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Online forms will be unavailable from 3am to 7am on Thursday, 22 October while we complete some essential maintenance. The website will also go down for approximately five minutes at some point between these times.
If you need to report a crime during this time, please call us on 101, or 999 in an emergency.
Your dedicated neighbourhood team
Your Dedicated Neighbourhood Team (DNT) is a group of local police officers dedicated to serving your community. The team is made up of officers based in your area, supported by additional officers from the wider area.
We work closely with local authorities, community leaders and residents to decide our policing priorities for the area. This helps us to find useful, long-term solutions to local problems, while maintaining our wider focus on reducing crime across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Crimes and priorities
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Priority:
Action taken:
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Roads around schools at drop off and pick up times experiencing dangerous and inconsiderate parking
Action taken:
You said parking around schools in Ellistown, Hugglescote, New Swannington and Whitwick are causing issues.
This has been communicated through Neighbourhood Link (NHL) surveys, e-mails and calls to the Beat Team and discussed at our community events.
We will patrol these roads at relevant times to target poor parking. We will visit these schools and others to educate and enforce where necessary. We will work with local schools and Traffic Enforcement from NWLDC to achieve this.
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Vehicles travelling at an excessive speed on Grange Road in Hugglescote, Leicester Road in Whitwick, Thornborough Road in Whitwick and Loughborough Road in Thringstone.
Action taken:
You said cars are driving at an excessive speed on Grange Road in Hugglescote, Leicester Road in Whitwick, Thornborough Road in Whitwick and Loughborough Road in Thringstone.
This has been communicated through Neighbourhood Link (NHL) surveys, e-mails and calls to the Beat Team and discussed at our community events.
Over the next quarter the Beat Team will monitor these roads, conduct speeding checks and operations. Those caught driving at an excessive speed will be dealt with accordingly through a range of disposal methods.
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Criminal and Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) in Agar Nook in and around Twyford Close.
Action taken:
You said some residents and visitors to the area are committing crime such as criminal damage and theft as well as causing Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) on some of the residential streets in Agar Nook.
This has been communicated through Neighbourhood Link (NHL) surveys, e-mails and calls to the Beat Team and partner agencies. These include North West Leicestershire District Council and housing providers such as East Midlands Housing.
We will respond to calls from residents, business users, and partner agencies to target those responsible through the ASB incremental process and via utilising relevant police powers.