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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Priority:
To promote the Share the Road campaign in Belton, to ensure our rural road network is used safely and responsibly by all road users.
Action taken:
You said - You want to feel safer on the rural roads around the village and have reported a variety of road safety concerns.
We will - Encourage mutual respect and consideration between motorists, cyclists, equestrians, farm vehicles and pedestrians using Belton's rural roads. This priority will focus on education, engagement and targeted enforcement to improve road safety, reduce dangerous driving behaviours and increase awareness of the challenges faced by all road users on the rural network.
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Priority:
To address concerns regarding HGV’s breaching the weight restriction within Kegworth
Action taken:
You said - You want us to reduce the number of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) unlawfully using roads within Kegworth that are subject to weight restrictions, improving road safety and quality of life for residents.
We will - Conduct operations around the village to stop suspected offending vehicles and take appropriate action.
We will take action against those companies identified as being responsible for directing their vehicles unlawfully through the village.
We will update you on the outcome of these operations and help to raise awareness of the issue using social media to keep the wider community informed.
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Priority:
To tackle ASB involving young persons within Long Whatton.
Action taken:
You said - There is currently an issue with young people causing ASB in the village, climbing into the school grounds out of school hours, riding around on e-scooters among other things.
We will -
The aim of this priority is to improve community safety and public confidence through early intervention, engagement with young people, partnership working with the school and local agencies, and proportionate enforcement where necessary to address persistent issues and prevent further offending.