?
Check your UPVC or Euro cylinder door lock to see if it is snap resistant. It should be stamped with a three-star Kite Mark.
If it is not, we recommend you get the lock changed to either a SS312 Diamond Approved Cylinder, TS007 3 Star Kitemarked Cylinder, or a 1 Star Cylinder with 2 Star handle for maximum protection. For more information contact the Master Locksmiths Association
There are plenty of simple steps motorists can take to prevent becoming a victim of Hanoi-style burglaries… parking your car in a garage if possible, keeping car keys out of view and easy reach, locking doors and windows, and using a wheel clamp.”