Agenda item

POLICE UPDATE

Minutes:

The Deputy Borough Commander, Jo Oakley, provided an update for the Committee.

 

The new policing model (Tranche 2) was due to go live in the borough on Monday 16th September 2013.

 

Aspects of the new police delivery included:

 

Front Counters:

 

Conventional police station Front Counters offering all policing services with secure and private facilities

24/7 Front Counter - Bromley Police Station

 

Standard Front Counter - Copperfield House, 190 Maple Road, Penge, SE20 8RE

 

Standard front counter - West Wickham Police Office, 9 High Street, West Wickham, BR4 0LP

Contact Points:

 

 

Contact Points are locations for non-urgent face-to-face contact, where the public can meet their local police at regular known times.

192 & 194 Main Road, Biggin Hill, Kent, TN16 3BB

 

49 High Street, Green Street Green, Orpington, BR6 6BG

 

Cray Police Office, 43-45 High Street, BR5 3NJ

 

Contact Points are open every Wed-Thur evening between 19.00 and 20.00 and every Saturday afternoon between 14.00 and 15.00

 

Possible additional Contact Point:

 

The Walnuts, Orpington, has been identified as a future contact point.

 

There would be four operational policing clusters in the borough, each led by an Inspector.

 

Concerning recent police results, the following details were highlighted:

 

  • a prolific burglar of residential properties had been sentenced to prison for twoyears;
  • a care worker had been sentenced to 14 months imprisonment for theft and false accounting;
  • a suspect had been arrested, charged and remanded to appear in court in connection with the murder of a young Somali man in Penge; and
  • a suspect had been arrested and bailed in connection with the recent murder of a 17 year old male in Bickley.

 

Overall, the Deputy Borough Commander felt that policing performance in the borough was good for the last year:

 

  • overall crime levels had reduced;
  • residential burglary figures were down by 8-9%;
  • there had been a 19% reduction in motor vehicle theft;
  • theft from motor vehicles had reduced; and
  • there was an overall reduction in crime of 9.5%

 

Members were informed that the Police Open Day was scheduled for 22nd September 2013.

 

In discussion, the Deputy Borough Commander confirmed that there continued to be an ongoing investigation into the arson attack at the Darul Uloom School, Chislehurst in early summer. An individual was on bail and there had no been no further such arson incidents.

 

Concerning the new police model, it was confirmed that a significant amount of publicity had been provided to residents on contact arrangements for local areas and police officers. 

 

The local police complement had not quite reached full strength, the complement being short of some 20 officers.  Over the previous two months, some 30 new officers had been allocated to Bromley.

 

The Portfolio Holder thanked Bromley Police for their good work. There was a good relationship between the Police service and partners including Safer Neighbourhood Panels. The Portfolio Holder indicated that across London this was not always the case. The Chairman was pleased to see a continuing reduction in crime figures.