Bosworth, Ratby, Groby, Markfield and Stanton

ASB remains one of the beat priorities.

Drug use and dealing has been reported at a local park in Desford, a Sentinel report has been created to monitor the situation and gain intelligence.

Road safety – numerous reports of overweight vehicles and speeding motorists within the villages. This is being addressed best we can as a small team. The issue remains one for many areas and we understand the concerns. We continue to complete speed enforcement days with the assistance of volunteers and our road safety team. The reality is that longer term solutions are key with permanent speed calming measures to be implemented. Highways should be contacted also with any concerns. We will continue to disrupt and enforce wherever we can.

A layby on the the A444 near to Sibson was the location of our latest Op Flux. Numerous vehicles were stopped. A driver was summonsed for driving without insurance and using their phone, another reported for summons for no insurance due to already having six points, a van without insurance was issued a Fixed Penalty Notice, a car transporter with 3.5t limit weighing in at 3920kg prohibited by the DVSA and reported, multiple stops for non-conforming registration plates with the worst offenders and repeat offenders given tickets, 5 other vehicles prohibited by DVSA with faults, which now require Full MOTs to be returned to the road and a van with 3.5t weight limit weighing in at 4250kg which was prohibited and reported.

Rural crime including burglary will always be a priority for the area of NH29 beat. We continue to work closely with our partners and ensure that local contacts throughout the villages are kept up to date. With proactive patrols and having specialist trained wildlife officers, we are able to focus on the issues those crimes that are more specific to our rural beat locations. Due to the large geographical rural area that the beat consists of, it is important that we offer crime prevention advice and keep our villages updated with current threat and crime trend patterns.

A motorbike stolen locally was recovered the following day at the rear of a property Markfield. To prevent or deter thieves please make sure you lock and secure your property.