Loughborough South

Retail theft on the beat has increased significantly compared to last year.

The beat team will work with local retailers to ensure the offences are reported to us and evidence gathered in a timely manner to pursue persistent offenders.
Officers have visited the stores that are suffering the most thefts, providing a visible presence. They have been ensuring all evidence is collected in a timely manner to ensure investigations proceed without delay once offenders are identified.

At the beginning of April 2024 a new beat priority was created for Theft from local stores, in the three months this has been a priority for local beat officers we have continued to work with many stores within shelthorpe mainly along Park road.

There is an issue with drugs and an increase in reporting of their use and dealing.

The team have been gathering evidence and working with partners to identify persons of interest and will develop intelligence around them.
The team have been conducting leaflet drops in the area and gathering intelligence. We have several addresses we are concentrating on and hope to yield some positive results soon.

Increased reports of speeding vehicles on the beat

We received increasing reports around speeding within the beat area. Some related specifically to Belvoir Drive, Loughborough where motorists were consistently exceeding the 30mph speed limit.

This has been a beat priority for the past 3 months but it will continue over the summer months where we will continue the proactive work in the area. Speeding ops were conducted along Valley Road, Belvior Road, Nanpantan Way and Broadway throughout the month. The vast majority of motorists were observing the speed limit but we will continue to monitor the problem.