The Glaven Valley Benefice Monthly Snapshot of Policing in the Wells Area
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September 2009

This gives an overview of some of the more significant work that Wells Officers have been involved in during September Several arrests by officers have taken place including
1 male arrested for dangerous driving,
2 males arrested for sexual assault, (separate offences.)
1 male arrested for Theft of Motor Vehicle
2 females for shoplifting and another female for criminal damage,
2 males detained for cultivation of cannabis
1 female was arrested for drink driving being three times over the prescribed limit.

Court Cases and Cautions
On 29th September 2009 a fixed penalty notice was issued after 2 Cannabis plants were seized at Walsingham.
A female pleaded guilty at Crown court to the offence of ABH that related to a very violent assault that occurred on New Years Eve 2008 in the Memorial Club in Wells.
Another female was cautioned for causing criminal damage.

Road Traffic Collisions
Officers assisted with road traffic collisions that included a serious injury collision at Two Furlong Hill, Wells, when a motor cyclist serious sustained head injuries after colliding with another vehicle.
Just outside the area on 24th September there was a fatal RTC Burnham Overy Town when a cyclist collided with a car.

Crime in the area
These include theft of outboard engines and damage to boats in Wells.
There were three thefts of Motor Vehicles in Walsingham. Numerous wildlife issues brought to Police Attention.

General Issues for the town and team include
Traffic levels and parking in Wells during the summer and at weekends.
A Section 59 issued to a male for driving his vehicle on Blakeney Point which attracted media attention.
Parking tickets were issued in Walsingham

The above is in addition to ongoing work around the three priorities set at the recent KINs meeting that were:
• Underage drinking on The Quay Wall in Wells.
• Speeding in Cley/Stiffkey/Binham and Hindringham parishes.
• High visibility police presence in rural parishes.

Result of Actions for previous priorities July – September Speeding in Binham, Front Street, between 3pm and 5pm

The team reported that 11 speed checks had been carried out in the 30mph area at Front Street, in Binham, over the last three months resulting in five warning letters being sent to drivers. Those recorded driving over the speed limit were between 35mph and 36mph. It is hoped that further analysis of the problem can be obtained with the help of the Speed Awareness Message (SAM) and the team continues to work towards this. Panel members were unanimous in support of getting SAMs, believing it to be a good way of addressing the problem. Members were pleased with police attendance in the area and the number of checks carried out. The KIN voted amber for priority, feeling more work needed to be done in getting support from others areas to help with speeding issues, not just in Binham but other parishes.

Anti-social behaviour and criminal damage in Mount Pleasant, Walsingham
There has been a vast improvement in the number of calls regarding rowdy and nuisance behaviour in the area, with only two calls to police between June 4th and September 14th and one crime relating to incidents around the youths. The team reported that between the same dates in 2008 there were 14 calls regarding rowdy anC1 nuisance behaviour and crime, a very good improvement. The panel also heard that before the team's June meeting, police were receiving anonymous/hoax calls from Wells Road in Walsingham. The team identified the youths involved and gave them firm words of advice, and this is no longer an issue in the area. Police issued a warning to a person for anti-social use of a motor vehicle in Mount Pleasant on July 17. The team held a residents' meeting on August 1 giving local people the chance to meet the team and discuss any problems or issues they had relating to anti-social or criminal behaviour. Residents that did attend reported no issues but were fully supportive of organising a community day with the young people. Daily checks are made to Mount Pleasant and it has also been identified as a tasking for response officers. No issues have been raised following these visits. Youth engagement work by the team continues with the Benjamin Foundation still providing the 'Play' facility on Monday evenings and youth workers are still attending with the bus on Wednesday evenings. Members of the SNT make regular visits to these evenings. A football match involving young people is being organised as part of a community day in early November, with details yet to be confirmed. The panel were happy with the work which had been carried out and voted the priority green.

Parking in Wells, Station Road and The Quay
The team reported that 51 tickets and three warning letters had been issued to drivers while 35 motorists received words of advice, according to SNT records. There were a large number of visitors to Wells during the summer and the team said that re-offending levels were low due to the high turnover of new visitors. While many tickets were issued the panel felt that parking would always be a problem in Wells due to the vast number of visitors and voted the priority amber, for continued work to be conducted, although not as a main priority because the summer season had finished.

Jonathan Smith, Neighbourhood Communications 01493333220