Westgate Crime Intelligence

This is a priority for the next 3 months. We have identified this based on feedback from local residents, crime data, and ongoing concerns in the area.

We’ll publish an update in the coming months to let you know what we’ve done, what progress has been made, and what’s next.

This is a priority for the next 3 months. We have identified this based on feedback from local residents, crime data, and ongoing concerns in the area.

We’ll publish an update in the coming months to let you know what we’ve done, what progress has been made, and what’s next.

This is a priority for the next 3 months. We have identified this based on feedback from local residents, crime data, and ongoing concerns in the area.

We’ll publish an update in the coming months to let you know what we’ve done, what progress has been made, and what’s next.

We have been working closely with the Canterbury City Council Homeless Team and the charity Catching Lives to promote the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP). This helps ensure that people who may be at risk in cold weather get the care and support they need. Through this work, officers have identified additional support needs, including helping a vulnerable woman access safe housing.

In February, officers also issued a Community Protection Warning (CPW) and then a Community Protection Notice (CPN) to a man who had set up an encampment in the subway near the police station. A CPW is an early warning that behaviour is causing problems for the community. A CPN is a legal notice that requires the behaviour to stop. Officers supported the man in leaving the area and directed him to Catching Lives for help. Since then, reports of begging have reduced significantly.

Officers continue to stop e‑scooters when they see them and explain the laws around their use. Two bicycles were seized during a joint operation with the Whitefriars Security Team after they were used in an antisocial way. On 1 March, officers also seized an e‑scooter from a repeat offender involved in antisocial behaviour, and a Traffic Offence Report was issued for driving offences.